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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #60 on: December 17, 2008, 05:15:11 AM »
I believe a good little red wagon would do the job! :D
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #61 on: December 21, 2008, 09:18:17 AM »
Trying out the look with some iron wheels.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #62 on: December 21, 2008, 12:08:04 PM »
Shiver me timbers; but, that is looking quite nice!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to see it finished. Keep up the good work.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #63 on: December 22, 2008, 01:31:34 AM »
Interesting look; where did you find the wheels?
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #64 on: December 22, 2008, 01:35:55 AM »
Quote from: Boom J on December 22, 2008, 01:31:34 AM
Interesting look; where did you find the wheels?

Ebay - Plenty of iron wheels on Ebay.
I've now got a fair collection here to play with.

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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #65 on: December 22, 2008, 12:53:24 PM »
Quote from: EL Cazador 66 on December 17, 2008, 05:15:11 AM
I believe a good little red wagon would do the job! :D

El Caz,

 This WWI photo shows that life is sometimes stranger than fiction. The 37mm ordnance isn't appropriate for the forum, but the pic proves that dogs actually were used as draft animals to haul ordnance.

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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #66 on: December 22, 2008, 01:18:43 PM »
the carriges look pre1899 to me.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #67 on: December 22, 2008, 02:41:19 PM »
Hey Boom,

 That pictures has given me an idea, all I need is an ordance wagon so I can put my lazy staff bulls to work.







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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #68 on: December 22, 2008, 04:00:05 PM »
Quote from: Boom J on December 22, 2008, 12:53:24 PM
Quote from: EL Cazador 66 on December 17, 2008, 05:15:11 AM
I believe a good little red wagon would do the job! :D

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 This WWI photo shows that life is sometimes stranger than fiction. The 37mm ordnance isn't appropriate for the forum, but the pic proves that dogs actually were used as draft animals to haul ordnance.



LOL  ;D  look at the "armor" plating on the carriage .......  HOKIE MOKIE  ".....(@%!+(%*&^= !!!!!)...." how many gunners /sighters /ammo humpers , fit behind that tee tiny little plating !!!! :D

The manual says 8 !!!! ... but the angle has to be just right . And some dignity "could be" sacrificed .  BUT what happens behind the teeny , tiny lil ,...itsy ,bittsy , "safe place" ,  ;) 8) , stays behind the little teeny  tiny ..  ... ....

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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #69 on: December 23, 2008, 12:34:12 PM »
 
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That pictures has given me an idea, all I need is an ordance wagon so I can put my lazy staff bulls to work.

 Those two look more than sturdy enough to pull your upcoming British mortar around with ease. All I've got to use for draft animals would be our two crazy cats.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #70 on: January 10, 2009, 02:06:53 AM »
Carriage was bolted together this morning (apart from two of the bolts.......I ran out of nuts) - and I slid the axles through, popped the wheels on and installed the barrel. The trunnion sockets will be steel-lined, with a retaining mechanism on each side which centralises the barrel trunnions. The barrel will be able to be removed by unlocking the two devices, then slid out. As you can see - it will have no trunnion capsquares on the top of the sidecheeks. The breast block and saddle block / elevating system have still to be made and installed - likewise any of the ironwork. The whole caboodle, once all the fittings have been fitted, will weigh around a quarter of a ton !
I've got to have those wheels sandblasted....... That's one of the next jobs.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #71 on: January 30, 2009, 05:47:59 AM »
Here's an update on the carriage - Work still progressing.
I'm now considering fitting a firing lock to the barrel. Spring-loaded hammer firing a .22" blank, with a lanyard-pulled retaining pin.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #72 on: February 21, 2009, 12:50:16 PM »
Update - Today I completed the capsquare keys - Note that unusually they are vertical - and on the side of the sidecheeks !  - The keys lock in the two trunnion retaining plugs. To remove the barrel, the keys are removed, then the retaining plugs are pulled out. The barrel trunnions are then released and are loose inside the openings in the sidecheeks. The barrel can then be grasped and slid sideways slightly rotated, and one of the trunnion-ends is freed - Then the barrel can be lifted right out of the carriage.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #73 on: February 21, 2009, 06:25:38 PM »
It's looking good! Keep the pics coming! I already had a couple of simular carriage wheels, I like your idea of mounting, with all thread. I was going to use the original axle, with u shaped braces bolted on, but I like the drilled-thru style. BoomLover
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #74 on: February 21, 2009, 10:57:34 PM »
Quote from: BoomLover on February 21, 2009, 06:25:38 PM
It's looking good! Keep the pics coming! I already had a couple of simular carriage wheels, I like your idea of mounting, with all thread. I was going to use the original axle, with u shaped braces bolted on, but I like the drilled-thru style. BoomLover

Drilling through a total of around four feet of solid oak was a bit of an ordeal !
It took me three days - what with allowing my little electric drill time to cool off.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #75 on: February 23, 2009, 03:24:32 AM »
The carriage is now on its wheels, although the wheel retaining method hasn't been decided yet.
Here it is. The carriage alone weighs in excess of 250 pounds I reckon, but I've yet to actually weigh it.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #76 on: March 09, 2009, 12:05:52 PM »
Here's the current state of the build at the beginning of March 2009.
Just a few things to tidy up and she's done !
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #77 on: March 09, 2009, 02:12:51 PM »
Torden looks brutal, (I mean that in a good way) it has a no prisoners taken, utilitarian look to it; very good!
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #78 on: March 09, 2009, 02:16:58 PM »
I'll bet the smoke and fire will look just as tough!   :D
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #79 on: March 09, 2009, 06:00:44 PM »
Tuff-lookin', no-nonsense machine! Very beefy, good job, worth the wait! BoomLover
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #80 on: March 10, 2009, 06:00:27 AM »
I give up!!! I surrender!!! Don't shoot!!!! Mean, bad and very impressive. I am in awe of the brute. Congratulations on such a great looking beast.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #81 on: March 10, 2009, 09:30:22 AM »
This is such a different and interesting concept...I can't wait to see the finished product!
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #82 on: March 11, 2009, 11:30:30 AM »
Quote from: Double D on March 10, 2009, 09:30:22 AM
This is such a different and interesting concept...I can't wait to see the finished product!

Test firing next week with GB's and spherical lead shot.
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #83 on: March 29, 2009, 02:28:05 AM »
Is this a good location for the lead plaque ?
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #84 on: March 29, 2009, 04:10:25 AM »
Dan, this beastie is so intimidating from the front, that you have picked the best place to put the plaque! Maybe a depiction of a "flaming bomb" would be more appropiate for the front, so "they" could see what is going to be coming at them! Great job all around! BoomLover
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Re: New carronade barrel completed
« Reply #85 on: March 29, 2009, 04:16:57 AM »
Quote from: BoomLover on March 29, 2009, 04:10:25 AM
Dan, this beastie is so intimidating from the front, that you have picked the best place to put the plaque! Maybe a depiction of a "flaming bomb" would be more appropiate for the front, so "they" could see what is going to be coming at them! Great job all around! BoomLover

There's not a lot of room left on the front !
I had intended to fix the shield on the front, but messed up on my clearances and went and fixed that big steel rope eye on the front......completely ruling out the idea.
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