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Cannon Safety/accident post. We can all learn from these post.
Cannon Accidents!!! Safety Warning!!!HOW TO BUILD (links to):CJ’s 1-1/2” bore 1/3 scale 6 pounder:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,18274.0.htmlwww.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,13258.0.htmlwww.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,13760.0.htmlEllswworth Cannon:
http://www.nwtskirmisher.com/useful-extra4.shtmlGolf Ball Coehorn:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,52532.0.htmlwww.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,54573.0.htmlwww.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,65636.0.htmlLinstock:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,65288.0.htmlMop:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,36465.0.htmlQuills:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,59198.0.htmlwww.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,95774.0.htmlPowder Chamber Design:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,63899.0.htmlwww.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,65321.0.htmlReaming a bore:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,38410.0.htmlRIFLING MACHINE:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,108012.0.htmlTrunnion attachment:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,60155.0.htmlTRUNION STRAPS:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,95901.0.htmlwww.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php?topic=122939.0.htmlBowling Ball mortar:
www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,36962.0.htmlWheel Making:
http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,252760.0.htmlWilliam Green Cannon Plans
https://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php?topic=29053.msg1099788070#msg1099788070Other cannons projects:
Building the Paixhans Monster Mortar & Water Cooler Jug w/Concrete ProjosFabrication du Mortier de Monstre de Paixhans avec des PhotosWhat Color Should the Big French Mortar Bed be? 10" Gribeauval mortar drawingYorktown Mortar DrawingThe Tannenberg GunSoda can CoehornGGaskill Golf Ball Mortar Contest EntryCU_Cannon Golf Ball Mortar Contest EntryCat Whisperer Golf Ball Mortar Contest EntryDD Golf Ball Mortar Contest EntryHow to make a nice set of mortar handlesputting the mortar base togetherRepost of much earlier pix of bending trunion straps Making small capsquares or trunnion straps12 pdr coehorn projectCarriage paint formula cardboard tube powder storage containers Rolling your own paper quillsmore: quillPaper straws for quills My Somewhat improved LinstockYet another linstockToday's Project--LinstockSlowmatchMaking NC LacquerKNO3Lead acetate for Slow MatchHow to use a linstock and make slow matchWeld Seam LinersA Breech loading Swivel GunSAMCC Cannon plansAiming a Cannon without sights, South African style 24pdr CS Mortar Drawings (Frame type bed)Trunnion Pockets on a Drill Press500gr powder measurePowder funnelLots of Cannon plans from DanGary casting a bronze cannon post contains links to several other related posts.Gary's Sabot Powderkeg's Treatise on Drilling
Tutorial: A Simple Device for Making Scale RopeLegality of building 12 guage signal cannon from ATF?A Cleaning Method for all Cannon Bores including DOM Sleeved or Lined ones. Building a carriage for the New SAMCC Brooks BarrelTesting a Soda Can MortarK.I.S.S. the can...BOOKS (alpahbetically by title):"Artillery Through the Ages", by Albert Manucy. Published by Division of Publications, National Park Service, Dept. of the Interior.
“Artillery and Ammunition of the Civil War”, by Warren Ripley, published by Promontory Press 1970.
“The Big Guns”, Civil War Siege, Seacoast, and Naval Cannon, by Edwin Olmstead, Wayne E. Stark and Spencer C. Tucker. Published by Museum Restoration Service, 1997.
Boarders Away II, With Fire, The Small Firearms and Combustibles of the Classical Age of Fighting Sail, 1626-1826, by William Gilkerson. Published by Andrew Mowbray, Inc., 1993.
"Cannons", An Introduction to Civil War Artillery, by Dean S. Thompson. Published by Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, PA.
“Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War”, by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter c. George, Arsenal Press 1980.
“Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War”, by James C. Hazlett, Edwin Olmstead, and M. Hume Parks, published by the University of Delaware Press, 1983 & 1988.
“The Lifesaving Guns of David Lyle”, by J.P. Barnett with a Preface by Harold L. Peterson.
"Round Shot and Rammers", An Introduction to Muzzle-loading Land Artillery in the United States, by Harold L. Peterson. Published by South Bend Replicas, Inc. (Great for anybody wanting to build their own carriage. There are lot's of diagrams that can easily be scaled.)
