H >John - > >Where are you located? > >Regards, >Henry Dear Henry & others;
I neglected to say that I'm in Tucson Arizona, but if brass can't be located in USA, it's ok to give me an international address. Thanks, John C. >----- Original Message ----- >From: John Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:03 >Subject: brass suppliers > > >> Hello dialists: >> >> I would like to use a solid brass rod for the vertical gnomon of my new >> horiz. sundial. Because this dial is quite large, 60" X 40", the gnomon >> will be 12" tall. It needs to be sturdy enough so that it cannot be bent >by >> inquiring little hands, at least 1/4" thick, I should think. (Is there >even >> such a thing as a child-proof sundial?). For safety reasons and ease of >> shadow readings, I'll also use a brass sphere, 3/8" to 1/2" wide, either >> screwed or welded on top the brass rod. ( If I used a pointed sharp >> gnomon/style, I can just see the headlines: "Child Impaled to death on >> sundial!"). >> >> Anyway, my current brass supplier only has rods up to 3/16" thick, and I >> can't find small brass spheres anywhere. Does anybody know the name or >tel. >> # of a brass supplier anywhere? I'm sure other dialists on the list could >> use this information also. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> John Carmichael >> http://www.azstarnet.com/~pappas >> >> >> > >
