thanks everyone

[lance]

thank you everyone for the kind remarks, a very friendly site indeed. i've never belonged to any forum before, so be patient with me until i figure all this stuff out. my camera and software are kodak, known as easy share. so i can send high quality pictures to anyone with the easy share system, i don't think this site runs it? oh, i'm not knocking my little lathe, i love it, in fact glad to have it. but it limits me to what i can build. i see i have a new neighbor in pulaski va. only a few miles from floyd va.  i'd be glad to get together and shoot sometime with cat whisperer, thanks for the invite. everyone take care, and thanks again,lance

[jeeper1]

I saved the picture of the little mortar. I like it.
If I had a small lathe I'd make a bunch of those for Christmas gifts for my friends. I'd make it in a size that took muzzle loading balls.  I add a few balls and a foot of fuse and a direction sheet.
Who knows maybe I could create some more cannon addicts.

Heck someone could do that and sell them at gun shows. A person ought to be able to make 5 or 10 dollars apiece off them.

[Cat Whisperer]

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Heck someone could do that and sell them at gun shows. A person ought to be able to make 5 or 10 dollars apiece off them.

Interesting thought.  In the right price range they could sell well.  AND the idea of a 'kit' with bullets, fuse and instructions would make it VERY attractive.

Lance -

Looking forward to meeting you!  (Although it's not unlikely that we've already met some were along the path of life.) I've got a couple of 13x38 lathes and a milling machine you're welcome to play with.  (Having two identical lathes makes it easy to setup for a long - term project on one if needed.  I'm in the continual process of building tooling. 

[lance]

I saved the picture of the little mortar. I like it.
If I had a small lathe I'd make a bunch of those for Christmas gifts for my friends. I'd make it in a size that took muzzle loading balls.  I add a few balls and a foot of fuse and a direction sheet.
Who knows maybe I could create some more cannon addicts.

Heck someone could do that and sell them at gun shows. A person ought to be able to make 5 or 10 dollars apiece off them.

 thanks jeeper1 for the money making ideal, i didn't know they would bring so much. i'll be rich in no time. to cut down on cost i could use the same instruction sheet-just cross out minnie ball and write golf ball over it. why with implements and a sack of golf balls, i bet the big mortars would bring 20 or do i dare to hope 25 dollars? don't worry folks, i won't let all the money change me when i get rich.

[lance]

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Heck someone could do that and sell them at gun shows. A person ought to be able to make 5 or 10 dollars apiece off them.

Interesting thought.  In the right price range they could sell well.  AND the idea of a 'kit' with bullets, fuse and instructions would make it VERY attractive.

Lance -

Looking forward to meeting you!  (Although it's not unlikely that we've already met some were along the path of life.) I've got a couple of 13x38 lathes and a milling machine you're welcome to play with.  (Having two identical lathes makes it easy to setup for a long - term project on one if needed.  I'm in the continual process of building tooling. 

TIM, just sent you a e-mail, i guess you'll get it. as you can see i'm a real computer wiz, hang in there folks, i'll figure a forum out one year or so. i must warn you about the offer of your milling machine, i've never used one before. gunsmith work i do has always been done with hand files. so i'd be scared to play with a milling machine, wouldn't mind a lesson on it though.

[GGaskill]

i won't let all the money change me when i get rich.

At 80 cents an hour, I hope you can figure out some way to get more than 24 hours per day.   

[Cat Whisperer]

Lance -

You're getting your feet well on the ground.  Pix of flame and smoke are ALWAYS good.

We'll get together soon - I'll give you a tour of my meager shop.

Learning is oft best done with a real-life project - start dreaming!