I respect your skills in general but I’m having serious doubts about that steel design/welding for the bell. Putting all that weight laterally on two small welded-on points sounds like a recipe for disaster. You might at least consider drilling holes into the wood and putting the rods through the steel band and into the wood before welding them on. This way you have less stress on the welded connections. And please do a test hang of the whole contraption for at least a few days before you put it up into the tower..
I second that - do drill through the steel band and into the wood, I would say at least 20 cm or so, and have the pivots seated in there in addition to being welded to the steel. I am also surprised at all the T welds - I would have done this overlapping, that would have provided a larger weld and thus more strength.
My husband the engineer's comment: hire a professional welder. I was an early subscriber; we enjoy your channel and the convent project! Wishing you a blessed Advent. BTW, thank you for wearing PPE.
I'm at a bit of a loss here. Why wouldn't you make your steel like they did when it was new? A blacksmith would bend the steel to fit the wood. Proper measuring is also important.
On your welding, be careful. You are joining heavy steel with a light duty welder. Although it may look OK on the surface you probably aren't getting the penetration you need for a proper weld. You shouldn't see any gaps or spaces in the weld. If there's a welding shop near by, might want to take those parts and have them touch them up a bit. This will be very critical for the end pins where the bell will pivot. First off, you do not want to surface weld those to your brace. You should bore that brace for the pins and insert them several inches into the wood. For a proper weld on those you need probably 175-200 amp welder. Also may preheat the pins. Large piece of metal suck up the heat and create a poor weld.
Yeh - safety glasses, best Christmas present yet. Aircraft sheet metal worker’s wife here Billy. You are. Ery brave with the metal and your welding shows promise but hubby wonders if you would find it easier to heat where you want to bend - white hot - then use your bending machine and bend the metal over to get a right angle - cools down, no welding needed? Just an idea.
I like the design! I would just make sure you "over weld" the bottom weld at the end and the weld to the steel rod studs. The main load path will be along the bottom length of steel to the studs. It looks sturdy, but definitely best to have good penetration and over weld it to get the base metal hot enough. Good job all around! Be careful!
I thought the same. Thinking out loud… He was right that the steel’s tensile strength would be more than enough to hold that weight. But in this construction it’s those welded joints that have the risk of failure. He also mentioned that they might want to swing the bell… that could also add some cyclic load and make it more prone to fatigue. I don’t even want to think of corrosion at this point. But this construction might work for decades hard to judge by the video. I would probably just used large diameter bolts to hold together the top&bottom metal pieces enclosing the wood.
I can't weld or do woodwork so all I can say you are doing a fantastic job. Keep up your good work. Love how Ryan goes around the convent snooping. The videos are great.
Great Friday vlog! Ryan is doing a fantastic job! Love the way he gets around the convent to see what everyone is working on. It would be nice to ring in the New Year with the fully installed convent bell. Crack on gentleman 🎄🙏❤️
Paint the wood scarlet red, so your metal work stands out and because this work is being done at Xmas time. I hope nobody does die next week. Got to keep the dreamteam together. What happened to the sink trap? Highlight of my day. 🎄
Fabulous video! Excellent job with the editing and the music was perfect. Cannot wait to hear the first real bell chime. It would be great to hear it rung on Christmas morning. ❤🐨🎄
Really enjoy your daily vlogs. Making vlogs is so time consuming. Great find hiring Ryan to film and edit (with you). The vlogs are interesting and funny with a even more Billy.
Billy, Ryan, and Sean my darlings. The fact that you can weld is great. I like the way you will hold the bell brace together. Keep up the good work guys. See ya Monday. Take care and stay safe 🍺🍺🍺🎈🌈😇🌹🇺🇸🌞🙏👍🕊❤️
Nice work Billy! This is going to turn out great i'm sure! Personally I would put a little more heat into those welds. If you find that you're burning thru the material, crank the wire feed until you obtain a good heat/feed balance. Keep it up!
Hi Billy, maybe for the bell pivots you should drill through the steel bar so the pivot goes into the wood, otherwise you will just be relying on your weld to keep it up.
