[Bell Historians] Council for the Conservation of Bellfoundries (CCB)

[matthewhigby at a...]

In a message dated 27/04/2004 09:33:31 GMT Standard Time, 
david at b... writes:

Didn't Hayward Mills cast a light ring of eight for Ullingswick which were 
never installed?

Yes - cast somewhere in Stoke on Trent I believe. 
We (i.e. Richard Bowditch and Myself) have recently cast 2 small octaves for 
personal use - to G&J style profiles (My tenor weighs 2-0-11 in F# - 22" 
dia). We have used the CO2 sand moulding method which has produced a superb 
finish - this method may throw up problems if we try bigger bells due to core 
shrinkage rates etc. 
We are currently working on a set of patterns to make production easier and 
cheaper.
Just bought a 6.5 ton vertical borer too - tuning starts in the next few 
weeks!
Matthew


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