The world's oldest bell foundry still uses ancient production methods. #Bells #History #HowItsMade

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[Pepe_]

This lady explained in such a way that we have to watch twice to understand the video but without the sound

[nataliadanilina]

Okay, so the narrator forgot to mention a couple of extremely important steps. The false bell is made out of sand and is covered by a thin layer of wax; as sand holds size and shape - wax holds the design and ornaments. And before workers lift up the top part of the mold to remove the false bell after the clay finishes drying, they have to heat up the whole thing so the wax will melt away. Then they lift up the top part, destroy the false bell, join back two parts of the mold, and fill it with bronze.

So, it goes: clay bottom half of the mold - sand false bell - wax - clay top half of the mold. Then the wax is melted away, which gives room to move up the top half of the mold, the false bell is destroyed and its space between top half and bottom half is now a space for actual metal.

[davidm]

I know less about how to make a bell than I did before I watched this video.

[jonbar]

That was so confusing. I'm pretty sure there's a better way of explaining that

[MrSkywalker]

This foundry - Campane Marinelli - is located in an Italian small town named Agnone, province of Isernia, in the Molise Region. The same town produces a cheese called ‘Caciocavallo’ that a few years ago at a cheese contest in London won the title of ‘Best cheese in the world’…..

[pil]

How could you possibly fail to explain Lost Wax Casting

[mydogniko]

I understand the casting process but this explanation made it really confusing.

[JohnWayneStraightcy]

I had a brain aneurysm listening to that lady explain 😂😂😂

[jxdinglol]

Left out the part where they put in a perfect wax bell on top of the "middle cup" for the "mantle" to exist on. This is lost wax casting. They pour the bronze directly into the wax, and they don't "lift the mantle" before the pour like she said, they pour it with the mantle still on it after it has been fired. The wax is what gets destroyed.

[beeg]

Basically this is similar to the lost wax process or casting in general. The middle /the bell is made of wax. They cover the top with clay, or plaster and then cover the inside of the wax bell. When they heat the clay it melts the wax bell inside and hardens the clay or plaster. This creates a void in the mold. In general they will heat the mold and take it out when hot enough the will take it out and pour the hot bronze into the void. They will break the bell out of the mold once it has cooled. I hope thar helps.

[j_lemy]

Ahh yes, the great electric drill used for the polishing, very popular in the middle ages.

[Lilym]

Confusing commentary yes, but lovely to see skilled artisans creating in an ancient way those bells. So many talented humans out there

[canandendmaking]

Just a moment “ ancient techniques since the Middle Ages”

[SaintMcFoye]

I can't remember that old guy's name
but his hammer sure rings a bell...

[coulthrust]

I think you forgot to mention the wax part

[claudevieaul]

I've been lucky enough to have been present when a church bell was cast (as a replacement for one that got nicked by the Germans in WW2).
This foundry in the northeast of the Netherlands also made many other bells for several cathedrals around Europe, ranging from small glockenspiel type bells to full size ones that you normally associate with royal funerals or Hammer Horror movies... 🤣

It's a thoroughly beautiful process to see the various molds (they keep the basic shape intact as much as possible, for another bell with the same frequency), the pit dug into the earth in which the mold is built, the casting of the molten bronze...
Absolutely gorgeous to see.

[tektonik]

I have been here on a school trip, such wonderful little city, and the methods on how they make bells it's so interesting,
In the city there's also a liutaio ( guy that makes flutes and musical instruments) I got to try play for the first time a zampogna and saw many pieces of art he created himself . True craftsmanship in molise I'm glad they keep it going

[trupyrodice]

we visited this factory when I was 14, absolutely amazing to see how things were done back in the day.
another amazing thing was being able to see inside a windmill in the Netherlands, our family owned the last privately owned windmill in Holland until the government basically forced the sales of all of the decent upkeept ones. regardless, Seeing the massive cogs made from wood was a feat an a half, not to mention the stone grinding wheels they used to grind the grains.

[fwancus]

If you guys want an explanation much easier to understand, look up Lost Wax Casting. I have no clue why it was explained this way in this video.

[Allahuma.sali.ala.muhammad.]

"Until they shine" Yeah, that bell is definitely shiny lol.