I'm actually quite worried about your design. Having a welded stub like that is very weak; even if it was done by a coded welder. I strongly suggest you get advice from a "qualified" mechanical engineer to check your design, or you could have a bell exiting the side of the tower and making an escape. Whilst the bell has only got a static mass of 100Kg or so it's momentum will be enormous when it's swinging, probably several tens of tonnes. Think about the energy in a sling shot! Personally I think the weld will shear off first time you swing the bell!
@@MrNathaniel2323 But in this case it's not counter balanced, so the stub will shear at some point as the angular momentum increases. it will probably shear when the bell is at around 90 degrees to the static hanging position so will then go sideways. The static loads are probably fine but the dynamic loads will be orders of magnitude bigger.
I'm also concerned. I was thinking a routed channel through the oak with a tube going all the way from one end to the other directly to the pillow blocks, that way you're not depending on the welds at all except to hold the counterweight in place.
Great work on the bell support. Might want to consider bolting the round bar stock below the bracket on each side sticking out. Use the two outer bolts/rods that go all the way through the metal and wood plus a weld. That way the weld does not have to be perfect for strength. Plus the pivot should be near the vertical center of mass of the assembly. The wood and metal weight above, the bell weight below. Otherwise it might be hard to rotate the bell for ringing...
Yes, I agree the pivot point in the old photos are at least 30cm down from the wood. See the brown metal bracket extending down off the end in the old photo. If it’s not near the center of mass it will be very difficult to pull down on a rope to swing the bell. Could always use an electric clapper though.
No sink trap today, 🥲🥲🥲🥲 my weekend is ruined. The bell will be fabulous to ring in the New Year. It will definitely be as safe as houses once it’s up there.
I love how you rescued the Bell brought a tear to my eye Love watching all you are doing with an amazing piece of history All the way from northern ontario canada Cant wait to here this beautiful bell ring again it is a lucky bell for sure
Love the daily blogs. Billy you're amazing, you can turn your hand to anything. Safety is important, you wouldn't want your boys to get hurt when they're older. Your setting good example.
I really enjoy watching you go through the creative process. The only thing is when you said paint the wood black to preserve it, I envisioned Michael’s face being horrified and saying “but that’s the same oak they’re using in Notre Dam!” I lived across from a college growing up, and every evening at 5 o’clock they played the bells. It was a tune and must have required multiple bells, so it was interesting to see from your picture the setup used with multiple bells. The college also rang the time during the day. It was probably to get the students to their classes on time, but we relied on the bells for the time as well.
Welding vs bending the metal which is stronger? So great to watch your videos!! You all are tip-top restorers! Enjoy all you're doing. Not sure how we found you but glad we did! Florida, USA
I so enjoy your videos. Whether you’re with the boys working, checking on other jobs with workmen, and sometimes manage family time. I hope you take a break and enjoy your Christmas with family and friends and all who’s helping you reach your goals. Love from America.
Hahahaha...always an adventure...never to be taken too seriously, quite tongue in cheek with laughing Ryan in the background...cheers to the weekend boyz...!
Billy seems a bit punchy on this Friday! LOL Great job on the bell work. Amazed by how many things you try to do on your own and actually succeed! Bravo!
Just wondering if it would have been better to have the steel bands prepared by a blacksmith, or metal smith for extra strength. Will the steel bands be strong enough at the welded points? Not doubting the work Billy's doing but wouldn't want anything to go amiss. If Billy is happy with it, then I guess all will be well.
The joy and satisfaction of building and putting the bell into use has to be one of the highlights of restoring the convent. Matins on Christmas day would be a great time to 1st ringing of the bell. I sense many people will have a tear in their eye when they hear the sound once again. BILLY AND CREW FOR CITIZENS OF THE YEAR MAYENNE. BRING THE CONVENT BACK TO LIFE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALY VISIT NOT JUST THE SISTERS. Crack on old Chappie!
Oh and also paint all the surfaces between steel and wood to make them last forever. I learned that from watching boat restoration channels. It is important since you are using oak.
What? I must have missed the Advent Calendar drain. jk. You’ll have 4 or 5 to do on Monday. Excellent work on the structure for holding the bell up in the tower, Billy. All of you gentlemen, including Ryan, do great work. I’m impressed.
