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Apr 24, 2012 6:55 AM CST
Name: Gordon
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oh..nice piece is it painted .. it would give me some idea as to the material... so.. when you said locktite.. I was hoping you were talking their construction adheasive.. and the one for masonary is of that order... however as you saw it got knocked off.. a poor choice really.. it should have a broad base to keep it upright.. looks like about 5-7ft tall..? anyone pushing or bumping it.. with that much of a lever action of a 5-7ft distance will flip it... with out a very broad base of support... if it was firmly attached.. which that construction adheasive will never provide over time on that small oval bottom.. [ not a bad piece name either..woops... Whistling sorry ]
so ..look for that hole..if not.. perhaps you could make one in it.. masonary drill 1/2-3/4" in about 8-12" into the bottom...in your ground hole.. then depending on your soil.. likely sandy there you need to anchor it to the ground... a post hole digger or by hand.. dig down maybe 18"- 2 ft pound a bit of rebar--steel pipe a bit smaller than the hole you made in the bottom.. down into your ground hole.. then cast concrete around it..if you wish the sculpture to sit above the ground you need a form the shape you'd like to see as the base sitting on the ground.. that height.. positioned so the rod will place the sculpture in the right place on the pad.. if you are thinking of a base for it.. just to raise it up.. and not necessarly as an elemment of it's viewing.. you can form an eliptical form with the same profile as the sculpture to raise it up a bit... [ why do you wish to raise it up off the ground a few inches ..anyway.. not that you shouldn't ]
then you've got a chance of keeping it upright in high winds and casual bumping.. and even through light vandalism.. then slip the sculpture on the rod .. and mount with epoxy .. or setting concrete in the hole of the piece....keeping it upright till it sets up..

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