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[Powder keg]

Hey All, I stumbled across this board the other day. Looks like a great bunch of people. I've been building cannons and mortars for only a couple of years now. I have built a couple of golf ball mortars, a 1/3 scale 24 pound howitzer(1 11/16 bore :grin: ), a 1/4 scale mountian howitzer, a 3/4 scale mountian howitzer barrel(with 2.5" bore, carriage in progress) and a Bowling ball Mortar. The bowling ball mortar is a hoot! Mine is a bit heaver than the ones I've seen here. The bit over 1/4" tube didn't seem good enough so I went with 2" wall tubing and welded a 2" slug vee'd out to get 100% weld. The barrel alone weighs 289 pounds. I haven't weighed the whole thing yet. I'll try to get some pictures posted in a few days. Keep up the great work,

[Soot Sucker]

Hello Powder Keg and welcome!

Yes, please do show us some pics of that big boy.... it sounds like a brute!

Regards,
Dave

[Cat Whisperer]

Powder keg - welcome!

Thanks for the obsevation as to our character.  I think these guys (AND gals) are wonderfull too.  One evidence of that to me is that I'm NOT the only one welcoming and encouraging others.

This board and most of the ones that deal with bullet casting tend to lean inthat direction - because we face the realities of making things work not just buying the biggest gun in the store.

Your experiences and pictures are solicited.  Let us know if you need help posting the pix.