Billie, you may not be a welder but you know how to weld. The bell doesn't know any different ;) it's going to he amazing when it's up. Just be careful, go slow, think ahead and then enjoy. Can't wait to hear it ring out for all to hear. Cheers from Vancouver Canada.
Hi guys the stub shaft you are putting on to go through the bearings I would drill the plate pass it through and have it entering the oak also by an inch or two still weld around on the outside also as a back up in the event something does give have a chain bolted either end and bolt that to an anger point as it is a large lump above your head.
Well done Ryan for doing the daily vlogs and It will be beautiful if we heard the ringing of the bell at midnight Christmas eve. It is fantastic that the gentleman who had the bell previously got his bell back after it had been stolen. What a story and I am so glad that it is now going to the convent. To hear it ring in the convent tower will be very exciting. By the way what happened to the bell that used to be in the Convent do you have a story to tell us about that? Love all your videos. Crack on guys you are doing a great job. Greetings from Cambridgeshire, UK.
I'm happy you are making these parts fit together. Yes wearing protection. Glad you have plans for getting the bell in the tower. All that talk about raising the bell and death and all. Made me scream...with fear. I already have a fear of heights.
Love the tidbits of history, information shared while restoration of the Convent. Laying of the new floor the other day imagine the original workers if they saw the now ready made flooring way easier than while doing what was available back then! Thanks for sharing
Billy you get an A+++ for welding and dedication. I think the hours of welding sparks made you a bit slap happy! Enjoy your weekend with your family and Ryan. xx
So exciting Billy and really enjoy how you are not afraid to perfect your skills and work on new challenges. Well done!! Great job Ryan with all of the editing....great music too!! What a team!!
Good job Billey you have a great imagination that you use for your working skills. I think the welding you have done is amazing. Don't rush your work Don't want to have to tear it apart and start over...
Billy please to plan on putting a safety chain tied off onto something solid. Should lightning strike one of your welds and it fail it will only go as far as the chain will let it. Only lightning would make your welds fail right? Maybe plan on your pivot shaft to go into the wood a few inches. Your welds will run easier if you preheat the gaps until the metal starts to turn blue. Give it a try. I like your brackets though. Very nice! Cheers Terry from South Carolina USA
Looks good. Been enjoying these videos from Canada! Little tip about the welds though. When joining flat pieces together, v-notch the seam where you will be welding to ensure a stronger joint. If you are only welding across the flat surface, when you go to clean it up, you will be removing the bulk of the weld material making it a weak spot.
Another fun video. I laughed yesterday when you mentioned the pictures, paused while looking down, and then resumed talking without a picture popping up. But I am not too sure of your welding technique. First don't try to do the weld in one pass. 3 passes might be better. Root pass connecting the sides and filling 1/2 the depth. Then 2 overlapping passes, 1 left and 1 right, along the top, filling the joint. Would have preferred you cutting the bar into 3 and grinding the ends of the side piece into a V. Extend the bottom piece so the side bar rests on top of the bottom. ___. Weld both sides and grind flush. It seems your power settings are good, just slow down a smidge and allow the molten metal to fill the crevice while gently moving the gun from side to side.
If you welder has the port for shielding gas like argon and CO2 mix, you will see a improvement in the welding. I did mine, but then you need the solid core wire vs flux core.
You said safety first in your video!! You should be using a certified welder to weld that frame. Can you imagine that bell falling if you're welds don't hold.
Listening to Ryan's laugh at the end. 😀 What an interesting life that bell has had. First in a carillon then stored, stolen and sunken. The things that bell has seen. 🤔
At least you are not far from the Chapel. So long as you don't become the clapper. Well done on the wedding and design. See you all Monday. Have a great weekend.
You’re going to need to mount a hoist or come along chain in order to just get the bell up and mounted.I recall it being in a very precarious spot when you were up in the bell tower. P.S.I heard you say after I typed initial message.A winch is perfect for hoisting up the bell with a dark past.Hopefully there’s no catastrophes in the process,fingers crossed.