INTERNET:The Handbook of artillery, 5th Edition, 1863:
http://members.cox.net/ltclee/Roberts.htmShooting Procedures:
http://www2.control.com/~emoore/marty.htmlhttp://www.civilwarnews.com/artillerysaftey.htmGibbons Artillerist's Manual
http://www.civilwarartillery.com/books/GIBBON.PDFNational Parks Historic Weapons Manual
http://www.nps.gov/stri/upload/19thCArtillery2010-01-21.pdf military-info.com publicationsCOURSE of INSTRUCTION FOR ARTILLERY GUNNERS. MODERN GUNS AND MORTARS ADOPTED IN THE UNITED STATES LAND SERVICE, THEIR CARRIAGES, PROJECTILES, FUZES AND SIGHTS. 1895 books.google.comKing Howitzer articles from CMHHISTORY:Military History Institute:
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/Military History, US Army Center of:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/C.W. HISTORY:http://www.civilwarartillery.com/http://www.civilwarhome.com/http://www.civil-war.ws/artillery/http://robinsonsbattery.org/4001.htmlSpanish-American War:http://www.spanamwar.com/MUSEUMS:Army Museums Directory:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/Museums/museums.htmThe U.S. Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD.:
www.ordmusfound.orgThe National Civil War Museum:
http://nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/The Smithsonian Institution:
http://www.si.edu/Toy Cannon Museum:
http://www.ray-vin.com/frmuseum.htmUS Army Museum Websites:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/Museums/links.htmWatervliet Arsenal (and Museum):
http://www.wva.army.mil/Pre 1899 Cannon Post:www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,42824.htmlMath/Calculations:Round ball weight per alloy type calculator:
http://www.beartoothbullets.com/rescources/calculators/php/roundball.htmGeorge's Round Ball Calculator
http://gunneyg.info/html/ShotWeight.htm AIS/SAE Steel Numbering System:http://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-aisi-sae.htmProperties of selected steels: Weld Seam LinersEstimated Mechanical Properties and Machinability
of AISI and SAE Carbon Steel Bars
http://www.gerdaumacsteel.com/media-center/mdb/general_information/estimated_mechanical_properties_and_machinability_of_aisi_and_sae_carbon_steel_bars.shtmlEstimated Mechanical Properties and Machinability Ratings of Selected Cold Drawn Alloy Steels
http://www.gerdaumacsteel.com/media-center/mdb/general_information/estimated_mechanical_properties_and_machinability_ratings_of_selected_cold_drawn_alloy_steels.shtmlMachinablitiy of steels
http://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-machinability.htm Material Properties:MatWeb, Your Source for Materials Information
http://www.matweb.com/index.asp?ckck=1Links to Types of Brass:Cartridge Brass
http://www.anchorbronze.com/c26000.htmCopper Alloy Characteristics
copper.orgAnchor BronzeLinks to Types of Steel:12L14 (a resulfurized steel as is 1144sp )
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/8262/htdocs/steels/12L14.html 4140 (used in barrels)
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/8262/htdocs/steels/4140.html 1018 (often referred to as cold-rolled, but can also be hot rolled.)
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/8262/htdocs/steels/1018.html 8620 (used in M-16 bolts - tough stuff!)
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/8262/htdocs/steels/8620.htmlSteel used in rifle barrels:
http://www.riflebarrels.com/products/default.htm http://www.hartbarrels.com/ http://www.rifle-barrels.com/ http://www.gmriflebarrel.com/ http://www.badgerbarrelsinc.com/ http://www.montanarifleman.com/barrels.htm http://www.barsto.com/ http://www.schuemann.com/ (check out the barrel steel listing)
http://www.obermeyerbarrels.com/steel.html Computing bore size:To compute the proper bore diameter for a given object to be used as a cannon projectile:
Measure the diameter of your perspective projectile. Divide diameter by 39. Multiply the result by 40.
Bore Size of commonly used items for cannon projectiles:A guide to common can sizes
Can sizesA bowling ball gun with proper windage would need a minimum bore of 8.815 inch.
The circumference of a ball shall not be more than 27.002 inches nor less than 26.704 inches. 27.002 xi .31831 = 8.595 maximum diameter of a bowling . (8.595/39)x40= 8.815 inches
http://www.topendsports.com/sport/tenpin/balls.htmThe Pressure tank need to make the expansion chamber for a bowling ball mortar for is the 300 CF, DOT 3AA2400 made by Taylor Wharton.
http://www.taylorwharton.com/assets/base/doc/products/cylinders/TW1102_StandardHighPressure.pdf A golf ball gun with proper windage would need a minimum bore of 1.723 inch.
The diameter of a golf ball is 1.68 inch. . (1.68/39)x40=1.723
http://www.learnaboutgolf.com/beginner/balltypes.htmlA popcan mortar with proper windage needs a bore of 2.667.
A Diet Coke can is 2.6 inches in diameter. (2.6/39)x40=2.667
Dimensions and weight of cannon ball sinkers.
http://www.barlowstackle.com/Do-It-Cannon-Ball-Sinker-Molds-P303.aspxDimensions of Pool Balls
All balls must be composed of cast phenolic resin plastic and measure 2 Ľ (+.005) inches [5.715 cm (+ .127 mm)] in diameter and weigh 5 ˝ to 6 oz [156 to 170 gms].
http://wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=rules_spec A pool ball cannon or mortar should be (2.255/39) 40 = 2.313 inch bore.
Dimension of a Tennis ball.
