[Bell Historians] Bell wheels needed

[Sam Austin]

I've heard from Alan - he's still alive.

Aye

Sam



On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Bickerton, Roderic (SELEX GALILEO, UK) <
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>    Thanks, I will think out the logistics of picking up, convince myself I
> can get them in, and then make some suggestions.
> If you are working at Herriad, its less than 10 miles from Dogmersfield. I
> could pick up very easily from there. That would save on expenses!
> Donation gift aided I presume!
>
> Alan Birney was to do the job but has disappeared form the face of the
> earth!!
> I drilled the nuts with 2.5mm and then used the nut splitter, worked like
> magic.
> The tenor is done, and all but 1 nut on 2. The tenor wheel is o/k.
> I will have to sort how to lift the bells as wheels won't go in without.
> Its not an A so the bell wont go sideways enough.
> I am next there Friday.
>
> I am doing a costs only job in the hope of persuading them that any funds
> left should start an augmentation scheme.
> The new Warden is very keen.
>
>
> Cheers, Rod
>
>
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> Roderic.Bickerton at VEnlU76E08ER5iOMAt9egE8_KIILOoumJLTiyw2ji1pow6Uh_vqZpwB_e97QMP6pXWNQRW4Cj-ZybEl05sqN-6gfvMRUrpfX.yahoo.invalid writes:
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> I need 2 wheels
> 1
> 58" could use 55" to 62
> Box 8 ½ X 3 ¾, but I could use almost anything with a box more than 7" X 3"
> 2
> 60 ½" could use 57" to 64"
> Box 9 7/16 X 4 ¾
> Could use anything with a box more than 8 x 4.
> Please reply off list.
> Please pass on to anyone who may have redundant wheels.
> I can repair the existing wheels but they have extremely thin soles, some
> missing and one spoke has gone. There is no shrouding and the timber round
> the boxes has split, rust expansion.
> they will never be much good.
> Main requirement, must be very cheap!
> The bells are post WW1 flat head, and if recovered may well the church that
> they would form the basis of a very nice 6.
>
> Ah - I would like to see these going again!
>
> I have several around these sizes, the two closest are 57½" and 61½"
> diameter. £25 each to the Rosscarbery augmentation fund! The eye sizes are a
> little bigger than you want, but I can cut some steel angle brackets which
> you can coach bolt to the headstocks and bolt the wheels to these.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matthew
>
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