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The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« on: June 04, 2011, 11:27:24 AM »
My first attempt.  A little large for a key chain.  All steel.   The 1-1/2" diameter wheels turn and are not wobbly. It has a  9/64" bore [.140"] that will fire a 1/8" steel ball bearing.  The bore on this cannon is the same diameter as the vent size on many larger cannons.  I still have to drill the vent.  It will be 1/32" [.031"]  My next attempt will be a smaller one with 1" or 1-1/4" diameter wheels. I'm exploring the possibility of cheeks, trunnions and an elevation screw.  :-\  My goal is a functional key chain field cannon.





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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 11:49:05 AM »
 I like it! ;)
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2011, 12:09:09 PM »
     I like the concept a lot, Dom.  Are you thinking about including an "Atomic Annie" on a functional sliding upper carriage in your collection of key chain cannon?   ;D ;D

Press on, gotta do a teenie-tiny elevation screw!

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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2011, 12:57:20 PM »
"..Atomic Annie.."?  "..functional sliding upper carriage.."?  Ah, you mean Barbette carriage.  Hey now that's a thought!
Worlds smallest 100 pound Seacoast Parrott Gun. I like that!  Great idea!  ;D

 I have had this interest in nano size cannons ever since I saw the tiniest hand gun and rifle replicas by Bob Urso and  others.  http://home.comcast.net/~boburso/piccolo/
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2011, 02:38:44 PM »
Quote from: seacoastartillery on June 04, 2011, 12:09:09 PM
     I like the concept a lot, Dom.  Are you thinking about including an "Atomic Annie" on a functional sliding upper carriage in your collection of key chain cannon?   ;D ;D

Press on, gotta do a teenie-tiny elevation screw!

Tracy

That would be the only 25 MICRO ton atomic cannon on the  block!

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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2011, 04:06:50 PM »
That is nice , you could start another arms race  8) Key chain cannons sound cool.
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2011, 02:41:36 PM »
Dom... it's small but is it the smallest?  the challange is to be able to bore
a hole in a straight pin and turn it into a cannon barrel   ;D
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2011, 03:06:15 PM »
KABAR2,  It's NOT the smallest cannon by a long shot.  Seems as if there is already an arms race.  Maybe I'll some day have the smallest working "field" cannon.  Here's the smallest to date.  I think... ;D
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gm8bu_UmWE
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2011, 08:45:49 PM »
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2011, 07:39:22 AM »
     It seems to me that one of our members here built a 'Ring Mortar' that he fired several times on his ring finger on a gloved hand.  I'm trying to remember the bore size.  I believe it was a little under 2mm!  Does anyone remember this tiny mortar?

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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2011, 08:02:26 AM »
HOLY COW!!!  That is tiny!! 1mm bore, wow.
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2011, 09:00:14 AM »
Quote from: dominick on June 05, 2011, 03:06:15 PM
KABAR2,  It's NOT the smallest cannon by a long shot.  Seems as if there is already an arms race.  Maybe I'll some day have the smallest working "field" cannon.  Here's the smallest to date.  I think... ;D
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gm8bu_UmWE

I want to see the video of him rolling his charges! ;D
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Re: The Quest To Build The World's Smallest Field Cannon
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2011, 02:14:00 PM »
Seacoast, I think this is what you were thinking of.
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