...the acceptable range for ball diameter (2.575 inches to 2.700 inches respectively for a Type 2 ball). The accuracy of calibration is 1/-0.005 inches.
http://www.itftennis.com/technical/research/lab/balls/size.asp measurement conversionsConvert:
http://www.joshmadison.com/software/convert/ handy little free ware program to convert all sorts of units of measurement
References to Handgonnes and Hand CannonsHandgonne
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/1945/Guns/Hgonne2.htmTHE MORKO:
http://gunneyg.info/Morko/html/MorkoIntro.htmHandgonne FaustbĂĽchse, Tannenberg, Danziger, Ballistic Pendulum, glowing poker wire, and more.
http://www.musketeer.ch/blackpowder/handgonne.htmlPole and hand cannons - Chinese & Vietnamese
http://bronzecannon.net/chinese_cannons.htmhandgonnes, matchlocks
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~dispater/handgonnes.htm Handgonne - Tannenberg
http://lassengunsmithing.com/html/tannenberg.htmWeird Lenny's Place - lots of info
http://www.handgonnes.com/id75.htmlWHOMISIT'S GONNES PAGE
http://www.geocities.com/whomisit/gonnes.html Tabor Musket:
http://www.witchery.com/claypipe/tabor1.jpg http://www.witchery.com/claypipe/tabor2.jpg Teleocera's Pages:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/1945/Guns/BP.htm http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/1945/Guns/Hgonne.htm http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/1945/Guns/Hgonne2.htm References to Mortars6-Funt Russian Mortar model of 1707
http://www.xenophon-mil.org/rusarmy/artymuseum/arty066s.htmCoehorn mortar HISTORY
Baron van Coehorn (1641-1704), a Dutch Officer, designed a mortar first used at the siege of Grave in 1674; and SBML 10-inch
http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/mortar/mort2.htmBritish 4.52 - Inch Coehorn Mortar
http://www.cannonsonline.com/product_pgs/barrels/features/britishCoehorn_mortar.htmThunder Mug - signal mortar
http://bronzecannon.net/mortars.htm16-inch bronze stone mortar, Model of 1839.
13-inch seacoast and Navy mortar, Model of 1861
10-inch seacoast mortar, Model of 1861.
10-inch seacoast mortar, Model of 1840
10-inch seacoast mortar, circa 1807.
10-inch siege mortar, Model of 1861.
10-inch siege mortar, Model of 1840.
10-inch siege mortar, circa 1807.
8-inch siege mortar, Model of 1861
8-inch siege mortar, Model of 1840.
24-pounder iron Confederate Coehorn mortar
24-pounder bronze Coehorn mortar, Model of 1838.
12-pounder wooden mortar Made of oak and iron bands, mortars like this one were used at Petersburg
http://www.cwartillery.org/ve/mortar.html1841 24 pounder (6”) Current location: Fort Point. San Francisco Bay.
http://www.nps.gov/prsf/coast_defense/third_system/thirdsys_cannons/smmortar3.htm13” Seacoast “Dictator”
http://www.nps.gov/pete/mahan/Dictator.htmlReferences to CannonsCarronade
http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/car.htmhttp://www.hms.org.uk/nelsonsnavycarronade.htmhttp://www.palmersarmoury.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=40Dahlgren Guns & Rifles
http://www.cwartillery.org/ve/dahlgrens.htmlhttp://civilwar.bluegrass.net/ArtilleryAndArms/dahlgrenguns.htmlhttp://www.virtualology.com/apjohnadolphdahlgren/Napoleon
http://www.nps.gov/vick/interp/lhcannon.htmhttp://www.galenahistorymuseum.org/napoleon.htmhttp://usa-civil-war.com/Civil_War/definitions_2.html (scroll down to Napoleon Cannon)
Rodman
http://www.nps.gov/fowa/mammoth.htm http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/neighborhoods/strip/strip_n41.htmlhttp://www.cwartillery.org/ve/tjrodman.htmlhttp://www.pghhistory.org/historycenter/hc_education/pc-rodmancolumbiad.html (note the diagrams of the casting process)
Blakely
http://captainblakely.org/default.aspxReferences to Testing of Shootin' IronsPressure testing equipment:
http://www.oehler-research.com/http://www.oehler-research.com/wizard.html Test procedure - catastrophic testing
http://www.hpwhite.com/101-00.pdf adequacy of the design features of a specific model of gun to resist those factors which result in firearm accidents.
http://www.firearmsid.com/Feature%References to Ignition SystemsDescriptions of Ignition Systems:
http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/gun/firing.htmReferences to ORGANIZATIONSRoyal New Zealand Artillery Old Comrades' Association
http://riv.co.nz/rnza/index.htmAustralian Artillery
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-army-today/arty.htmForts and Cannon of the UK
http://www.palmerstonforts.org.uk/LIBRARY Search EnginesCornell University Library
http://library8.library.cornell.edu/moa/