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I think will be incredibly impressive.
Id love the dxf to this.
Suggestion if it can be done might be roots for legs????
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Yeah we are on the same page cstroke, tree trunk/roots. I'll post the dxf of the face. I haven't done up the legs quite yet. Keep in mind the drawing will need to be changed up (hour angle and gnomon angle) for your location.
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here is the dxf for the face

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Anyone built any new styles lately?
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very nice thank you for the share
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Looks really nice. My front yard needs something like this.
Thanks for the share.
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First off thank you for the share, I cut this over the weekend and added some Patina. I also changed the degrees to match my town.



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WOW rock4xfab!!! Love the finish!! Nice job.
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plasmanewbie wrote:WOW rock4xfab!!! Love the finish!! Nice job.
This was my first try at the Steel F/X coatings. I am stoked the way it turned out.
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rock4xfab wrote:First off thank you for the share, I cut this over the weekend and added some Patina. I also changed the degrees to match my town.



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Looks great. What did you do for legs on this?
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ME Newb wrote:
rock4xfab wrote:First off thank you for the share, I cut this over the weekend and added some Patina. I also changed the degrees to match my town.



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Looks great. What did you do for legs on this?

I just designed a set in SolidWorks, going to cut them next week after vacation.
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Looks like the guys from Lincoln at Design Cut Build did a sundial with a different type of base. Although it's pretty wasteful in my opinion, I still like it because it could give someone ideas.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NPZ3TckaWs4
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I think it unreasonable that your wife gets mad if you are late home from the sacrifice. With the sun down how the heck are you supposed to keep track of the time? Sundial sort of leads you to think that any thing between sundown and sunup should be free unaccounted for time!
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Where is the light bracket so you know what time it is at night :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Another question.... do I kick it clock wise or counter clockwise to adjust for daylight savings?

Can someone enlighten me,,, any reason that a sundial could not be built to put on a wall? South exposure I presume!
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sawdust1 wrote:Another question.... do I kick it clock wise or counter clockwise to adjust for daylight savings?
Just build 2 and hang a sign on the gnomon that says out of order, then you can move it back and forth for DST or regular. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



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sawdust1 wrote:Another question.... do I kick it clock wise or counter clockwise to adjust for daylight savings?

Can someone enlighten me,,, any reason that a sundial could not be built to put on a wall? South exposure I presume!
If you're serious you would turn it counter clockwise. I put mine together yesterday and was like dang it's an hour behind then I realized what was going on.

And yes it can go on a wall, even west facing but it doesn't work until like 11 o'clock. Google them
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that looks great
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Nice work Rock4xfab. Your finish just may have turned out better than mine! dammit lol. Keep up the good work.
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Very Nice Finish! Thanks for the download. Getting my New 45XP today, can't wait to try it.
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Great idea!
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This is a neat file, thanks for the share.
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Scratch wrote: Sat May 15, 2010 5:32 pm
I actually put alot of work into this, I had no idea there's actually a "science" to these sundial thingys. This one's made for a latitude of 44.9747222 degrees. (my town of Hudson WI). If you want to make one for your town, google your towns latitude, then go here: http://www.sundials.uklinux.net/hd_calc.htm and enter it in. It'll tell you what angle to make all the time lines. The angle of the "gnomon" (that goofy lookin' thing that casts the shadow) is the same as the latitude so that's easy enough.
My son made a life size sun dial for Crystal Springs Preserve for his Eagle project. I could have used that link a few years ago... This one had to work as it is part of their educational exhibits. We couldn't take in account for the time change so it is an hour off in the spring. A kid stands on the compass rose and their shadow casts the time so I can certainly appreciate the work that went into it.

Even though I vowed to never do another sundial, i appreciate the share.
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ETCWeld wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 8:38 pm
My son made a life size sun dial for Crystal Springs Preserve for his Eagle project. I could have used that link a few years ago... This one had to work as it is part of their educational exhibits. We couldn't take in account for the time change so it is an hour off in the spring. A kid stands on the compass rose and their shadow casts the time so I can certainly appreciate the work that went into it.

Even though I vowed to never do another sundial, i appreciate the share.
WOW now that's sundial! Great idea and cool project!
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Thanks
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