Im sorry I was to late to this post , Im not able to see it since its set to private .
would have been very interesting to look at this cannon ( pipe bomb )
when I was just a few years older then you are , then I also made some stupid things , but I had some luck and survived without any large damages .
but now when you have been smart enough to contact this forum I hope you will follow the advice you got here .
I wish I had the same advises when I was young , but I hadnt ;-)
cannons are really fun , but please think safety first .
I understand it can be frustrating to be 11 and get all this negative feedback ,
BUT NOT ANYONE HERE DO IT TO BE A PAIN IN THE neck TO YOU .
we just do it to help you to not be one number in the statistics ,
if you read the newspapers and maybe look at the news sometimes you probably seen something about cannons blowing up .
most of them are typical pipe "cannons" , probably very similar to the one you produced .
I would use another name on them , one end open pipe bombs .
please understand that they are not safe .
I got an small advice for you :
call Irishman or Dom Carpenter , both are sponsors of this forum .
tell them that you want to buy an cheap firecracker cannon , but your model must be with the touch hole comming out straight backwards with an extremely small angle cone in the bottom of the bore to guide the fuse from a black cat . if you can give them an evidence of you being only 11 I would guess you can have an youth discount
ok I can also understand that its fun to build by yourself , but if you buy an barrel you can put some more effort to build an really beautiful carriage .
I cant blame you of doing what you do as I have done similar things myself .
but I can help you to understand what is safe and whats not .
ok I know that Im an old fool in your eyes maybe .
but I would like to ask you one question now and I hope you will reply .
DO YOU WANT TO KEEP ALL YOUR FINGERS , EYES AND LIFE FOR A WHILE ??
sorry that I cant comment your carriage as I wasnt able to see the video .