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carriage plans
« on: January 19, 2010, 07:06:41 PM »
I'm looking to build a carriage for my golfball cannon, I was wondering if you guy's know of any site's that I can download plans for a naval carriage. Any help would be great, thanks.

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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2010, 09:52:35 PM »
Prospector86, check the Stickies, "How to build...", and also go thru the posts, you should find several "builds" in progress, or pics...or get ideas from some of our sponsers, or hang around a little, you will get lots of help here! BoomLover
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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2010, 01:37:02 AM »
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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2010, 01:38:56 AM »
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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2010, 01:45:00 AM »
some more models
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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2010, 02:01:03 AM »
this book was sold here on the forum a while ago
its a very good book if you need some help with the build
try to locate it here
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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2010, 04:31:43 AM »
If you look at  the cannon link list sticky at the top of the board you will find cannon plans listed there.  The  book Building 18th Century Artillery that Dan suggested is listed there. This is a must have book for building cannon in the  Naval pattern.  


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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2010, 04:37:15 AM »
Boomlover...........on that other thread.........plans...will have to dig out those drawings..........will send to you when I find them...Treb.
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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2010, 08:00:12 AM »
Thanks! Like I say, just stick around here and you can find pretty much everything you want on cannons and related links! Love this forum! BoomLover
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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2010, 10:18:18 AM »
You will need to figure out what kind of cannon you want.
If it is a shooter, I think the Naval style base is a little small for a stand alone cannon.
I sized mine a little longer and wider for stability.
I just wing it for size and style.




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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2010, 12:04:35 PM »
they did allright at Trafalgar............damn English knew a thing or two about Ordnance
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Re: carriage plans
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2010, 04:20:51 PM »
You can't argue with sucess.
My point is, the naval carriage was only one part of a system.
If you don't have a ship of the line to bring to the firing line, a slightly oversized naval carriage is not a bad idea.

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« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2010, 09:15:23 PM »
I knew what you meant..........sometimes those big barrels sitting on itsy bitsy carriages just don't look right............surprising thing is.......they took all that rolling about on deck............continual discharge.....ok the design was right........materials were right.........but the eyes say.........' them don't look right '
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