2004
STAGES IN RESTORATION OF A 650 KG MURPHY BELL
Refer also to: 2004 Restoration of an Old Irish Bell (Swung, Manual)
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1. Bell before cleaning.
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2. After cleaning by a glass-bead blasting process.
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3. Partly finished new headstock in glue-laminated jarrah
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4. Complete new headstock, ready for attachment to bell
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5. Specially constructed housing for self-aligning plain bearing.
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6. New clapper-support box in wood, with split plain-bearing shell in modern elastomeric material.
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| 7. All on test in workshop. |
8. Packed and ready to go |
Concept and design by Hervey Bagot
Timber work (headstock and clapper-support box) by Greyco (Unley, SA)
Metal works by Simax Engineering P/L (Parkside, SA) |