See the sundial I let construct. http://www.wijzerweb.be/voeren002A.html He is of stainless steel. The steel is roughened because on glossy material (the extreme is a mirror) you see no shadow.
Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be Op 15-nov-2012, om 17:17 heeft Douglas Vogt het volgende geschreven: > Does anyone have any thoughts on the type of metals to use in the > construction of an outdoor vertical sundial? We have a garage wall facing > almost due south here in southern Florida, USA and my wife wants a sundial on > it. I've got several books on sundial construction and some experience > working in metal (mainly clockmaking) but what would be the best one for the > sundial: stainless, aluminum (aluminium)? Brass or bronze would be a bit > pricey. Ideal diameter would be a meter. > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >
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