Hi Tony and others who replied to my email. Thanks.
Glue of some type was used to mount the sundial.
Yes Tony some photos would be great. As I will use these to show the shire on
how the sundial should be mounted. I will indicate to them where I obtained
this information from. As that may help to convince them to replace the sundial.
Thanks all for your help. Maybe I can convince the shire to replace the sundial
and to mount it correctly. There are not many sundials around here. And one
again on the John Thomas Smith Memorial would be great. I'm not sure where the
shire obtained their sundial from.
Thanks all,
Regards,
Roderick Wall.
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From: "tonylindi...@talktalk.net" <tonylindi...@talktalk.net>
To: <rodwall1...@gmail.com>, <sundial@uni-koeln.de>
Subject: Mounting Sundials...securely
Date: Thu, May 18, 2017 5:30 AM
Hi Rod,
A determined vandal will move anything or destroy it in the process. Sundials
seem to present a special challenge to them. I have made many dials which
others said were likely to be stolen and so far there have been no such reports.
My method is simple viz. the gnomon must stand on a 'foot' surrounding it then
it passes right through a 'mortise' in the dial plate into a deep bed of
mortar. The tenon is profiled to give maximum grip in the mortar bedding and
metal screws passing through the tip give an extra hold. "Steal that if you
can!" The gnomon 'foot' in my dials is usually made by machining away/thinning
some of the protruding tenon. A cast metal gnomon could provide a very
substantial foot.
For larger dial plates, bolts with large heads are threaded into the underside
of the plate and secured similarly into holes in the pedestal.
Lots of photographs on request.
Tony Moss
P.S. I sldo recall designing a 'sundial thief trap' which had to be 'emptied
at least once a year!' ;-)
----Original Message----
From: rodwall1...@gmail.com
Date: 16/05/2017 21:19
To: <sundial@uni-koeln.de>
Subj: Mounting Sundials...securely
Hi all,
In the Ranelagh Estate at Mount Eliza Victoria 3930 Australia. There is a
memorial to John Thomas Smith in Ranelagh drive. The memorial was surmounted by
a sundial. It was there as late as 2004. It was removed by unknown people
several times and was replaced by the shire. But the shire eventually gave up
as the sundial could not be adequately secured.
Question, does anyone know of a way to adequately secure a sundial on the
following memorial?
http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/settlement/display/32753-john-thomas-smith
It is such a shame that we all can't enjoy a sundial. Without someone thinking
that they should have it for themselves only.
Thanks,
Roderick Wall.
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