I see that "Moss Towers" has been renamed following the installation of your
monumental dial.
M
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Hi Tony
I saw the steam clock yesterday. It is "wound" by steam which moves a bicycle
chain that raises heavy little metal balls to the top of the clock. The
weight of the balls as they desend drives the clock mechanism.
Thanks for telling me about this wonderful timepiece Tony!
I think I fi
Bare filament lamps such as the one in your Maglite work well. For more
light consider bare automobile quartz halogen headlight replacement bulbs
(12 volt, 50 or 100 watt) and other 120 volt bare quartz halogen bulbs
(without multi-mirror reflectors). These bulbs are hot and can explode, so
Great idea Gianni!
Will have to try it.
Thanks
John C.
On Fri, 5 Jul 2002 18:39:57 +0200 Gianni Ferrari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have read with a lot of interest the numerous and very interesting
messages that concern the Shadow Sharpener and I would like to make a little
observation.
Mike Shaw wrote
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>I see that "Moss Towers" has been renamed following the installation of your
>monumental dial.
Hi Mike
I suspect this was yet another 'personal' response fallen victim
of the new and improved response system a majority voted for!! or was
it a silent majority who j
I also have used the small low voltage halogen lights as "point"
sources. Many filaments are only a few millimeters long. You can get
higher outputs from those designed for spot lights or fog lights in auto
parts stores in the U.S. These run on 12v and may require a high
wattage transformer.
I
Gianni and John,
A good front face mirror for the sun can be made from a scrap of
ordinary
window glass. Mark it with a glass cutter (or a carbide scribe) and make
controlled breaks along the pre-scribed lines to obtain the size you
want.
"Soften" the sharp edges and corners with "wet or dry
"A craftsman is as only as good as his tools." I learned this on a recent
holiday when I found myself on the other side of the world with no tools to
help me design a sundial. The wall over the swimming pool at our exchange
home on the Gold Coast of Australia seemed to me to be the ideal spot for
Hi John,
>I saw the steam clock yesterday. It is "wound" by steam which moves a
>bicycle
>chain that raises heavy little metal balls to the top of the clock. The
>weight of the balls as they desend drives the clock mechanism.
I think the opertive is 'was' wound by steam. Maintaining 24 hour/
