Paper model of an Equatorial Dial

Instructions

• Print the template on a A4 sheet of cardboard.
• Cut out the two circles and the main body of the dial.
• Gently score the dotted lines.
• Fold along the dotted lines.
• Glue the flaps.
• Gently push a kebab stick or other suitable rod (the gnomon) through the centres of the circles.
• Go outside, align your model and tell the time.

This paper model has been modified from a model given to me by Dr. Freek Kok.

Download the template polardial.pdf. It has markings to build a small dial suitable for Polokwane, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town.