[SEL] wooden bell wheel O.T.

[Mike Royster]

What a neat project, good job Tom.

Mike
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Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 3:39 PM
Subject: [SEL] wooden bell wheel O.T.


> This is my latest project.  It is a 4ft diameter x 1 3/4 thick(2 layers)
> wooden wheel that goes on the church bell for the rope to go around and
ring the
> bell. I guess the bell weighs over 1000lbs. The old one rotted out after
40-50
> years.  I have built it out of cypress and waterproof expanding
polyurethane
> glue.  In photo 6 you can see the glue still coming out in the rope
groove.
> After drying, I will scrape off extra glue, stain, and then paint two
coats. We
> took two bottle jacks and some timbers and climbed up thru the steeple,
jacked
> up one side of the bell slightly and removed the cast legs from one side
of
> bell and removed the old wheel.  To fit and cut all the pieces I made a
full
> scale template on masonite.  If I had not done this, I could not figure
any other
> way to cut the ends of the outer rim radiused pieces to butt together
> perfectly.  The inner hub is cast steel which adapts the wheel to the bell
axle.  It
> has been a fun project. Should last longer than me!
>
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/wheel1
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/wheel2
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/wheel3
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/wheel4
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/wheel5
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/wheel6
>
> Tom Schmutz
> Concord, Va. USA
> Germoamer at aol.com
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