Ding Dong #3

[Wheat47]

I was welding up an "arch" for an old school bell. I did get it welded up a few days ago, I'm just getting around to posting
a couple pic's. I did preheat it, then started welding it. When I finished welding, I took it over to the neighbor's and buried it in a pile of sand overnight.
I think I used 6 or so Hobart nickel/cast rod. Used an old P&H ac welder.
I started grinding down the excess weld this afternoon. Just grinding the edges and the sides. Coming out pretty good. Upon "careful" examination, all the mounting pieces have been welded several times. Poor ole' thing!!! Bell is still good tho. One of the garden club lady's is going to repaint it.
I'll post some finished pic's one of these days.

 

[4wdtom]

Looks like a good job.

 

[Wheat47]

Looks like a good job.

Thank you

 

[used red MN]

Looks like a good job. Did you weld two different parts? In the top photo the bend in the arch looks close to 90 degrees where the other looks to be near a 45. Those things interrupted a lot of marble games etc. or other mischief. I suspect it’s safe to say none of the kids had a watch, something had to urge them to take up residence at their desks. That was all before my time. I was wondering what the common pivot or “bearing” would have been for these. It made me more curious on this one seeing there is a square cast on there just past the flange before it transitions to the round that is most likely the pivot area. I suspect maybe they just sat against wood, but that is a guess. I know the bell in our country church was a bit larger than most in the area it had a distinctly lower tone than any others around. Here is a link to a school bell for sale if others can’t picture how what he is showing fits on the bell.
Example bell
Edit: I see now why it is #3, he posted twice about this previously on Tales (I don’t go in there very often) l’ll link them here, but eventually they will be inoperative.
Ding Dong 1
Ding Dong 2

 

[Brownie450]

Believe the square was for a large wheel for rope to
go around it for ringing from a lower floor. It was
bolted to the holes on the plate adjacent to the
square.
Our churches bell is a 34" & has very good tone.
A person who attended one Sunday rang it & said
" Some Sweeds must have had something to do
with casting that bell".
One of the churches up town has a bell that sounds
like junk clanking around.
Jim

 

[Wheat47]

Looks like a good job. Did you weld two different parts? In the top photo the bend in the arch looks close to 90 degrees where the other looks to be near a 45. Those things interrupted a lot of marble games etc. or other mischief. I suspect it’s safe to say none of the kids had a watch, something had to urge them to take up residence at their desks. That was all before my time. I was wondering what the common pivot or “bearing” would have been for these. It made me more curious on this one seeing there is a square cast on there just past the flange before it transitions to the round that is most likely the pivot area. I suspect maybe they just sat against wood, but that is a guess. I know the bell in our country church was a bit larger than most in the area it had a distinctly lower tone than any others around. Here is a link to a school bell for sale if others can’t picture how what he is showing fits on the bell.
Example bell
Edit: I see now why it is #3, he posted twice about this previously on Tales (I don’t go in there very often) l’ll link them here, but eventually they will be inoperative.
Ding Dong 1
Ding Dong 2

I'll post a pic or two when we get it back together.
Brownie is right. That's where the rope wheel mounts.

 

[Wheat47]

Finally got the Bell back in place. Looks much better than the old mounting. We poured a little concrete pedestal
instead of sitting on a couple 2x4's on the ground. Up higher, easier to see and better protected. Long story short,
I drilled holes in the concrete and used some of those concrete "stud" bolts to fasten it down. I also used Ny-lock nuts
instead of regular nuts. Also chained the bell so no one can just pack it off or ring it.
Everyone that has seen it is very pleased with the end result.

 

[560Dennis]

That’s really worth the effort
!

 

[Wheat47]

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Finally got the Bell back in place. Looks much better than the old mounting. We poured a little concrete pedestal
instead of sitting on a couple 2x4's on the ground. Up higher, easier to see and better protected. Long story short,
I drilled holes in the concrete and used some of those concrete "stud" bolts to fasten it down. I also used Ny-lock nuts
instead of regular nuts. Also chained the bell so no one can just pack it off or ring it.
Everyone that has seen it is very pleased with the end result.

By the way, one of the garden club ladies is going to repaint it/

 

[wh]

super. Looks great

 

[RBnWA]

Very nice. RB

 

[Wheat47]

thank you for the complements.