Hi Mike! Good to hear from you again.
Thanks for info on sandblasting. I have been aware of the technique for some time, and have decided that my hand carvings are far superior as I can cut lines that are only 1/16 th inch wide, whereas it seems that the minimum width that can be cut by sandblasting is about 1/8 inch. Also, Theer is very little depth control with sand blasting as there is with hand cutting. Besides, I really have fun cutting my stones by hand, and there is nothing fun about sandblasting! However, for those people who are unable to hand cut their own sundials, sandblasting would certainly be a viable option. Remember the beautiful vertical slate dial over the church door in Conneticut that we saw on the NASS tour? That, and the EOT plaque were sandblasted. John >John, > >My local friendly tombstone manufacturer does his lettering by sandblasting. >He has a computer system that cuts the lettering, lines etc. out of a >flexible, self adhesive sheet. This is then stuck on to the tombstone. The >sand (or whatever it is that he uses) bounces back off the flexible sheet, >but cuts into the exposed stone. >If you look carefully at the cut letters, you can see that the surface is >not a clean V - it follows the changing softness of the stone. This is not >noticeable when painted in. > >Mike > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >53.37N 3.02W >Wirral, UK > > > >