Hey, since you can’t be sure of the bell’s past, maybe ask a priest to bless it. In Cath church tradition, the bell for a church or cathedral was always blessed and consecrated.
Geez! You don’t shy away from giving things a go Billy. Good on you! The Bell headstock looks well supported now. Solid As! Haha love your joking around 😂👏👏
To weld it pretty… just do an “L” shape going down repeatedly…. I know I’m a female, so what would I know…. But I’m a welder so… good luck… practice makes better… greetings from McAllen Texas
You guys are totally insane in a nice way. The bell project is slowly reminding me of my physics class at school, but I'm curious to see what happens and I'm already getting goosebumps if the bell really rings
Hi Billy love watching the progress you're making and just to say the video's are great, please don't take this as criticism but you need to turn your welder up and move the gun closer to the metal that way you will have a much better penetration and much stronger weld 😁
Yes please listen to the welder's giving you advice those welds are too cold not burning or melting all the way through from another welder no offense meant just trying to help
Everything is so exciting to watch! I have one suggestion and that would be bore a hole thru the strap and into the wood beams to give more support for the shafts.
Billy, what you have done so far is brilliant! You should be proud of yourself. It doesn't matter that you haven't done something before because we know you always research and learn the 'how to' to perfection. Be kind to yourself and give yourself a pat on the back more often. Thank you so much for sharing. I truly do worry for everyone's safety when it comes time to raise the bell. Are there not professionals who could do this instead? Take care. ox
I respect your skills in general but I’m having serious doubts about that steel design/welding for the bell. Putting all that weight laterally on two small welded-on points sounds like a recipe for disaster. You might at least consider drilling holes into the wood and putting the rods through the steel band and into the wood before welding them on. This way you have less stress on the welded connections.
And please do a test hang of the whole contraption for at least a few days before you put it up into the tower..
I second that - do drill through the steel band and into the wood, I would say at least 20 cm or so, and have the pivots seated in there in addition to being welded to the steel.
I am also surprised at all the T welds - I would have done this overlapping, that would have provided a larger weld and thus more strength.
I think it would be so amazing to ring it for the first time on Christmas. Can you imagine the neighbors hearing it peal in celebration once more?
Great idea
@@nickyl8980 I like the Christmas bell idea. But you’re right, that’s probably why it ended up in a lake! 😂
Super idea!!!
I love this idea!
I agree but hope he doesn’t rush it better to get it right don’t won’t it falling down
My husband the engineer's comment: hire a professional welder. I was an early subscriber; we enjoy your channel and the convent project! Wishing you a blessed Advent. BTW, thank you for wearing PPE.
I'm at a bit of a loss here. Why wouldn't you make your steel like they did when it was new? A blacksmith would bend the steel to fit the wood. Proper measuring is also important.
On your welding, be careful. You are joining heavy steel with a light duty welder. Although it may look OK on the surface you probably aren't getting the penetration you need for a proper weld. You shouldn't see any gaps or spaces in the weld. If there's a welding shop near by, might want to take those parts and have them touch them up a bit. This will be very critical for the end pins where the bell will pivot. First off, you do not want to surface weld those to your brace. You should bore that brace for the pins and insert them several inches into the wood. For a proper weld on those you need probably 175-200 amp welder. Also may preheat the pins. Large piece of metal suck up the heat and create a poor weld.
Yeh - safety glasses, best Christmas present yet. Aircraft sheet metal worker’s wife here Billy. You are. Ery brave with the metal and your welding shows promise but hubby wonders if you would find it easier to heat where you want to bend - white hot - then use your bending machine and bend the metal over to get a right angle - cools down, no welding needed? Just an idea.
I like the design! I would just make sure you "over weld" the bottom weld at the end and the weld to the steel rod studs. The main load path will be along the bottom length of steel to the studs. It looks sturdy, but definitely best to have good penetration and over weld it to get the base metal hot enough. Good job all around! Be careful!
I thought the same. Thinking out loud… He was right that the steel’s tensile strength would be more than enough to hold that weight. But in this construction it’s those welded joints that have the risk of failure. He also mentioned that they might want to swing the bell… that could also add some cyclic load and make it more prone to fatigue. I don’t even want to think of corrosion at this point. But this construction might work for decades hard to judge by the video.
