Thanks for the info. A number of those dials are poorly made, however some of them have quite good workmanship. That good workmanship is spoiled by consistntly screwing up the latitude scale, as well as other things. If they go to the trouble to do good metal work, why not use working designs.
For that reason I added a third link on my web site. [1] Before buying - check the buyer's guide another list member wrote [2] After you have bought - my reverse engineering notes [3] What not to buy - this is the third link, I added it just yesterday. It addresses exactly the points you have made. Many many such dials are sold on Ebay, I do not know how to educate those buyers however. Simon www.illustratingshadows.com --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am returning a compass sundial I received mail > order today. > Markings and numbers for time and latitude are in > the wrong > places. The bubble level is defective. The damping > of the > compass needle is too low (that ain't ALNICO). I > questioned > closely when I placed the order to determine if it > was made > correctly and was assured it was. So I'm out > postage. I don't > want anyone else to be misled into thinking this is > other than > a decorative piece, hence this warning. > > John B > > > Details: > > www.stanleylondon.com > > Stanley London > 22345 La Palma Ave. > Suite 103 > Yorba Linda, CA 92887 USA > > Description: Premium Quality Brass Sundial Compass > w/Case > Weight: 2.9 Lbs. > Price: $95.00 > Quantity: 1 > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video > search, pictures, email > and IM. All on demand. Always Free. > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
