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[Blak bart]

I am not sure how you planned on doing the trunnions...

Suggestion... bore straight through proportionate hole... then insert a cut "dowel" through.

My exact thought !!

 

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[RTR]

Yes ARC...I can. Maybe you have an idea of a gun you would want to replicate. You know these guns well and I respect your opinion....which design should I attempt? I'm looking for something simple yet elegant without to much carving work. Im looking at a 1547 falconet that I like so far.....got any ideas ?

THIS 1857 http://steencannons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/74.jpg

 

[RTR]

info >> U.S. Model 1857 12-Pounder Napoleon | Steen Cannons | Authentic U.S. military cannons

 

[RTR]

It is a Sexy Cannon http://steencannons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Napoleon-PD-1-PhEx.jpg

 

[Blak bart]

There is definitely much more to this than most people think....just the trunion placement alone is critical to Design. Ive been pondering trunion placement for awhile now. I think I'm custom made to do this work....the preferred material for plug cannons is mahogany and I just happen to have some. And bronze...well I have at least 1500 pounds. Not to mention my lathe skills are good enough to do the guns. Im gonna expand our scope of inventory with some new mahogany plugs....I like these 2-3foot guns !!

 

[Blak bart]

THIS 1857 http://steencannons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/74.jpg

Thats probably a very easy one....very sleek and sexy.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Good morning...
AntiQ, ARC, Bart, Bill, boatlode, Duckshot, ECS, Msbeep, pepperj, releventchair, rook,RTR, rusty, Whadi, and all the other readers of the RTC.

Whew! Did I get everyone this time?

 

[bill from lachine]

Good morning WD.

 

[Blak bart]

Hello WD good morning

 

[RTR]

Yikes,how would you like this coming at you at over 1,000 FPS ? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/90423904989172648/

 

[Rookster]

Morning WD and RTR

Didn’t see WIF, morning.

 

[ARC]

Morning WD.

 

[ARC]

Off.. bbl

 

[Blak bart]

Yikes,how would you like this coming at you at over 1,000 FPS ? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/90423904989172648/

Ouch !!

 

[RTR]

Thats probably a very easy one....very sleek and sexy.

A oddity store in Appomattox Va. had 2 smaller (operational) ones outside .I tried as hard as I could with no luck to buy one
They were probably 6 pounders.In bad need of restoration,especially the wheels.Just chained out outside wasting away

 

[Blak bart]

Off to work...bye !

 

[pepperj]

Morning WD
How goes your online shopping experiences?

 

[RTR]

more cannon info https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/meet-napoleon-gun-artillery-piece-saved-union-122661

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all!

Busted a stud on the solenoid for the plow. Time to replace it apparently.
Have two red wires corroded and broken/floating around.
Where did they come from?
Been here before a few years ago. But the one wire gave me fits trying to find where it came from ...

One must be battery powered. The other , ignition.
Both fused. One (or both) probably have a relay.
Crawled around under the hood with a flashlight to find a bank of relays with so much corrosion (air dam was removed to install plow carriage , salt rolls under hood and goes all over. Replaced dip tubes for oil and tranny. Tranny pan ,ect....) I don't dare spray them with penetrant for fear corrosion is all that holds them together.

Suspect the mystery wire was plugged into one of those relays.
Now , how to find another fused ignition source....

Ah well. I'll save that for last. Plenty to do on the other wiring and solenoid replacement. Working through a narrow gap.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Morning WD and RTR

Didn’t see WIF, morning.

Thanks for noticing.