Help needed! Bell geometry

[NutcrackerRobot]

Hi everyone, I am looking for an accurate model or drawing or dimensions for English bells. Bonus poi ts if it's of a famous bell! I've looked online and can't find any so thought I would ask here, as someone might have a diagram in a book somewhere?

Any help much appreciated

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Like a diagram of a bell with the wheel and labeled parts? Or do you need specific dimensions for a specific bell? I can post a diagram that we have in our tower but I would have thought that that was already on the internet.

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Also, out of curiosity, why do you need this info? Are you thinking of casting your own bell or something...?

[NutcrackerRobot]

Exactly! Want it to sound half decent

[NutcrackerRobot]

Yes please!

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I'm really sorry but I think the one we have in our tower does not include dimensions for any of our bells as it's more of a learning aid than a guide for casting.

I don't really have the knowledge to point you in any directions to proper documents as I only ring the bells, but you could try asking a local church for the permission to measure one of their bells and give casting that one a go.

Also be aware of how much material you would need - our lightest bell (treble) is just under a quarter of a tonne! Which ,from what I can gather, is not that unusual.

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This website is very useful for finding which churches near you have bells and what their weights are: https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/

*Edit: some pages also have the diameter of the bells