I would probably just used large diameter bolts to hold together the top&bottom metal pieces enclosing the wood.
I can't weld or do woodwork so all I can say you are doing a fantastic job. Keep up your good work. Love how Ryan goes around the convent snooping. The videos are great.
Should you be in a ventilated area to weld??? Health and Safety
Just have not seen anyone comment on how fantastic those support Timbers are! Beautiful!
Retired welder here please listen to the advice these welders are telling you right now offense but your welds are too cold and undercut will not hold
Thank you, Ryan, for these daily updates. It's so exciting to see the progress, bit by bit! Warm greetings from Pennsylvania in the States!
Great Friday vlog! Ryan is doing a fantastic job! Love the way he gets around the convent to see what everyone is working on. It would be nice to ring in the New Year with the fully installed convent bell. Crack on gentleman 🎄🙏❤️
the time and effort you put into these daily updates is incredible. Well done to all involved. have a great weekend :)
Billy, please have an actual welder come in and grind out your welds those welds will fail, and a falling bell will end someone.
Hello 👋 🤩 from North Carolina 🏞! Thanks for the daily updates 😀 😊 👍!
Billy, you and Ryan have so much fun together. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.
Paint the wood scarlet red, so your metal work stands out and because this work is being done at Xmas time. I hope nobody does die next week. Got to keep the dreamteam together. What happened to the sink trap? Highlight of my day. 🎄
Loved the special effects today..good slow mo as well..
I get distracted by your tool shelf every time you go in that room. The bell mount looks great!
Well done to all! Ryan, I love your video work. Loving the B rolls shots, and the added music.
So wonderful to watch you young folks get on with it! Can't wait to hear the bell sing out!
You two are hysterical!
Fabulous video! Excellent job with the editing and the music was perfect. Cannot wait to hear the first real bell chime. It would be great to hear it rung on Christmas morning. ❤🐨🎄
Really enjoy your daily vlogs. Making vlogs is so time consuming. Great find hiring Ryan to film and edit (with you). The vlogs are interesting and funny with a even more Billy.
Billy, Ryan, and Sean my darlings. The fact that you can weld is great. I like the way you will hold the bell brace together. Keep up the good work guys. See ya Monday. Take care and stay safe 🍺🍺🍺🎈🌈😇🌹🇺🇸🌞🙏👍🕊❤️
Nice work Billy! This is going to turn out great i'm sure! Personally I would put a little more heat into those welds. If you find that you're burning thru the material, crank the wire feed until you obtain a good heat/feed balance. Keep it up!
Blood and Guts on the Bell Tower!! I cannot wait!!’ 😂😂😂
Good work, Billie!!
Hi Billy, maybe for the bell pivots you should drill through the steel bar so the pivot goes into the wood, otherwise you will just be relying on your weld to keep it up.
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Love your silliness Billy and darlin Ryan can’t contain his laughter. Thank you for the chuckles! 🤭🤣🤭🤣
I'm actually quite worried about your design. Having a welded stub like that is very weak; even if it was done by a coded welder. I strongly suggest you get advice from a "qualified" mechanical engineer to check your design, or you could have a bell exiting the side of the tower and making an escape. Whilst the bell has only got a static mass of 100Kg or so it's momentum will be enormous when it's swinging, probably several tens of tonnes. Think about the energy in a sling shot! Personally I think the weld will shear off first time you swing the bell!
Aren't they normally counter balanced though? If it broke at the stubs, it should just fall straight down if balanced properly.
@@MrNathaniel2323 But in this case it's not counter balanced, so the stub will shear at some point as the angular momentum increases. it will probably shear when the bell is at around 90 degrees to the static hanging position so will then go sideways. The static loads are probably fine but the dynamic loads will be orders of magnitude bigger.
If I remember right this is what they were worried about at Notre dame the woode giving way during the fire and bells crashing down
Metal should have never been cut and at the very least needs to be bolted on from the side where all the weight is going to be.
