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The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« on: February 23, 2007, 04:26:39 PM »
This is a freelance Brooke rifle scaled to use the 1.25x10 piece.  Again, click the image for a dimensioned drawing.



Below is what this was based on:


10" Brooke smoothbore
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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2007, 04:33:52 PM »
George you're going to get one HEAVY box of steel.  My sympathy to the letter carrier.

Lookin' forward to seeing the progress on it.
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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2007, 04:38:50 PM »
My sympathy to the letter carrier.

That's what they invented dollies for.   ;D

When I ship heavy stuff like that in cardboard boxes, I drywall screw the metal to a scrap piece of plywood so it won't crash around in the box and puncture the cardboard.
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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2007, 05:00:06 PM »
I stuffed about 56 lbs in the last one I sent (for the last contest) to DD.  It made it.  This one will be packed solid with layers of cardboard - no room for anything to slide.

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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2007, 06:28:23 PM »
I started with No. 2.  Here is the barrel with trunnions and reinforcing band.  The band will be shrink fitted after the trunnions are welded and the hemispherical breech is done.



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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2007, 03:14:16 PM »
Great looking little cannon George!!! I might have to make me one of those? Now where did I put that time I had lying around here? ;D ;D ;D

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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2007, 08:52:37 PM »
Time for another progress report.  I have rounded off the breech and added a separate breeching jaws since I forgot about them (left them off the drawing, an error that has been corrected on the small drawing and will be corrected on the dimensioned one) while I was originally turning the barrel.  Next I have to do some delicate welding so I don't melt things I don't want to melt.  Progress in pix follows:



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OK, the dimensioned image has been corrected.
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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2007, 12:56:25 AM »
Nice shots, IMPRESSIVE lookin' cannon.
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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2007, 06:01:46 AM »
GG,

     You can imagine how partial Mike and I are to seacoast and naval guns, but your efforts thus far are OUTSTANDING!!  It's going to be a great looking gun!
What will be your method of securing the reinforcing band assy. to the tube?  If it will be a shrink fit, how much diametral interference will there be with both parts at room temperature?  Thanks.

Mike and Tracy
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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2007, 08:13:38 AM »
It was intended to be a shrink fit with an intended .001" to .0015" interference.  However, I find I can partially slide the reinforce on by hand so there must be some non-uniformity of either the reinforce or the as delivered diameter of the barrel material.  I think at this point that I will simply press them together as I don't think the interference will require heat expansion.
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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2007, 09:48:13 PM »
I have been thinking about buying a new welder for a while and this project pushed me over the edge.  I bought a Miller Dynasty 200 DX with a higher top end and a much lower bottom end than the one I already had.



It has much more control over the welding current than my old one.  But it handles a little different, too.

Anyway, since this is not a commercial for Miller welding machines, I welded the trunnions and breeching jaws on the Brooke tube, cleaned the welds with a rattail file, and pressed the reinforce on.  I plan to bead blast it to get a sort of cast iron finish.  Then drill the vent.  Then make a center pintle mount for it.

The shot is .50 cal.  The barrel is about 7 3/8" long which works out to 4.6% of a 10" smoothbore, although it is not an exact model.


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Re: The 2007 International Open - contest entry No 2 by GGaskill
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2007, 01:45:06 AM »
NICE job.

I'll be satisfied with my $225 wire welder.  (NOT!)   

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