ATM Dog biscuit, New Data!

["James Lerch" <jlerch1@tampabay.rr.com>]

I have good and bad news

Good News:

The pattern in http://lerch.yi.org/atm/wavy.jpg is not an artifact of the
CCD nor the LED.

Bad News:  (maybe not so bad...)

The pattern precisely matches the nipples on my pitch lap. (pics of the
pitch lap are on my site)

Jerome mentioned in a post that he too has seen this phenomenon as well.

I'm currently dismissing cold press causing this phenomenon because in my
early un-educated polishing sessions I would press the lap only once at the
beginning of my 2 hours polishing session (see note).  I find it
tremendously difficult to believe that any deformities caused by pressing
could survive the 2 hours of constant polishing action. (but I could be
wrong.)

Anyone have any alternative thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks,
James Lerch
St. Petersburg, FL
http://lerch.yi.org/atm for my latest ATM adventures

PS I now know that one needs to press the lap MUCH more often than only once
:)