Design Of A Ranch Dinner Triangle Bell?? How Big Is TOO BIG!!??

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If you are on a "chuckwagon",, I guess there is a limit to a dinner triangle size,,, and weight,,BUT, if you are gonna fab it, and hang it one time,, is there a problem with "TOO BIG" ?? I have some 1.50" steel solid round bar,, Could I make a dinner bell out of that? or,, for it to "ring" is there a maximum dimension?I have 1" round solid steel bar, also,, but, I might have to try 1.50",, bigger IS ALWAYS better,,

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Help me design the ultimate dinner triangle,, THANKS!!


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Originally Posted by SweetMK

If you are on a "chuckwagon",, I guess there is a limit to a dinner triangle size,,, and weight,,BUT, if you are gonna fab it, and hang it one time,, is there a problem with "TOO BIG" ?? I have some 1.50" steel solid round bar,, Could I make a dinner bell out of that? or,, for it to "ring" is there a maximum dimension?I have 1" round solid steel bar, also,, but, I might have to try 1.50",, bigger IS ALWAYS better,,

`~`  RIGHT??

Help me design the ultimate dinner triangle,, THANKS!!


Reply:If you desire a traditional sound then you will want a specific size.  A guy used to purchase his stock from my steel vendor.  He used 1/2 to 5/8 as i recall.  It may have been special for him.  He ordered hundred on lbs at a time.
Reply:I have A LOT of 6.5 foot lengths of the 1.5" round solids,,so, if I wanted it to be welded corners, I could make any size up to 6.5 feet per side, easily,,I think my 1" diameter solid rounds are either 10 or 12 feet long.My wife says I never hear the bell on the porch,, so, I am thinking ,,, BIGGER!!Heavy, yea,, that just means a BIG post to support it,,
Reply:Size is going to be inversely proportional to pitch. How do you want it to sound?
Reply:Hang the straight piece on a string and give it a whack.  It will sound somewhat similar to the finished product.Century buzzbox that I learned on 40+ years ago (was Dad's)Crappy Century 110volt mig 70 amp pigeon pooper.Lincoln Idealarc TIG-300
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Originally Posted by bead-boy

Hang the straight piece on a string and give it a whack.  It will sound somewhat similar to the finished product.
Reply:make it out of 1 1/4" pipe, it'll be lighter and probably louder.Ol' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
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Originally Posted by Louie1961

Size is going to be inversely proportional to pitch. How do you want it to sound?
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Originally Posted by SweetMK

I hear low frequency MUCH better than high frequency,,THAT is the main reason for making this,,
Reply:3 of those 6.5' pieces would make a great one. I don't even need a dinner bell ( I come in to eat because I'm hungry!) but I'm already liking this thread...let's see that Paul Bunyan sized chime!The harder you fall, the higher you bounce...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:Want a loud bell?Hang an old gas bottle and use some of your 1" stock as a dinger ,It will be loudA good guess is better than a bad measurement
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Originally Posted by SweetMK

I have A LOT of 6.5 foot lengths of the 1.5" round solids,,so, if I wanted it to be welded corners, I could make any size up to 6.5 feet per side, easily,,I think my 1" diameter solid rounds are either 10 or 12 feet long.My wife says I never hear the bell on the porch,, so, I am thinking ,,, BIGGER!!Heavy, yea,, that just means a BIG post to support it,,
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Originally Posted by William McCormick

You may get a clank sound like breaking an axel sound rather than that piercing high pitched ring. Sincerely, William McComick
Reply:Neighbor down the road a piece has an oxygen cylider hanging from a garage rafter that is apparently a chime, as for me, I have a school bell I inherited from my dad, who in turn inherited from his dad, the bell was hung at the country school they both graduated from.Interestingly, my granny taught school there, my grandad was one of her students, I think grandad would have graduated high school in 1920.LET'S GO BRANDON!NRA LIFE MEMBERUNITWELD 175 AMP 3 IN1 DCMIDSTATES 300 AMP AC MACHINEGOD HELP AMERICA!"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Reply:There was a Catholic church with a big bell about 6 miles from us when I was a kid. On a clear day you could hear the bell outside...The harder you fall, the higher you bounce...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes