[TheForge] Triangle dinner bell

[Chris Kilpatrick]

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From: Daniel Kretchmar <irontree at visi.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:56:38 -0500
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Triangle dinner bell

> I used a a leather shoelace on mine.  It lasted about 3 years without a problem.
>  I checked it occasionally lightly by pulling on it.  When it pulled free, I
> just replaced the shoe lace. My 5 year old loves to ring it to call me into the
> shop
> 
> 
> Daniel Kretchmar
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> Quoting Don Snitgen <dsnitgen at tds.net>:
> 
> > Howdy,
> > I haven't been on theForge for a spell, but thought I would come back with a
> > question.
> > I made a triangle dinner "bell" that's about a foot on each side of 5/8"
> > stock with a bracket to hang it up.  I made a nice S hook to hang the
> > triangle on and hit it with the steel clanger.  The only sound it made was a
> > dull thud.  Same thing with chain.  I hung it up with an old boot lace
> > (braided nylon made to look like leather) and you could hear it ring all
> > over the neighborhood.  The lace has warn out and the triangle is heavy
> > enough to do serious damage to the grandchildren's toes and mine.
> > Any suggestions on how I could use metal to hang it up so it's stronger and
> > permanent?
> > I've tried using chain and S hooks, but they all seem to cancel out the
> > vibrations that make the triangle ring.
> > I use some ideas.
> > Don Snitgen
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