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After speaking to the 4 ringers from Staines who were there, the bell
had been hadling very oddly during the Call Changes which preceded the
incident. It had become very odd-struck and they were struggling to
make it strike in the right place.<br>
<br>
Investigating the bell afterwards, the side was missing from one of the
bearing housings, and one of the gudgeons was broken as well. It may
be that the housing broke first and the gudgeon was rolling up and down
the frame.<br>
<br>
When Cambridge was called, once the Tenor started to dodge, it came
off. She told me it was the loudest noise in a belfry she has every
heard (in some decades of ringing) and dust came down on top of them.<br>
<br>
The steeple-keeper (TC?) was still in the church and went up into the
tower to investigate. He came down and said "It's not good, actually
it's very bad...." or words to that effect.<br>
<br>
I think that they may be looking to replace the ring with a lighter 8
in bell metal if they can. Not many people love the sound of
ex-Sheffield steel bells.<br>
<br>
Peter<br>
<br>
Richard Offen wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Optima" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; color: black;">It’s a <i><span
style="font-style: italic;">very </span></i>long time<i><span
style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i>since
I did any engineering, but I seem to remember that the dynamic load
created by
use of ball bearings is considerable greater than that from plain
bearings,
which is why the diameter of gudgeons on bells hung on ball bearings is
usually
significantly larger than for those hung with plain bearings. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Optima" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; color: black;">Over the
years there have been a number
of gudgeon failures on bells where locals have fitted ball bearings to
original
gudgeons that were manufactured for use with plain bearings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Optima" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Optima" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; color: black;">I’m sure
some of our number who
are current engineers will be able to furnish a much more ‘scientific’
explanation than the above!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; color: black;">Richard<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font
face="Tahoma" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a></st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a></st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>George Dawson<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 19 May
2008 11:01 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a></st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [<st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bell</st1:place></st1:City> Historians]
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Moseley St</st1:address></st1:Street>
Mary</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">If the gudgeons were
safe enough with plain bearings, then why
should they not be with ball bearings?<o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#1f497d"
face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> Clearly here there
was a more substantial failure than b/b
collapse.<o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">George<o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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