The Dial weighs about 65 pounds and will be hung from the glass in the new school's clock tower. This shows the condition of the dial as it was found. Where the two numerals are broken and missing. Adjacent to the missing numerals there is a definite flat spot at the outside edge of the dial. This was likely the cause of the damage. Our guess is that the dial fell and hit a floor surface. The fall would have put excessive force on the numerals causing them to break.
The clock was cleaned up a bit and replacement numerals we incorporated.
The dial was then sand blasted to remove all of the rust and corrosion.
The dial was then painted and clear coated. What is amazing to me is the pride and respect that everyone has had who have helped along the way. For instance all of the painting of the larger pieces were done outside of our shop. They love to tell us of the great care they took in doing the work. Some have even thanked us for letting them get involved. I think that this is all evident in the results.
