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pics of my latest cannon project- finally done! :)
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So pretty, almost a shame to actually fire it.
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This is the cannon I used to play with when I was with the Lafayette Artillery out of Lyndeborough, N.H. I was their captain for six years. It is an original 1844 made Model 1841 six-pounder. Sometimes we would fire softballs. this pic was taken when we were at an event in Orwell, Vermont.
I think you need a longer fuse. Haha
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lol- it's safety fuse, it burns slower than typical fuse.
it's the "granite" model by smithy with the 42" bed. it's their largest model.
yep. i figured 8' of deck would be long enough- however, it had some force behind it and the wheels roll pretty darn good on the axle lol- that sound heard at the end of the video was the cannon rolling off the first step- but it's fine. the sled carriage i made on the previous cannon only went back a few inches but it was 1/2 the size of this cannon. i dont like to block in the cannon- all that energy needs a place to go and allowing the cannon to roll back alleviates the stress on the carriage and trunnions- tho, next time i will place a bag of sand or pellets a few feet behind it- every new cannon is a learning curveBeautiful work. I couldn't help but notice, you've got a loose cannonhow far back did it roll? The inlaid coins are such a nice detail. Thanks for sharing.
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Smithy are having a Black Friday sale for those who want to follow in @beergut ’s footsteps. All it probably takes is several thousand dollars and many years of experience. (And yes I did go to their website to see what it would cost, but at my age I probably don’t have enough time left to develop the skill level
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yeah- i probably have about 10k - 12k into the machine and tooling. but it has paid for itselfSmithy are having a Black Friday sale for those who want to follow in @beergut ’s footsteps. All it probably takes is several thousand dollars and many years of experience. (And yes I did go to their website to see what it would cost, but at my age I probably don’t have enough time left to develop the skill level
i have friends who have probably over 100k in their cnc lathe & mill setup- but they're making a living with their shop, I'm just a hobbyist. last year i also did a form 1 suppressor (I'm in nh) for my .300 blackout and it came out awesome
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Yeah, when I was looking at it I was thinking, “gee that thing is less than I paid for the Barrett, and it is probably way more useful”. But I figured by the time you get all the accouterments you'd probably be over 10K, which you confirmed. My real problem would be lack of skillyeah- i probably have about 10k - 12k into the machine and tooling. but it has paid for itself
last year i also did a form 1 suppressor (I'm in nh) for my .300 blackout and it came out awesome
. I’ve done a fair amount of woodworking, but the only metal work I’ve done is with 80% lowers.
The guy running the line trimmer must have been “WTF!”
AHM
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My junior high school metal shop teacher was Jewish.
One time he used flour for parting powder
when casting an aluminum item in the shop foundry.
He said that when he removed the cast item,
the sand form was lined with the world's thinnest matzoh.
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