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At 20:45 01/11/2006, Marc Taylor wrote:

>I'm looking for a material which could be used by visitors in a 
>workshop or class (minimum one hour in length) to make sundials 
>suitable for installation and use outside.
>
>So the material needs to be:
>
>weatherproof (waterproof, rigid, able to take a pigeon landing on 
>it, a cat attacking the pigeon, and a blast from a garden hose 
>intended to discipline the cat)
>easy to work with (lost-wax bronze casting is out)
>cheap (clay is cheap but this museum does not have a kiln -- there 
>may be one nearby)

What about rapid-setting cement? It will set within an hour and 
offers huge creative potential. Participants should wear protective gloves.


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