AFTER YOU BOUGHT IT ANY WAY.....
This is a PDF file that discusses how to take a store bought dial and then adjust it so it will work for you. It is an extract from the main book ILLUSTRATING SHADOWS..
This file is about 400k.
You may consider purchasing online SIMPLE SHADOWS which talks only of horizontal sundials, in a do-it-first-then-fix-it-next step by step process, as well as discussing what
happens and why it works and then stepping you through the process. Tables are provided.
You should download for free these note on reverse engineering a sundial so you know what latitude it was made for and then how to set it in place so it works. Click HERE TO
DOWNLOAD this easy to read file.
BEFORE YOU BUY.....
go to Mike Shaw's web site and read the Buyer's Guide which has about
five simple steps to follow BEFORE buying a dial.
go to Carl Sabanski's web site and read his guide which has good tips
to study BEFORE buying a dial.
WHAT NOT TO BUY.....
download for free these notes on what to look for in web based auctions with
photos to show the problems with the dials being sold on web based
auction sites.