From: "mommoteandcoyote" 
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Reply-To: "mommoteandcoyote" 



Talk with you soon
,Coyot‚
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From: "Michael Lindner" 
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Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:59 PM Subject: Re: ATM Robo-foucalt...is
it calibrated?


>
> Ya know, all this talk about making the foucault test less subjective by
using
> a computer to reverse and combine images got me to thinking...when the
> computer reverses the image and overlays it, it is turning the foucault
test
> into a wire test. For those who want to spend more time playing with
photons
> than electrons, why not build a wire tester?
>
> I am not disparaging robo-foucault, just pointing out that even without
access
> to digital imaging devices and computers, one can remove some subjective
> factors of the foucault test.
>
> Michael Lindner


Michael,

I'm in total agreement with you with ragard to the wire test.   Built mine
in '80, it has trained both of my eyes over the years because the wire test
*teases* you into using one then the other the beginning, at least it did
me, so now I'm only half subjective.    It rounds out the TM. (chuckle).   I
also use a "double edged"  knife for spheres.

So first I test the mirror, then "I" test the mirror  Then we
crank up the Vavaldi a great time is had by all!

  Coyot‚

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