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I went out today and bought myself a really cool cement pillar to display my sundial on in the garden. Anyone know what to use to adhere the two together?? The sundial is a metal and the pillar is cement.

And this is a REALLY dumb question but I assume the dial needs to face north right? I've never had one so who knew?

Here's one for you.....

Why did the idiot have his sundial floodlit?
So he could tell the time at night!


BWHahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

That was good Storm!!

You know, I too wondered about which way
to face the sundial, I have a tiny frog one,
and thought the same!
Thanks for asking, I hope someone knows!!
Weezie

http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/Academy/Earth/Sundial/Sundial-ConstructSimple.html

Thank you Write2....very informative. I will run out there tomorrow and put my stick in the ground. LOL....I am on a quest to find "True North".

So...do we have any great carpenter's out there? What can I use to stick my sundial on it's pillar?

Storm,
I have just a little one
but I put mine on top of a old bottom of
pedestal bird bath that the bird bath part
got broken???

Weezie

I am just afraid of the wind picking it up or someone leaning on it and possibly getting hurt somehow. Maybe some kind of epoxy that is used for swimming pools or boats would work. I will have to look into that.

I love your frog idea on your sundial. I take it you love frogs? I put one on the side of my birdbath last year. The birds just ignored him...well...actually they did more than that but you all have imaginations. Let's just say my froggy is spotty now

Yeah, I love frogs, I have some fellow
frog lovers here too, Jillie and Lynne are too!!
They're so much fun!!!

Weezie

Yup... Frog sundial here, too

I never knew you had to do the pointy-thingy with true north!

I just looked at my watch and made sure the shadow matched the time......

hey jillie, that's how i had planned to set mine!!

You all are soooo funny!

I don't have a sundial, but there is a huge, elaborate one outside of our local library - it's fairly new - they put it there when they built the library about 5 years ago.
I'll try to take a picture of it soon and post it here.

I have to admit, the idea of looking at your watch to match the time NEVER occured to me, but seems much simpler since most of already own one! Raise your hand if you own a compass AND know how to use one? not me...

my daughter is looking over my shoulder saying, "do the angel, do the angel..." so for Lesleigh, here goes:

Rellie,
My wee~one loves to stand
here and look at those gremalins!!!
And he HAS TO IMATATE EACH ONE TO ME......
He goes and shakes his head, he's mad,
and he shakes his finger and he says, NO, NO, NO!
It's a blast, I love watching him doing them.
It's soooooooooo cute!!

Weezie

LOL Weezie, how cute! <img border="0" alt="[clappy]" title="" src="graemlins/clappy.gif" /> How old is he?

Liquid nails works good and is carrid by Lowe`s.

Thanks for all your help with this.

Well, I gotta be honest here.....I can't wear a watch (alergic) so I bought a sundial.

I just can't figure out how to get it in my purse.