Making Displays for Exhibits
Taran Govindu, Troop 154 , Fremont
We had a 3 part project: restoring the old sundial for Mattos
Elementary, creating a new equatorial sundial, and creating a stool for
the new sundial. To restore the old sundial, we first repainted the
stand and replaced the metal support beams and rusted lag screws. Next,
we sanded down both faces of the sundial, repainted it with yellow, and
added in designs and metal numbers. To make the stool, we cut short
pieces of wood and used wooden screws to screw them together. Once it
was built and sanded, we applied multiple coats of white paint.
For the new sundial, we first had to cut out multiple curved pieces of
plywood to make the meridian ring, circular base, and equatorial ring
support. We then stuck them together using wood glue and wood screws,
and once the glue dried and the wood was sanded, we painted the sundial
orange and yellow. To make the equatorial ring, we screwed a thin metal
sheet to the wooden support to keep it in its curved shape, and then
used glue to stick painted wooden numbers on top to mark the hours of
the day. To make the gnom nom, we drilled holes in the meridian ring at
a specific angle so that a pole could fit through and cast a shadow.
This sundial required careful measurements to ensure it was functional.
1) Checking the measurements of the sundial
2) The completed equatorial sundial on the stool stand
3) Constructing and screwing wood pieces together to make a stool
4) The restored sundial at Mattos Elementary
5) Sanding down surface of old sundial
6) Adding detailing and paint to the sanded down sundial
People who helped out: Mr. Govindu, Mr. Juby, Ms. Yerragudi, Ms.
Narayanan, Mr. Chigurupati, Mr. Madhu, Mr. Karnik, Akhil Avvari, Apoorva
Bathula, Athira Biju, Edward Jin, Thryamabak Ganapathy, Harshveer
Khinda, Ryan Manocha, Sahana Pamarthy, Rashmi Bhatia, Shaunak Bodas,
Chinmay Patchigola, Saahith Veeramaneni, Roger Edappily, Ayush
Chaurasia, Srivar Chigurupati, Akash Karnik, Ishan Gandhi, Akarsh
Ranjan, Aneesh Marripudi, Varun Marripudi, Arnav Madhu
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| sanding sundial | restoration of sundial |
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| Putting the sundial together | finished sundial |