I'm always on the lookout for interesting and beautiful materials/techniques for making sundials. Today, I stumbled across a great one. I know of no sundials that have ever been made using this. It's called "Glass on Glass Mosaics". These are small pieces of stained glass that are stuck onto a larger pane of clear glass with a clear waterproof adhesive (like clear silicone). The spaces between the glass are filled with grout. What a great idea! Light would shine through the clear stained glass mosaic "tiles", just like a traditional leaded glass window, but without the lead. It would definitely work for an indoor stained glass sundial design! A stained glass mosaic indoor sundial! You could make them on an existing window or on a piece of framed glass as a window hanging. See examples here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1114...@n25/ Just imagine using this for sundial windows. I can't locate any literature or websites on this simple technique, but I image that they are made by placing a drawing of the design behind the pane of clear glass. Then you put a glob of silicone on each little piece of stained glass and stick it to the clear glass. Let it all dry for 24 hours, then fill in the gaps with grout. Attach the gnomon to the window frame or to the glass. Simple! And you don't have to solder anything! Oh, by the way, on a related subject, I've been thinking about a neat way of firmly attaching a gnomon to a glass sundial that would prevent the glass from breaking if something bumps into the gnomon (i.e. a window washer or house painter) You could attach a gnomon that has a flat steel base to the outside of the glass by placing a magnet on the inside of the glass. I've already tested this and it works great! If somebody bumps into the gnomon, instead of cracking the glass, it simply falls off and you just stick it back on. This method of gnomon attachment is especially easy to do with a perpendicular rod gnomon since it just has one point of attachment. just put a flat steel base on the rod that will attract the magnet. Simple! No drilling, nuts, washers, or soldering needed! One more thing before I go. Here is my design for a new stained glass sundial commission that I'm building now. It's the traditional kind made with soldered lead came. The nodus-based gnomon will be in the shape of a frog. The tip of the frog's nose is the nodus. The client loves frogs. This is the first SGS that I've designed that has a sundial and a landscape scene. Can you find the fly? See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcarmichael/5321871752/ Happy New Year It's About Time! John John L. Carmichael Sundial Sculptures 925 E. Foothills Dr. Tucson AZ 85718-4716 USA Tel: 520-6961709 Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] My Websites: (business) Sundial Sculptures: <http://www.sundialsculptures.com/> http://www.sundialsculptures.com (educational) Chinook Trail Sundial: <http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/COSprings/> http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/COSprings/ (educational) Earth & Sky Equatorial Sundial: <http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Earth-Sky_Dial/> http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Earth-Sky_Dial/ (educational) My Painted Wall Sundial: <http://www.advanceassociates.com/WallDial> http://www.advanceassociates.com/WallDial (educational) Painted Wall Sundials: <http://advanceassociates.com/WallDial/PWS_Home.html> http://advanceassociates.com/WallDial/PWS_Home.html (educational) Stained Glass Sundials: <http://www.stainedglasssundials.com/> http://www.stainedglasssundials.com (educational) Sundial Cupolas, Towers & Turrets: <http://stainedglasssundials.com/CupolaSundial/index.html> http://StainedGlassSundials.com/CupolaSundial/index.html
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