I have an affliction, when I get an idea in my head, and work the whole thing out, I need to make it real, or it will haunt me. Since I built up Rambler No. 1 the problem of a bell location has been haunting me. I even considered adding a brazeon during the initial design phases. Then this morning it hit me, and when I had 10 minutes to spare at lunch, I was at the bench cutting up a perfectly good Crane bell.
It fits near perfectly over the cable stop, everything works like it should and the way the hammer strike bells work there should be no Auto ring from bumps.
I have seen this done before with the spring strike bells to dress up a naked shift boss, but as far as I know I am the first to piggyback a hammer strike bell like this. If you have seen it out there let me know.
Now back to work, oh and Happy Friday – Play outside!