[ATM] Re: Hyperbola and TDE - Tenacious (Mike Lockwood)

[Mike Lockwood <melockwo@uiuc.edu>]

Jay,

J Killea wrote:
> I completely agree, I need to keep the lap soft for predictable 
> progress.

To be more specific, good contact is required for predictable
progress.  Soft pitch makes this easier to achieve.

> That has been a bit of an issue for me lately, since my synthetic
> pitch has gotten quite hard lately.  The lap is just about 9 months
> old now, it sat unused all summer and most of fall inside its 
> Rubbermaid container, and I have to think that could not have been
> good for it.  I have been tempted to pour a new lap, but I have
> been so close to done lately that I have decided to do the water
> bath and channel cutting routine quite frequently.

That's the way to go - not a good time to break in a new lap!

> Earlier today I posted my latest test results which I think imply
> that I have a reasonable mirror now, so I might have beaten this
> lap to the finish line.

I think you have.  Congratulations!

If you really want to be sure, put the mirror away for a week and then
come back and do a set of critical tests.  If your results agree,
you're done.

	Mike Lockwood

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