[Bell Historians] Conversions

[David Bryant]

>For general purposes, to get an approximate figure, it helps to know that
>10cwt is 509kg. We have started to give metric as well as imperial figures
>in the Lancashire Association Annual Report. This is useful in answering
>the question "How heavy is it?" as opposed to "How easy is it to ring?".
>Obviously as they are conversions if the imperial figure is an estimate, 
>the
>metric equivalent won't be accurate to the exact kilogram.

How does that make it easier? It is pretty much universal for ringers to 
think of bell weights in imperial units.

David