Safety Equinoctial Sundial Coin

Easy print.

This is the same print but with holes you can use a wire or twig in a semi-circle placed into the holes.

Instead of the printed hoop piece.

First quick, because of limited sunlight, indicate that the coins might need to be thinner, Remixers Launch code “Go”.

Place the sundial so that the slot corresponds to your latitude.
If you are at the 45th latitude set the coin/sundial slot to be at 45 degrees from horizontal.
Put the sundial base (or make a base out of pine-tar or gum) on a level surface.
So the sundial face is vertical with the slot at the correct angle.
Put a stick somewhere so it casts a shadow, place the sundial face 90 degreees to the that shadow.
Count where you see the light from the edge of the dial in 1/12ths, each 1/12th equaling a hour.
Starts at 6 am and the other side of the dial is 6 pm, the middle is noon.

Makes for an everday carry.

HTH. 

These people sell a real nice brass version. This also is where I got the ideas to make this one. Thank you.

https://www.pocket-sundial.com/products/kala-sundial

Here is a video of this type of sundial.

I don't use month of year adjustments, just angle it so the light line is as thin as possible and centered in the shadow.

Count the bumps, they are worth 5 degrees of latitude each and place it in the stand.

This is the same print but with holes you can use a wire or twig in a semi-circle placed into the holes.

Instead of the printed hoop piece.

First quick, because of limited sunlight, indicate that the coins might need to be thinner, Remixers Launch code “Go”.

Place the sundial so that the slot corresponds to your latitude.
If you are at the 45th latitude set the coin/sundial slot to be at 45 degrees from horizontal.
Put the sundial base (or make a base out of pine-tar or gum) on a level surface.
So the sundial face is vertical with the slot at the correct angle.

Count where you see the light from the edge of the dial in 1/12ths, each 1/12th equaling a hour.
Starts at 6 am and the other side of the dial is 6 pm, the middle is noon.

Makes for an everday carry.

HTH.