Debby,
I'll leave the chalk question to the Experts on the List. But I have
had individuals also tell me the same thing about a wire brush, as silly as
it sounds they want to justify what it does to the stone, buy saying they are
recording the information before it is unreadable. You and I both know the
least we do to be able to read a Stone is so much the better. I use a Mirror
on a sunny day at a time when we can get the most reflected light diagonally
from the mirror. This is usually between 12:00 and 1:00 EST . That is when
the sun is at it's brightest just after it passes over the stone. This is
what I do when I want to take a Picture. Or I take a Generator late in the
day, run a cord out and use a 500 watt Halogen Bulb diagonally across the
stone. Both methods work pretty well. This didn't answer your question about
the chalk, but Bill Spurlock, or John Walters should be able to answer that.
At least you are trying to do it right. Good Luck
Jack E. Briles Sr.
Floyd County PCRP Coordinator
Po Box 444
New Albany, In. 47151-0444
(812) 282-6585
Fax (812) 282-6585
Jack,
If you get the chance, try a black light. It works wonders. I picked up a small battery
operated unit at a party store here in Atalnta and while it may not be the most powerfull
light, I've had some great success with it.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Jb502000(a)aol.com
To: INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Chalk
Debby,
I'll leave the chalk question to the Experts on the List. But I have
had individuals also tell me the same thing about a wire brush, as silly as
it sounds they want to justify what it does to the stone, buy saying they are
recording the information before it is unreadable. You and I both know the
least we do to be able to read a Stone is so much the better. I use a Mirror
on a sunny day at a time when we can get the most reflected light diagonally
from the mirror. This is usually between 12:00 and 1:00 EST . That is when
the sun is at it's brightest just after it passes over the stone. This is
what I do when I want to take a Picture. Or I take a Generator late in the
day, run a cord out and use a 500 watt Halogen Bulb diagonally across the
stone. Both methods work pretty well. This didn't answer your question about
the chalk, but Bill Spurlock, or John Walters should be able to answer that.
At least you are trying to do it right. Good Luck
Jack E. Briles Sr.
Floyd County PCRP Coordinator
Po Box 444
New Albany, In. 47151-0444
(812) 282-6585
Fax (812) 282-6585
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