At 11:18 AM 1/12/98 -0800, you wrote: >Hello all on the list, > I have been toying with the idea of building a sundial using granite or >marble floor tile which can be purchased one at a time at our local Home >Depot. I have been experimenting with a small spot sandblaster to "carv >e" the lines into the granite using 10 mil plastic tape as a blast mask. >This is pretty time consuming with the exacto knife work of cutting the >patterns out. Looking in my yellow pages I found a company that can make >blast masks using a photo process which is used in the awards engraving >business. They sent me their catalog and some sample masks. I have tryed >one of these samples and it looks very promissing. They also have >classes on using their system of "sand carving". The Rayzist company is >local to me and I probably will look into it further. There web site is >http:\\www.rayzist.com This web site contains most of what I received >via the mail (except the samples). > Has anyone in this group used this technique for sundial fabrication? >I appears to be a process which could be quite economical and can >provide a great deal of detail into a very durable dial material. > >Happy dialing >Bob Haselby (N32d58' W117d06') > No, but please tell us more! I have been using a photo-transfer process to make sundials out of brass and am always on the lookout for new techniques.
Mike Koblic, Quesnel BC
