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It's highly unusual for two inspectors to agree a bell diameter within 1/8,=
and discrepancies can be as much as several inches. If ever the NBR gets o=
ff the ground, diameters - not weights - will be the most difficult data el=
ement to establish (or arbitrate between submissions) with any degree of re=
liability
It's easier to measure bells when they're up, I find.
Not that I'd ever dream of doing something so potentially dangerous, of cou=
rse...
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David
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