Author Topic: Parrott Rifle 3" 10 lb. (Read 1558 times)

gary michie · « **on:** October 16, 2005, 03:58:54 PM »

I am a new member and I thought I should say HI. I just finish a Parrott 10LB. and had a lot of fun doing it. Makeing the wood and iron parts was a hand full, and reading some of the posts here on this site I see I'm not the only one who has had question. If you would like to see my endeavors go to www.michigun3.com and you will find me and my soninlaw [he is the one with the hair]and the all most finish Parrott Rifle, all so, the next page is a few Gatlings I will be makeing in the future. I hope you will injoy the web site...

gary

Powder keg · « **Reply #1 on:** October 16, 2005, 04:05:41 PM »

Welcome to the board!!! Nice looking gun!! Have you shot her yet? Should be fun!!!. Thanks for the link to your site. Later,

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #2 on:** October 16, 2005, 04:06:30 PM »

Gary -

WELCOME to the board! Sounds like a serious shootin' iron! AND your own web site!

intoodeep · « **Reply #3 on:** October 16, 2005, 04:26:58 PM »

Very Nice Job!!!!! It looks great! We look forward to seeing some action shots. If, I could pull something like that off you would never be able to smack the grin off of my face.

Double D · « **Reply #4 on:** October 16, 2005, 05:05:51 PM »

Wow!, that is awesome...tell us more! It's painted correctly and looks so m uch nicer th raw bare wood!!! You don't need no powder can to tell how big that one is!

How long did it take you to make it? How did you make the barrel? Carriage? Details please.

gary michie · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2005, 04:47:36 AM »

The cannon is full size and is about 1600 lbs. I started last october with the wheels at a wheelright school in moscow idaho, that took a week of sweat. Then I started the tube. Its made out of 1026 CD 519 steel tubes, 3 of them, first one 2.5 id. bored to 3" od 7" second tube 6.875 id bored to 6.990id 9" od
third bored to 8.990 id 11.625 od # 2 and 3 heat shrank on to the 3"by 7" core then turned. The carriage is made of hickory from Pa. I bought it last summer green and air dried it is the shop. This summer I could'nt wait any longer so I started making chips. As soon as I got a peice cut to shape I sealed it with Kilz sealer; its white and the carriages were painted with white lead back then... so it looks right. When the green gets scraped and it will the white will show through and look period. The green is oil I found that Behr "Ground cover" laytex is the right color so I had Home Depot mix the color in oil.
All the iron parts are steel.You cann't buy any of the bolts nuts or even the washers so now I know how to cut threads.Now how does that go....and that the rest of the story.
gary

gary michie · « **Reply #6 on:** October 18, 2005, 09:33:48 AM »

I recieved a question on my web site about my gatlings.
The first pic has a 1874 [top left],the original pat. model,and a 1863 type 1.The second top pic. is a 1863 type 1 again.
Below the first pic. is a hopper and cylinders to a 1863 type 1,to it right is the 1863 with its carriage[navy I think]. bottom row is a 1869 british,and a 1874.All of these pieces I have redrawn to auto cad spending many many many.... awhole lot of hours of life. In the next 5 years I am going to build the 1863 type 1 and do a Dr. Gatling sells pitch at a civil war reenactment.

gary michie · « **Reply #7 on:** November 06, 2005, 01:33:14 PM »

I have a question:
I have finished my stadia sight and am ready to mount it on the cannon.I know that the front sight is located on the right rimbase but that is all and I can't find the heighth of the front sight mounted on the trunnion. Can any one help
ps. it would help if I read this stuff befor I submit it. gary

GGaskill · « **Reply #8 on:** November 09, 2005, 02:53:49 PM »

The stadia sight is mounted at the rear, the forward sight is mounted on the rimbase. But I can't find any reference to the front sight dimensions in my material.

Double D · « **Reply #9 on:** November 09, 2005, 03:52:46 PM »

Here's the front sight on a 30 PDR. I thought I had a 10 PDr. I'll keep looking.

gary michie · « **Reply #10 on:** November 09, 2005, 04:30:28 PM »

I have one picture of the placement of the front sight. If I projected a parallel line to the bore, and through the center of the rimbase where the front sight is mounted, to the rear of the breech reenforcement band, center that point on the band thinkness; would I get a good placement.
gary

Double D · « **Reply #11 on:** November 09, 2005, 05:23:29 PM »

Here is the 10 PDR sight. Even though is not square on you should be able to scale the sight from the thickness of the trunnion cap, or at least scale close enough to make the sight.

gary michie · « **Reply #12 on:** November 19, 2005, 10:54:50 AM »

Good afternoon ;
I recieved word from the Washington Civil War Arttilary board that the Parrott it aproved

.Now it is time to drill,tap and install the vent.The plans call for a 10 deg.tilt to the rear; why? Can any one explain?
gary

Double D · « **Reply #13 on:** November 19, 2005, 03:34:23 PM »

I have three WAGS:

1. Puncturing the powder bag at an angle forces the punctured bag particle away from the vent opening so when the charge goes off the particle is not blown up the vent to smoulder or block the vent. (Sounds good doesn't it.)

2. At an angle debris from firing is blown out of the vent in a rearward angle and not striaght up to fall back on the gun.

3. With the vent at a angle the gunner doesn't have to move so far forward up between barrel and carriage to to prick the charge.

You guys impressed, I haven't got a clue of why that vent is 11 degrees. Wanna hear some of my stories about the war I wasn't in!

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #14 on:** November 19, 2005, 03:41:10 PM »

Quote from: gary michie

Good afternoon ;
I recieved word from the Washington Civil War Arttilary board that the Parrott it aproved .Now it is time to drill,tap and install the vent.The plans call for a 10 deg.tilt to the rear; why? Can any one explain?
gary

I don't know why 'they' did it at an angle, but it is slightly stronger to have it at an angle.