Hi Pete, A great looking sundial that appears to be accurate. I do wonder how it would go in public places with vandals. Would they be able to bend anything on the sundial?
Regards, Roderick Wall. From: Pete Swanstrom Sent: Saturday, 18 August 2018 11:00 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: New Millennium Sundial Hi. I am looking for marketing feedback on a new sundial that I would like to manufacture and sell. I call it the New Millennium sundial. The sundial is an analemmic-equatorial design. It accurately shows clock time to within less than a minute, the date to the day, and quickly adjusts for Daylight Saving time. I have several larger (6’ wide) stainless steel versions of this sundial currently installed at a public park, a college planetarium and several private estates. This newest version would be smaller, more suitable for homes and gardens. Key Points: • Futuristic design, shows the apparent motion of the sun “about” the Earth, throughout the day and the year. • Size: 24” across x approx. 17” high x 17” deep. • Material: Aluminum, anodized FAO Gold. Working on other colors. • Precisely machined, laser-cut and etched. • Highly accurate, it can show clock time to within seconds and the date to the day. • The gnomon’s analemma is shaped for optimum accuracy this century. • Will have three different gnomon plates printed, for maximum local date accuracy in N. America, Europe and Australia. • Quickly adjusts for Daylight Saving time. • Current base design seen here is suitable for latitudes 25° north and above or 25° south and below. A slightly different base design accommodates the tropic and equatorial latitudes. • Ordered online, will next-day custom-machine base for customer’s latitude and ship. • Instructions and tools provided for easy installation and accurate alignment. I am still obtaining manufacturing quotes, but for a first run of 100 or so sundials, next-day customized and shipped, I believe I will need to price at around $1,200 US. Pictures of the sundial may be found online at http://www.swanstrom.net/sundial/NewM/index.htm I would appreciate any feedback here or by private email. Thank you! Pete S.
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