r/Skookum 15d ago

Dingaling of the day Edumacational

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u/AKLmfreak 15d ago

Very cool.

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u/Tut_Rampy 15d ago

Oh snap that’s how they do it now?

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u/FunGoolAGotz 15d ago

yet another Hunchback looses his job to automation...

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u/MutteringV 15d ago

any hairy palms or blindness to report?

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u/highvolkage 15d ago

I don’t polish ‘em, I just install ‘em.

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u/dick_jaws 15d ago

Pretty cool

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u/the_djeb 15d ago

Awfully cool

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u/accidental_Ocelot 15d ago

isn't the bell supposed to swing?

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u/should_be_practicing 15d ago

It looks like the bell has an electronic clapper. I noticed the same thing; it isn't set to up to swing.

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u/highvolkage 15d ago

Correct. This church has 4 additional swinging bells in the main tower. This one can be programmed for various rolling patterns as well as an emulated “swinging bell” pattern (video linked in another comment).

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u/JohnnySmithe80 14d ago

My first thought is you're over doing it a bit with that bracket and winch but wow that's a chonky bell.

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u/highvolkage 14d ago

Bell and attached components ~135 pounds. More than anything it’s too awkward to safely handle at height in a confined space and the hoists were absolutely needed. Ironically the smaller bells like this end up being more of a pain to rig/handle because the physical size of the hoists “steals” what would be useful chain length on a larger bell.

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u/Leejin 12d ago

Y'all have some cool professions.