Comments on: Cymatic Plate 1: Steel, Enamel, Salt by Jodina Meehan http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/ Journal of Cymatics: The Study of Sound Made Visible Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Victor http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-6300 Victor Mon, 02 May 2011 15:17:05 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-6300 Hi Jodina, Me and my team are trying to make a cymatics experiment but we dont know exactly how its done, can you explain a little bit how it is done please? I mean does it always has to be steel? or should it be black everytime? Why? Cause we tried with sand and a piece of paper but nothing happened. Thank you Hi Jodina, Me and my team are trying to make a cymatics experiment but we dont know exactly how its done, can you explain a little bit how it is done please?
I mean does it always has to be steel? or should it be black everytime? Why?
Cause we tried with sand and a piece of paper but nothing happened.
Thank you

]]> By: Jodina Meehan http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-5454 Jodina Meehan Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:30:53 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-5454 Hi - Yes it isn't easy to get a plate to use for cymatics. But...don't give up! If you want, you can do an easier version by using these free instructions for a cymatic device with your voice, you can get everything from a hardware store if you follow the instructions: http://www.cymaticsounder.com If you still want to try for a metal plate, here is what I would do: Go to Home Depot or a hardware/lumber store and ask them for pieces of sheet metal about 12"X12" (the size can vary if it's not too big.) Then get one that is from 1/16 - 1/8th thick, and ask them to drill a hole in the exact center that will fit a bolt about 5/8". Then bolt the plate on top of a post of some kind. You will need to have a violin bow though, and those are about $30 for a cheap one. So you will end up paying at least $50 for the setup and it may not work (I don't want to discourage you but it can take some time to get it working). Your best bet would probably be to do the simple PVC-and-voice one in the instructions at that link, then combine that example with something you write about cymatics (using everything you can find online, try Wikipedia) and also you could show some cymatics videos if you have a computer available. Hope it works out, let me know if you need more help! - Jodina Hi – Yes it isn’t easy to get a plate to use for cymatics. But…don’t give up!

If you want, you can do an easier version by using these free instructions for a cymatic device with your voice, you can get everything from a hardware store if you follow the instructions: http://www.cymaticsounder.com

If you still want to try for a metal plate, here is what I would do: Go to Home Depot or a hardware/lumber store and ask them for pieces of sheet metal about 12″X12″ (the size can vary if it’s not too big.) Then get one that is from 1/16 – 1/8th thick, and ask them to drill a hole in the exact center that will fit a bolt about 5/8″. Then bolt the plate on top of a post of some kind. You will need to have a violin bow though, and those are about $30 for a cheap one. So you will end up paying at least $50 for the setup and it may not work (I don’t want to discourage you but it can take some time to get it working).

Your best bet would probably be to do the simple PVC-and-voice one in the instructions at that link, then combine that example with something you write about cymatics (using everything you can find online, try Wikipedia) and also you could show some cymatics videos if you have a computer available. Hope it works out, let me know if you need more help!

- Jodina

]]> By: sidniko26 http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-5453 sidniko26 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:14:44 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-5453 steel plate with enamel inst easily available. i dont even know where to get it from. i just want materials that is easily and cheaply availabe caz i have a science fair coming up this week and i only want to do this cymatic experiment and my moms telling i cant do this experiment caz its materials arent availabe and r costly. i will surely win first or 2nd prize for it if i do it. could u please help me. could u tell me where to get steel plate coated with enamel or tell another easily available plate. please. thanks steel plate with enamel inst easily available. i dont even know where to get it from. i just want materials that is easily and cheaply availabe caz i have a science fair coming up this week and i only want to do this cymatic experiment and my moms telling i cant do this experiment caz its materials arent availabe and r costly. i will surely win first or 2nd prize for it if i do it. could u please help me. could u tell me where to get steel plate coated with enamel or tell another easily available plate.
please. thanks

]]> By: Jodina Meehan http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-2150 Jodina Meehan Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:45:56 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-2150 Thanks Rob, that's very helpful. I will look into it! - Jodina Thanks Rob, that’s very helpful. I will look into it!
- Jodina

]]> By: Rob http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Rob Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:16:33 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-2139 FYI Regarding the frequency... There is free online software to both analyze and record the plate vibrations. Audio recording applications are fairly straight-ahead to locate. Software to determine the frequency and amplitude can be found by searching for Real Time Analyzer (RTA) or Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) applications. There are free, shareware, trial, and paid apps available... ones for the iPhone as well. Have fun with it, Rob FYI

Regarding the frequency…
There is free online software to both analyze and record the plate vibrations. Audio recording applications are fairly straight-ahead to locate. Software to determine the frequency and amplitude can be found by searching for Real Time Analyzer (RTA) or Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) applications. There are free, shareware, trial, and paid apps available… ones for the iPhone as well.

Have fun with it,
Rob

]]> By: Chandresh Woodhoo http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-1524 Chandresh Woodhoo Sun, 23 May 2010 14:19:05 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-1524 Hi, Jodina, My team and I are attemting to build a cymatics sounder for our school competiton, so thaks a lot for the emails... Hi, Jodina, My team and I are attemting to build a cymatics sounder for our school competiton, so thaks a lot for the emails…

]]> By: Jodina Meehan http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Jodina Meehan Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:19:08 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-1023 Hi Rene, The plate is 1/8" steel, but I don't know the frequency of the sound made. Sorry about that! There are ways to record the frequency, especially if you are using electronic means to create the sound; but in this case I am just playing around with the bow on the plate and not recording anything scientifically. Thanks for your question. Are you trying to answer a specific question about the pattern created in the video? Hi Rene,

The plate is 1/8″ steel, but I don’t know the frequency of the sound made. Sorry about that! There are ways to record the frequency, especially if you are using electronic means to create the sound; but in this case I am just playing around with the bow on the plate and not recording anything scientifically. Thanks for your question. Are you trying to answer a specific question about the pattern created in the video?

]]> By: rene longoria http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 rene longoria Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:50:15 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-1022 quick questions: what is the plate made out of and what is the frequency(exact hz), not the note, being played? quick questions:
what is the plate made out of and what is the frequency(exact hz), not the note, being played?

]]> By: Jodina Meehan http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Jodina Meehan Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:04:41 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-872 K- thanks for the intriguing hint, I will check it out. I love finding avenues for cymatics connections I've never encountered before! --Jodina K- thanks for the intriguing hint, I will check it out. I love finding avenues for cymatics connections I’ve never encountered before!
–Jodina

]]> By: ~K http://cymatica.com/2008/11/03/cymatic-plate-1-steel-enamel-salt-by-jodina-meehan/comment-page-1/#comment-866 ~K Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:32:56 +0000 http://cymatica.com/?p=9#comment-866 I am currently in a forensics class. To add to your growing body of literature if you type in bone histology/osteon you will see these little circular shapes. They remind me of the shapes of some of the images of cymatics you show. I am currently in a forensics class. To add to your growing body of literature if you type in bone histology/osteon you will see these little circular shapes. They remind me of the shapes of some of the images of cymatics you show.

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