I'm also concerned. I was thinking a routed channel through the oak with a tube going all the way from one end to the other directly to the pillow blocks, that way you're not depending on the welds at all except to hold the counterweight in place.
You’re so clever Billy, well done👏🏻👏🏻hope no one gets killed 😂. Have a great weekend all of you xxx💕💕
Great work on the bell support. Might want to consider bolting the round bar stock below the bracket on each side sticking out. Use the two outer bolts/rods that go all the way through the metal and wood plus a weld. That way the weld does not have to be perfect for strength. Plus the pivot should be near the vertical center of mass of the assembly. The wood and metal weight above, the bell weight below. Otherwise it might be hard to rotate the bell for ringing...
So agree also gives more welding area.
Yes, I agree the pivot point in the old photos are at least 30cm down from the wood. See the brown metal bracket extending down off the end in the old photo. If it’s not near the center of mass it will be very difficult to pull down on a rope to swing the bell. Could always use an electric clapper though.
No sink trap today, 🥲🥲🥲🥲 my weekend is ruined. The bell will be fabulous to ring in the New Year. It will definitely be as safe as houses once it’s up there.
I love how you rescued the Bell brought a tear to my eye Love watching all you are doing with an amazing piece of history All the way from northern ontario canada
Cant wait to here this beautiful bell ring again it is a lucky bell for sure
Pretty sharp work, Billy!!! 😊❤️🎶🇨🇦🇫🇷
Sean is such a professional!! Love watching him do just about anything!! Love this channel too, "Sean's World"!!! 🇺🇲
Love the daily blogs. Billy you're amazing, you can turn your hand to anything. Safety is important, you wouldn't want your boys to get hurt when they're older. Your setting good example.
Vlogs even 🤦♀️
I really enjoy watching you go through the creative process. The only thing is when you said paint the wood black to preserve it, I envisioned Michael’s face being horrified and saying “but that’s the same oak they’re using in Notre Dam!” I lived across from a college growing up, and every evening at 5 o’clock they played the bells. It was a tune and must have required multiple bells, so it was interesting to see from your picture the setup used with multiple bells. The college also rang the time during the day. It was probably to get the students to their classes on time, but we relied on the bells for the time as well.
He said he is going to stain the wood and paint the steel. It really would be a shame to paint that beautiful wood.
@@cathyhanley8658 agreed
that wood looks amazing the way it is for sure
at most some clear varnish or something like that if anything
Billy you are amazing.
Welding vs bending the metal which is stronger?
So great to watch your videos!! You all are tip-top restorers! Enjoy all you're doing. Not sure how we found you but glad we did!
Florida, USA
Who cares what your welding looks like, no one will see it where it will end up. You did a fantastic job Billy! Hi Ryan!!!
except in a hundred years, when the next guy works on it he'll say, " look at how he goobered this!"
By then, Billy won’t care!
I so enjoy your videos. Whether you’re with the boys working, checking on other jobs with workmen, and sometimes manage family time. I hope you take a break and enjoy your Christmas with family and friends and all who’s helping you reach your goals. Love from America.
"that will never break" - that's going to be foreshadowing at its finest 😬😬😬😬😬😬
Another fun time with you all! Thanks ❤
Hahahaha...always an adventure...never to be taken too seriously, quite tongue in cheek with laughing Ryan in the background...cheers to the weekend boyz...!
Thanks Billy and Ryan,well its coming along nicely,cant waite to hear it ringing.
I love how calm he is. Such excellent work. He is a very hard worker also. Excited to hear the bell ring Billy.
After you get finished the part you are welding is going to be stronger then the bell. Its going to be great. Can’ wait to hear it ring.
Billy seems a bit punchy on this Friday! LOL Great job on the bell work. Amazed by how many things you try to do on your own and actually succeed! Bravo!
Just wondering if it would have been better to have the steel bands prepared by a blacksmith, or metal smith for extra strength. Will the steel bands be strong enough at the welded points? Not doubting the work Billy's doing but wouldn't want anything to go amiss. If Billy is happy with it, then I guess all will be well.
