George N. M. Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 John, good book. I have constructed several of the sundials mentioned using the Dover edition. I have a friend who calibrated the side of his barn so that the shadow of the eaves would act as a sundial. Don't forget the adjustment from solar time to Standard or Daylight Savings time. IIRC it is about +20 minutes from solar time to Mountain Time here. GNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 We’re 5° 13’ west of the meridian for eastern time; I haven’t calculated the time difference yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Nice should have good information in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Since the time zone meridians are 15 degrees apart I would SWAG that you will be slightly more than 20 minutes behind Eastern Standard time. So, when your clock is saying noon, the sundial will be indicating 11:40 AM. GNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 My copy of Moxon's "Mechanick Exercises" includes a section "Mechanick Dyalling shewing how to draw a true Sun-Dyal on any given plane, however scituated; only with the help of a straight ruler and a pair of compasses, and without any arithmetical calculations." I may have to see about putting one on my shop door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I think putting a copy of Moxon's directions on the floor would be more entertaining. The Boy Scout Manual has or had directions for all sorts of cool stuff like navigation, making sundials, etc. using nothing but a wrist watch, stick, weight, string and the sun. Frosty The Lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justor JeiGallo Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Stopped by the neighbor's barn sale today and picked up a pair of tongs, a old wrench for twists, and what I think is a fullering hammer. It's from the Atha Tool company. Not a bad score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Was that supposed to be "Fullering Hammer"? Cast Steel top tool for sure and Atha Tool Co is a well known brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justor JeiGallo Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Thomas beat me to the edit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 During a routine visit to the local ReStore (during which I picked up some cutting fluid for the drill press), I discovered that they have 1/4” flare x 1/8” mpt/mip fittings for $0.70 each. Time to make another Frosty T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Technically they haven’t “followed me home” yet, but they should arrive soon. Copper picks from Billy Helton. I am thinking later I may take him a few silver quarters to see what he can find to do with them for me as picks. Billy is primarily a bladesmith, but in the last few months has begun learning how to do engraving. He literally (and I truly mean literally) went from looking like stuff your kids would draw and you would post on your fridge to real quality work. I first met him when I bought a leg vise from him on Facebook Marketplace. I was pretty surprised a few weeks later when I was surfing the net and found he was actually pretty well known and been on the very first episode of Forged in Fire. He had seemed like just a normal guy like me, but with a really cool shop. (I’ve only seen one or two episodes of the show.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Eat your heart out, Brian May and your sixpence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Got a sweet deal on this English Rabone Chesterman combination square! ~Jobtiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 4:16 PM, JHCC said: Eat your heart out, Brian May and your sixpence! Exactly. Or in my case, like Billy Gibbons and his silver peso. I had worried copper might be a little too hard, but then I read that coin silver, being only 90% silver has the same, or nearly so, hardness as copper. Brian May is reportedly able to change his sound just by altering how he holds the coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 A Facebook Marketplace listing got me a nice handful of air hammer bits in the right size for my fly press’s tooling holder. Regrinding plans are in the works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Nice score John, they should keep you busy for a while. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Another mail call today on a couple of old dividers and calipers. Some larger to use during forging, some smaller for layout of smaller stuff, and some nice round pointed for woodworking. Very happy on the deal! Paid 40 euros shipped for the lot! ~Jobtiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewoon ik Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Nice catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yt12 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 followed me home from an estate sale----day one sold all the big equipment----this was day 3 and im guessing it was either overlooked or unwanted as im sure they went with the lathe/mill/shaper---4 wooden crates w apx 100 blocks, spacers, forms, parts n pieces-----i was the only bidder !----- my machinist blocks go to 2/4/24!!-----tried to get buyers name from auctioneer to perhaps set up a "private sale"-----no luck so ive got a pile !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Mail call! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Oooh, I LIKE John! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Decided to pick it up on hearing it favorably mentioned in this video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Go ahead rub it in John! Now I really want a copy even though I don't plan on doing architecture let alone classical. Still . . . Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Not planning any architectural projects any time soon, but the study of proportion and design has its applications in all our work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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