Neros 1.atempt to build a Napoleon 1857 Model

[neros]

Hope I'm not boring you with all my updates, but with so little time on my hands for this project, every detail that's done is a small triumph

We have just celebrated Norwegian national day ( like yours 4. July), and this is one of the few days that firing of blanks are not a cause for the police to come running..

So the Napy-barrel had a busy day.. Here is a shot with 130gr, with a light wadding..


Soon discovered that some working tool for ramming and cleaning was needed. As you see the shaft are oversized in diameter, but here function comes first.. I inserted a nut in the shaft and glued a treaded bolt in the short roller head.
Perfect fit for a 20mm bore.. I'll start working on the worm later today, have no idea how to make one but what else new :-)

[Mauser M67]

 
Impressive ..
Do you like cnc work. and have it as a profession.
Mvh
 

[neros]

Thanks Mauser..

My skills (or lack of :-) are a result of try-and-fail in my hobbyroom. I have a friend that works with cnc machines and he has helped getting started. Its great fun playing with CNC..

So, now the implements are almost complete, made a worm today.  Need to oil the wood and they ar done..

[Cannoneer]

Neros,
I'm not at all bored by your thread, so keep the progress pics coming.

[Zulu]

Neros,
That is an interesting worm.  Where did you get the design.
Zulu

[neros]

Zulu..

I found the worm design from a random search on Google. You might have seen it before  made first a typical twin spiral worm, but found out that due to the bottom profile of my barrel this worked out better. The off-center spike is a tad longer than the spiral and will enter the bottom of the barrel better than a twin spiral.. So the worm is a modified version of the one in the picture.. Yet a diversion from scale look, but function is also important..