My 2nd Bell Mount

Tony, I was wondering when you would post this beauty. You did a great job designing this mount and an equally wonderful job of joinery. I got to ask, is this just a mantle piece or will your wife use it to call you in from the shop? :)

-- Lee~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green

hi tony that is beautiful great piece of work i love it

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Lee,
First let me thank you for your nice comment’s!
About my wife calling me in from the shop. No need to ring the bell! LOL! my shop is 6 steps away from her kitchen. But if she wants to ring my bell I’d be happy to let her!!! :) (Big smile here)

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

Great design and great construction—what is there to say but I really like it.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

Very cool project Tony ,great job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Tony, I loved the one that you made for your son and this one is equally impressive. I havent had a chance to start mine yet but when i do I will post the results.

-- Everyone calls me Ed or Eddie , mom still calls me Edward if she is mad at me.

Thanks everyone for the nice comments!

Ed (prattman),
I loved the look of this a bell mount so much I had to find a bell on eBay and build one to have for ourselves.
I will be waiting to see your bell mount when You get around to making it. If you have an questions please feel free to ask!
On this bell I made the bushings on the top of the A pillars in two pieces so I can take the Yoke or bell support off. There is no need to do this but adds to the detail. I also made the swing arm or handel removable. You can see the cut
and machine screw in the end of the arm in photo #4.
Looking forward to seeing your bell mount!
Tony

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

Neat, I have made some bell mounts using re-cycled air tanks for the bells. Maybe I should post them, naw

-- A childs smile is payment enough.

Why “naw” let’s see them !!! I want’t too! Please! Put them on my post if you dont’ want to do the project post.

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

This is purty nifty~

Thanks for sharing

-- Ride hard or go home~

Great design and project. I like how every part has character.

That is so cool. I must have missed the first wooden bell mount as this is the first I have ever seen. We had a BIG dinner bell on a tall pole at the ranch that could be heard a LONG ways away. Does the wood mount affect the sound/range of the bell?

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

gfadvm,
The bell in my first bell mount has a nice pleasant ring to it. This bell has a piercing high pitch ringing sound that last a long time. I don’t think the mount effected the sound at all. I had it hanging on a hook in the shop and it didn’t sound any different. The mount is an idea I just came up with a few weeks ago. I had no idea what the out come would be but it truned out ok!
Thank you for the compliment gfadvm and everyone!

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

Thanks

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

Very nicely done and designed Bell mount, and a little out of the ordinary project. My wife and I bought a bell at a craft fair about 17 years ago made by one of the last hobbyists in our area casting brass bells. My wife tells me we still have it. Your project is good inspiration to make one of these for ourselves. I will try to make my own design using your recipe for the working parts. thanks for posting!

My wife liked this a lot!

-- Mike, American in Norway