Brass is used when you need a metal that can be easily tooled and manipulated (bent, drilled, hammered, cut, engraved and soldered) and is available in many shapes and specialized pieces (rods, strips, tubes, angles, wire, cable, screws, nuts, washers, finials, knobs, etc.). Your hardware store has a wide selection of brass pieces and very little in bronze. Use brass if you want to construct a sundial that needs these pieces and requires assembly, and if you want to make it yourself. Bronze is used when a casting is required without much assembly. It requires an expert to cast it, and it’s expensive. (Like Chris Daniel’s cast bronze dolphin sundial statue in Greenwich)
There are other arguments for and against each metal, but I think these are the most important ones. In my own view, The color of the patina is not nearly as important as the other considerations I mentioned, since they both weather well and aren’t damaged by rust. Best wishes From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of rodwall1...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2017 6:58 PM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Brass or Bronze for Sundials. Hi all, For a sundial that will be out in the weather. What is the advantage/disadvantage of using brass or bronze? Regards, Roderick Wall.
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