Sunny Day, I don't know how important it is, but I have a site showing the development of a monumental sundial located in my community that I was the project leader for. It was a millennium project. There are many photos that show the construction of all the various parts of the sundial; gnomon, dial plate, hour lines, hour markers, etc. For example, one very interesting task was the placement of the 1200+ pound granite blocks that border the dial plate. I made dozens of ice discs using ice cream pails. Each granite block was placed on 3 of these ice discs. This allowed the machine operator to set the block down, remove the forks or straps and adjust the position of the granite as the ice melted. This technique worked very well.
Prior to the construction of this sundial I knew nothing about the design and operation of a real sundial. Our library brought in a few books for me and I did a lot of searching on the internet. I had many volunteers help with construction and fundraising efforts. The sundial is now a focal point and tourist attraction for our town. I invite you to come and visit the Pinawa Heritage Sundial. I am very proud to have had the opportunity to be involved in this project. You can get there via: www.mysundial.ca Happy Dialling! Carl Sabanski -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of tony moss Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 4:06 AM To: Sundial Mail List Subject: Re: "Egyptian" sundial Aleksandr wrote: >In English version of my web-site a have just created a new page. Please, >visit it and share with me my small success which I have formed in a way >of picture story. A beautiful dial, beautifully crafted. Don't miss this link SML members. >http://www.sundials.ru/en/egypt_story.html > >What do you think about this way of data presentation? I wish we could see the development stages of other important dials presented in a similar way. More please Aleksandr! Tony Moss --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