The joy and satisfaction of building and putting the bell into use has to be one of the highlights of restoring the convent. Matins on Christmas day would be a great time to 1st ringing of the bell. I sense many people will have a tear in their eye when they hear the sound once again. BILLY AND CREW FOR CITIZENS OF THE YEAR MAYENNE. BRING THE CONVENT BACK TO LIFE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALY VISIT NOT JUST THE SISTERS. Crack on old Chappie!
Oh and also paint all the surfaces between steel and wood to make them last forever. I learned that from watching boat restoration channels. It is important since you are using oak.
"The fun is waiting for someone to die" hilarious. You are so funny. People do look for bloopers. Hugs
Great job Billy. The support frame is excellent. Enjoyed.
I'm so excited to hear that bell ring in your tower!!! Can't wait! ❤️❤️❤️
Great work billy! If you turn down the wire speed feed a bit it will help you immensely with the welds.
Heavens! You were so excited about the bell assembly that you forgot the sink trap! Oh well, 4 on Monday.
Well done with your welding great job nice to see you all again ❤
What? I must have missed the Advent Calendar drain. jk. You’ll have 4 or 5 to do on Monday.
Excellent work on the structure for holding the bell up in the tower, Billy.
All of you gentlemen, including Ryan, do great work. I’m impressed.
Billie, you may not be a welder but you know how to weld. The bell doesn't know any different ;) it's going to he amazing when it's up. Just be careful, go slow, think ahead and then enjoy. Can't wait to hear it ring out for all to hear. Cheers from Vancouver Canada.
Hi guys the stub shaft you are putting on to go through the bearings I would drill the plate pass it through and have it entering the oak also by an inch or two still weld around on the outside also as a back up in the event something does give have a chain bolted either end and bolt that to an anger point as it is a large lump above your head.
Bravo, Billy!
My old welding teacher use to say to remember "slow tiny smiles". You just reminded me of that .
Just found your channel recently, appreciate the daily videos!
Billy, practice makes perfect. No need to apologize for your welding acumen.
You did good bloke! Crack on!
Well done Ryan for doing the daily vlogs and It will be beautiful if we heard the ringing of the bell at midnight Christmas eve. It is fantastic that the gentleman who had the bell previously got his bell back after it had been stolen. What a story and I am so glad that it is now going to the convent. To hear it ring in the convent tower will be very exciting. By the way what happened to the bell that used to be in the Convent do you have a story to tell us about that? Love all your videos. Crack on guys you are doing a great job. Greetings from Cambridgeshire, UK.
Did you forget to do your Advent sink openings? I was looking forward to it! 😄
I'm happy you are making these parts fit together. Yes wearing protection. Glad you have plans for getting the bell in the tower. All that talk about raising the bell and death and all. Made me scream...with fear. I already have a fear of heights.
Love the tidbits of history, information shared while restoration of the Convent. Laying of the new floor the other day imagine the original workers if they saw the now ready made flooring way easier than while doing what was available back then! Thanks for sharing
Billy you get an A+++ for welding and dedication. I think the hours of welding sparks made you a bit slap happy! Enjoy your weekend with your family and Ryan. xx
So exciting Billy and really enjoy how you are not afraid to perfect your skills and work on new challenges. Well done!! Great job Ryan with all of the editing....great music too!! What a team!!
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Sounds like a job to draw straws for... lol " somebody might get killed, see you Monday"
What an eye you have to see what you need to do and how to accomplish it. Thank you for letting us be a part of the journey.
Well certainly hope noone dies. A good friday vlog good job Ryan catching up with everyone. have a good weekend one and all xx
Beautiful production value.
It's going to be awesome , and no please no one dying 🙏
Really enjoying your daily vlogs, Billy. Thanks, I know it’s not easy. Oh, thanks Ryan.
Good job Billey you have a great imagination that you use for your working skills. I think the welding you have done is amazing. Don't rush your work Don't want to have to tear it apart and start over...
Billy please to plan on putting a safety chain tied off onto something solid. Should lightning strike one of your welds and it fail it will only go as far as the chain will let it.
Only lightning would make your welds fail right? Maybe plan on your pivot shaft to go into the wood a few inches. Your welds will run easier if you preheat the gaps until the metal starts to turn blue. Give it a try. I like your brackets though. Very nice!
