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Offline Max Caliber

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Truck Carriage
« on: July 10, 2006, 01:38:42 PM »


Here is a nice drawing of a truck carriage that I thought some of you might find interesting. It is from the book, A History of Artillery, by Ian V. Hogg, a very good book, by the way.
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2006, 02:01:44 PM »
Thanks, nice drawing.
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2006, 08:47:01 PM »
There are a couple of details that vary from at least US Navy practice.  There was a dovetail and matching dovetail groove between the quoin and bed to keep the quoin in the center of the bed.

You can get complete plans for the USS Constitution gun carriages as mentioned here.
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2006, 02:52:35 AM »
I thought the steps were different size pieces of lumber, but the drawing don't show that. Why the steps toward the rear?
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2006, 08:18:52 AM »
Based on this plan at the USS Constitution website, the cheeks are made from two pieces that are bolted together.
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2006, 09:58:04 AM »
Rusty,

This drawing was apparently intended to give a generalized view of an early English naval truck carriage and it omits some detail. It does show a joint line above the wheels making the cheeks two pieces. The steps down in the back of the carriage give better access to the elevation mechanism, breeching tackle, etc.
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2006, 02:48:10 AM »
I thought building the truck was gonna be a piece of cake but trying to find 2" thick lumber has become a nightmare.
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2006, 06:30:24 AM »
Normally "two inch" (so-called 8 quarters) lumber is only 1.75" thick.  Try eBay; there are a number of people selling lumber there.  Which part needs 2" lumber?
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2006, 06:45:47 AM »
The cheeks
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2006, 06:51:26 AM »
Rusty Barrels look around for someo one with a custom saw mill and they will be able to help you.  They are everywhere.  Last year on the way from Idaho Falls to Gooding ID i saw one in some little town out on the middle of the lave beds

The white oak I gave away last year for the golf ball mortar contest came from a oak treey in my son's front yard that I hauled to a custom saw mill and had cut.  I 750 bdft from an 8 ft log.  That lumber is now scattered all over the U.S.  Only mistake I made was not taking the other two 8 ft logs from the tree.
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2006, 08:18:14 AM »
The cheeks

You must be making a pretty big one.  My 1/5 scale one uses 1" for the cheeks.
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Re: Truck Carriage
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2006, 04:27:04 PM »
Quote from: rusty barrels on July 18, 2006, 02:48:10 AM
I thought building the truck was gonna be a piece of cake but trying to find 2" thick lumber has become a nightmare.

Like DD said, the local one-man sawmills are everywhere.  Check the yellow pages and the local shopper.  If nothing there, ask around!

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