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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Surly this also applies to bell weights. Scales
being able to weigh 20cwt+ nodoubt are unable to
measure ounces.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So a bell could be +/- 16 ounces.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AAJB</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 07, 2008 2:42
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: Diameters
(was Dogmersfield)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We've been here before, I think, but no two
people - bellfounders or what the Victorians used to term "Bell hunters" -
will measure diameters exactly the same. Even people who are careful and
measuring in idea circumstances may vary by up to 1/8" and sometimes more.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While some bells are elliptical, that's not
really a major reason for variations in quoted diameters. It's much
more about human error, access, degree of care and (let's not forget it) the
accuracy of measuring equipment - minor damage to the end of a steel tape can
easily lead to an error of 1/16" or more.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, all I'm really saying is that while
accurate measurement is clearly desirable, there's a practical limit - and
it's not worth getting het up about differences of 1/8" or 1/16" </FONT></DIV>
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