Where was I… oh yeah- I’ve got the wheels.
When we were initially cannon pondering, we were envisioning something like a pipe strapped to a cinder block, or some such. But I, your humble narrator, was a machinist in a former life, & I would have none of that.
Nossir, with wheels in hand, I devised a plan.
Paul, my other bud, had some plans for a little cannon, like tabletop size. Using those plans & my trusty calculator, I scaled everything I’d need to make (which WAS everything) based on the proportional size of the wheels I had.
Jeez- I shoulda paid more attention in algebra class.
Ordered 3 feet of 1026 seamless tubing from a mill, 4" OD x 2" bore. Made up a breech plug (cascable end on the gun) & threaded it 2"-8. Mounted the tube on a big lathe, & machined away everything that didn’t look like a Napoleon. Made trunnions, & welded them on. When I was done with the work, I had a passable copy of a cannon barrel.
But- on what would it sit? I’m a crappy woodworker, I don’t like it, but woodwork was now in my future, like it or not.
NEXT: woodworking sucks
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Even though I've heard this story before, I still can't wait for the next installment... :)
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