Re: easy metal gnomons

lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Ron Anthony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 7:58 PM Subject: Re: easy metal gnomons >Youngstown Aluminum Products (Youngstown, Ohio) ><http://www.yapinc.com/contact.htm> has 1/4" quarter round li

Re: easy metal gnomons

Youngstown Aluminum Products (Youngstown, Ohio) has 1/4" quarter round listed under "cove," extrusion #234. Gordon At 06:02 PM 11/03/1999 , John Carmichael wrote: >Ron Anthony wrote: >>Anyone know where I could get quarter round in various sizes, say 1/4" to

Re: easy metal gnomons

Ron Anthony wrote: > >My gnomons are often made from 1/32" of aluminum. For reinforcement I >attach smaller triangles on either side of the gnomon. I too have used two >90 degree angle pieces to mount gnomons, but have never been satisfied with >the look. I have been looking for brass or alumimu

RE: easy metal gnomons

Anthony Cordasco replied snip.. >Tony. You mention that the rate of cooling is unimportant but if I >recall correctly from my silversmithing days at the Jewish Museum in N.Y.C., >brass was the one metal which seemed to be softer when we dipped it in water >while it was hot. This is not the case

RE: easy metal gnomons

EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 3:02 PM To: Cordasco, Anthony (NJ Data Services); 'sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de' Subject: RE: easy metal gnomons Anthony Cardasco contributed: >I am assuming you don't have access to a bandsaw, lathe or milling machine. >One "by h

RE: easy metal gnomons

Anthony Cardasco contributed: >I am assuming you don't have access to a bandsaw, lathe or milling machine. >One "by hand" method you could use is to take a square bar of brass or >aluminum and file off one corner to make a 45 degree chamfer A word of caution when removing large amounts from

RE: easy metal gnomons

I have been looking for brass or alumimum that is shape as a quarter round. (You know, like wood moulding). I think that would provide a stronger and better looking attachment. Anyone know where I could get quarter round in various sizes, say 1/4" to 1/2"? ++ron -- Ro

Re: easy metal gnomons

John, >Michael Koblic wrote: >>1) How do you attach a 1/16" thick gnomon vertically to a dial plate? >>Presumably you must bend the gnomon at the base somehow first. > >Although my string gnomons are quite different, I have made traditional >triangular and rectangular gnomons for other dials. I

Re: easy metal gnomons

Hello dial makers: As soon as I sent my last post on easy-to-make metal gnomons, I thought of some additional comments. I'll also try to answer questions and comments by Michael Koblic and Anthony Cordasco. Anthony's three suggestions are all good. He said to use rubber cement instead of white g

Re: easy metal gnomons

At 08:19 AM 11/2/99 -0700, you wrote: >Hello all: > >Although metal working is not my forte, I do use metal (brass) to make the >gnomons for my stone sundials. I have found that the common Dremmel >moto-tool when fitted with a Dremmel 1.5" black composite cutoff disk and >arbor, will easily cut m

RE: easy metal gnomons

elers saw frame. Regards, Anthony -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 10:19 AM To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Subject: easy metal gnomons Hello all: Although metal working is not my forte, I do use metal (brass) to mak

easy metal gnomons

Hello all: Although metal working is not my forte, I do use metal (brass) to make the gnomons for my stone sundials. I have found that the common Dremmel moto-tool when fitted with a Dremmel 1.5" black composite cutoff disk and arbor, will easily cut metal. These cutoff disks will be found in t