The photos show a small and delicately cast bell in cast iron which didn’t survive being dropped onto the tiled floor.
I have been asked if I can fix it and before attacking it, I wondered if the panel had some advice (even if it was don’t bother!).
I doubt that it will ring again with the same sound but something better than the dull noise would be good.

Looking closely, it appears that a crack was already in existence and the fall simply finished the job. One side of the break is mildly corroded, the other bright.
I was contemplating cleaning and attempting a silver solder or braze joint from the inside to limit the visible repairs but not sure what the effects of serious heat will be on such a delicate casting with a 2mm or so wall.

any thoughts gratefully received.
simon

Thanks for all the advice. Discussions with the owner have pushed me towards a brazed fix. Watch this space for updates and photos !

Simon

So an update to anyone following this thread.

Thanks to a very kind offer, I was sent some coated SiF Bronze to use for my attempts at a repair.

The excellent advice in this thread and privately suggested heating the bell to red, cooling and then mechanically brushing the joint surfaces – that was achieved successfully. I then used a Dremel with a tungsten burr to further clean and to make a V-groove on the inside of the bell to allow the braze to flow.

I then clipped the two pieces together and applied some Tenacity N°1 flux. The two parts were held together by thye spring tension in the bell itself (spoiler alert!).

The next step was heating and applying the Sif Bronze to the interior and allowing to cool. I was pleasantly surprised at how it flowed nicely into the inside groove although my technique leaves much to be desired I suspect!

Significant effort was then required to clean it up. Sadly, the two parts slipped slightly so one joint is near perfect and almost invisible, the other side has a small step – maybe next time I should bind with iron wire or similar.

I struggled to remove the two fluxes and eventually mechanically ground them from the inside and picked bits off from the outside.

Finally, the best part of all is that IT RINGS!! Proof of the pudding is in a 20 second YouTube video for anyone interested at (https://youtube.com/shorts/hAzSyVrEpdk?feature=share) Ringing Bell

Finally, finally….does anybody have any ideas about how to replace the verdigris finish on the bell – I am pretty sure it was a chemical effect rather than paint and all I can find on the web seem to refer to paint substitute finishes. Answers on a postcard please – or better still, here!

Simon