Cheers
Terry from South Carolina USA
Looks good. Been enjoying these videos from Canada! Little tip about the welds though. When joining flat pieces together, v-notch the seam where you will be welding to ensure a stronger joint. If you are only welding across the flat surface, when you go to clean it up, you will be removing the bulk of the weld material making it a weak spot.
Another fun video. I laughed yesterday when you mentioned the pictures, paused while looking down, and then resumed talking without a picture popping up. But I am not too sure of your welding technique. First don't try to do the weld in one pass. 3 passes might be better. Root pass connecting the sides and filling 1/2 the depth. Then 2 overlapping passes, 1 left and 1 right, along the top, filling the joint. Would have preferred you cutting the bar into 3 and grinding the ends of the side piece into a V. Extend the bottom piece so the side bar rests on top of the bottom. ___. Weld both sides and grind flush. It seems your power settings are good, just slow down a smidge and allow the molten metal to fill the crevice while gently moving the gun from side to side.
You really didn’t need to cut it. Just heating it with a torch and bending would have made it many many times stronger.
If you welder has the port for shielding gas like argon and CO2 mix, you will see a improvement in the welding. I did mine, but then you need the solid core wire vs flux core.
Camera work for welding, chef kiss.
You said safety first in your video!! You should be using a certified welder to weld that frame. Can you imagine that bell falling if you're welds don't hold.
Listening to Ryan's laugh at the end. 😀 What an interesting life that bell has had. First in a carillon then stored, stolen and sunken. The things that bell has seen. 🤔
I’m worried about the support for such a heavy structure in the tower… when you and Ryan went up to investigate it all looked a bit flimsy 😲
💕Fingers crossed 🤞 it all goes well when you winch it up💕
At least you are not far from the Chapel. So long as you don't become the clapper. Well done on the wedding and design. See you all Monday. Have a great weekend.
Those sparks going back into the grinder were very funny. Thanks for the chuckle.
You're living my dream. Thanks so much for the updates, obsessed with this project.
You’re going to need to mount a hoist or come along chain in order to just get the bell up and mounted.I recall it being in a very precarious spot when you were up in the bell tower.
P.S.I heard you say after I typed initial message.A winch is perfect for hoisting up the bell with a dark past.Hopefully there’s no catastrophes in the process,fingers crossed.
Hey, since you can’t be sure of the bell’s past, maybe ask a priest to bless it. In Cath church tradition, the bell for a church or cathedral was always blessed and consecrated.
Geez! You don’t shy away from giving things a go Billy. Good on you! The Bell headstock looks well supported now. Solid As! Haha love your joking around 😂👏👏
Yay Billy! But praying no one gets hurt…. Don’t say that! Take care have a great weekend and cant wait to see Nd listen to thar bell ring.
To weld it pretty… just do an “L” shape going down repeatedly…. I know I’m a female, so what would I know…. But I’m a welder so… good luck… practice makes better… greetings from McAllen Texas
You guys are totally insane in a nice way. The bell project is slowly reminding me of my physics class at school, but I'm curious to see what happens and I'm already getting goosebumps if the bell really rings
Hi Billy love watching the progress you're making and just to say the video's are great, please don't take this as criticism but you need to turn your welder up and move the gun closer to the metal that way you will have a much better penetration and much stronger weld 😁
Yes please listen to the welder's giving you advice those welds are too cold not burning or melting all the way through from another welder no offense meant just trying to help
Turn the heat up should sound like frying eggs
Looks amazing.
I would continue the metal up and over the second piece of wood to create a continuous cage to keep it all aligned.
Ryan’s giggles at the end had me laughing out loud!!
Everything is so exciting to watch! I have one suggestion and that would be bore a hole thru the strap and into the wood beams to give more support for the shafts.
Billy, what you have done so far is brilliant! You should be proud of yourself. It doesn't matter that you haven't done something before because we know you always research and learn the 'how to' to perfection. Be kind to yourself and give yourself a pat on the back more often. Thank you so much for sharing. I truly do worry for everyone's safety when it comes time to raise the bell. Are there not professionals who could do this instead? Take care. ox