pics of my latest cannon project- finally done! :)

[beergut]

have to share completion of my latest project. been out on disability for spine surgery a couple months now with some time on my hands, been spending more time on my lathe / mill - finished my salute cannon that I started years ago and just too busy to dedicate time on finishing it. 100% handmade on my lathe & mill, the brass is 5" across by 12" long with a 1 3/4" bore / 1" gunpowder well at the bottom- solid naval brass. all stainless steel, pewter and brass accents. brass trunnion and trunnion caps, oak sled carriage, 6" oak wheels with 3/4" brass axle and axle pins. has a stainless & brass fuse holder with a pewter skull fuse cap- (to keep the fuse from burning the oak)
I fired it yesterday (loaded with "ffg" blackpowder and newspaper wadding) it was truly magnificent! a deep thunderous crack that echoed for several seconds around the lake - it weighs about 55 - 60lbs. my neighbor saw (heard) it and now I'm making him one! you can probably hear this thing 2 miles away lol

 

[1919FAN]

Awesome job I like the heft.

 

[Rockrivr1]

Nice! Sooooo, how many cannonballs have you made????

 

[Nick Leduc]

Nice work!

 

[slap shot]

Awesome. Where's the video???

 

[Choctaw]

Wow, that is beautiful.

 

[Asaltweapon]

Really nice workmanship.

 

[greencobra]

very cool!

 

[beergut]

Awesome. Where's the video???

the video doesn't do it any justice. but you can hear some of the echo if you turn up the volume. it really rattles the windows

 

[beergut]

Nice! Sooooo, how many cannonballs have you made????

lol! no cannonballs here- just newspaper wadding

 

[CRSIII]

What’s the going rate per pound?
$15-$20?

 

[beergut]

some pics of the cannon I'm cutting now for my neighbor- turning & boring the barrel (60 lb stock 360 brass bar), milling the trunnion caps and trunnions and axle (same size cannon)

 

[steven grammont]

That thing is SWEEEEEEEEEET

 

[Penniepup1]

Beautiful workmanship!

 

[Kevin_NH]

...with a 1 3/4" bore...

lol! no cannonballs here- just newspaper wadding

So when did you take up golfing?

 

[Rockrivr1]

some pics of the cannon I'm cutting now for my neighbor- turning & boring the barrel (60 lb stock 360 brass bar), milling the trunnion caps and trunnions and axle (same size cannon)

Probably can't turn them out fast enough to make it a business, but if you want extra coin I bet you would get a slew of people from NES who would want one made. (ME, ME, ME!!!)

 

[beergut]

What’s the going rate per pound?
$15-$20?

not really sure- the 360 brass barrel stock (5" x 12") alone is over $750. then you have the trunnion brass ($45) axle brass ($50) and trunnion cap brass ($40) then the oak and metal accents which adds another $150 in stock and a lot more time to build. my neighbor wants to build his own carriage, so I just did the barrel, trunnion, trunnion caps and axle for him.
i guess if I had to put a price on my cannon above with the finished carriage- it would be somewhere around $1500 - $1700. I see other similar cannons on-line selling for around $2500- it's actually not easy to find salute cannons this large on-line.
just to add (i know you didn't ask ) to play nicely with the regs I choose to keep it muzzle loading- or if it's breech loading, it can't accept a preloaded cartridge (like a 12 ga or 10 ga for example) or use an automatic firing mechanism like a firearm would use. percussion cap, flint or fuse keeps it legal everywhere. and I always like to reiterate, NEVER use smokless powder or load any projectile into these- FFG goex or pyrodex-rs is the recommended charge packed with newspaper or damp rag.

 

[beergut]

So when did you take up golfing?

lmao!!!!!

 

[quinnjalan]

Very nice.....

 

[beergut]

most peop

Probably can't turn them out fast enough to make it a business, but if you want extra coin I bet you would get a slew of people from NES who would want one made. (ME, ME, ME!!!)

most people run away when they find out how much these things cost to build "turn-key" ... you're looking at $800 alone just in brass (barrel, axle, trunnions & trunnion caps +stainless hardware)

 

[cams]

Beautiful work. Really well done.

 

[Malodave]

That is a LOT of Brass. I turned down purchasing a piece of large
Brass Round at the Scrap Yard. Even at $3 per pound it was still very
expensive.

I have a Steel .50 Cal Cannon Barrel I need to make the carriage for. I am
looking to cut most of the wood out with a 80W Laser first. The Hubs of
the Carriage will be done on one of the wood lathes.

Malodave

 

[Dennis in MA]

Navel brass - is that like a belly-ring???

Very cool.

 

[beergut]

Navel brass - is that like a belly-ring???

Very cool.

lol! naval brass is 464 (a bit more copper in it, it's a bit harder than the 360 brass.)

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I wonder what Rick's buddy would have to say about this
.

 

[jwg22]

Saw this, then clicked your profile. It all checks out now, I knew you had to be in NH.

 

[beergut]

I wonder what Rick's buddy would have to say about this
.

who ???

 

[beergut]

Saw this, then clicked your profile. It all checks out now, I knew you had to be in NH.

yep- lived in mass for 42 years, which was 41 years too long! moved to Nh 6 years ago- I refused to raise my family in massachusetts.
and one of the first things I did when I moved to nh was a form 1 suppressor build! lol

 

[jwg22]

yep- lived in mass for 42 years, which was 41 years too long! moved to Nh 6 years ago- I refused to raise my family in massachusetts.
and one of the first things I did when I moved to nh was a form 1 suppressor build! lol

Ya someday I’ll have nice things like a can on my rifles lol. One can dream.

 

[IPSC_DRL]

who ???

Pawn Stars.