OK, It's new-year's day, what are you going to build?

[Cat Whisperer]

I resove to make no  resolutions this year.  THERE!  Already broken!

I like the idea of making spherical moulds.  Hmmmm.  1", golf ball and bigger.

A small howitzer - for serious 100 yard work.

Something as a scale model for the Montanna shoot?

I have a .50 cal home-built cannon by someone that could easily go 20ga, 12ga 10ga or other.

[KABAR2]

Well I hope in another month or so after Carol has gone through another Chemo or two, maybe I will get back on track with my wood form for the mortar,

and start machining my Armstrong scale model with the chunk of 20mm barrel I have.

[Terry C.]

I'm looking hard at a ¼-scale 3" Ordnance Rifle project. Has anyone ever used a section of 12ga rifled slug barrel as a liner?

I know it would be thin, but the gun tube itself would be steel.

[Double D]

Think I might focus on fininshing what I have. Over in the corner is my smooth bore Parrot rifle. Started on it in 1984. Carriage needs hardware and a bit of refurb. Any body got a 23-24 inch section of 25 mm gun barrel they want to part with....Cheep!

Of course the Cairo gun is in for refurb this year.  Does any one know if enamel paint will stick to Spar varnish?  I have been toying with the idea of making a whole new carriage out of oak.  Of course this will leave me with a spare carriage so I would have to build another gun to fit.

[Cat Whisperer]

Enamel over spar varnish - I live in a house built about 1912 - most of the oak is still oringinal, a few rooms enamel painted over it.  That was done likely about 1969.  Unfortunately it's still there.  Looks good, but I prefer the stained varnished oak.

[seacoastartillery]

     Tim,   we believe you have just started a two thousand plus view thread, certainly hope so.  Well, we are already building the Brooke and the big French Mortar, so now Mike wants to throw all my Gantt Charts into the trash bucket and start a prototype breech-loading muzzle loader.........a mortar.  He thinks Mallet's mortar of 1857 is the only mortar revolutionary enough in concept to be suitable as a host for this idea, that almost all ordnance designers toyed with briefly in those days.  He is absolutely determined to solve the accuracy problem with golf balls and bowling balls this year!  We shall see.

     Double D,   Valspar makes a product  called Glossy Surface Primer. This will work very well on the varnished surface after you have roughened it up with 60 grit sandpaper lightly.  Then buy a good quality enamel in any color and follow the can instructions.  I’m betting you’ll be picking a satin black.  Just a guess.  It will look great!

Regards,

Tracy and Mike
 

[Cat Whisperer]

I'm looking hard at a ¼-scale 3" Ordnance Rifle project. Has anyone ever used a section of 12ga rifled slug barrel as a liner?

I know it would be thin, but the gun tube itself would be steel.

I'd be interested in a section of it too, or 10ga. !
(I have a 10ga double that I need a section of rifled barrel for to make a pair of chokes for a poor-man's double rifle.)

[Cat Whisperer]

     Tim,   we believe you have just started a two thousand plus view thread,
....

M&T - don't know about 2,000 but I know if I don't set objectives ....

[ratpatrol]

  Well let's see, need to finish elevation screw handles on new 1/2 scale carrage, make a new double thread 4 pitch breach plug for 20mm  barrel. make a ball mold a little bigger for it. clean up shop, that's no fun.  need to find out how to post pictures, to hard for my thick head, make tools  to load 10GA blank shells for a friend,or finish up  bedding  a savage action to stock. Just so mush to do and here we sit...

[Double D]

We have a sticky post at the top of the board that tells how post pictures.  Here is a direct leink. http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums//index.php/topic,3460.0.html

[Josco]

Finished my .50 cal tube now on to the carriage and wheels.

[Cat Whisperer]

Cool PIX~!   Keep 'em coming!

[Frank46]

Double D, this may sound funny but here goes. Was in a restaurant here in louisiana. Old building with almost all wood for floors, walls, and ceilings. I asked the lady that owned the place how did they refinish the ceilings. Sandblasting. Then light sanding and refinish. When done they sprayed the ceiling with light stain then polyurethane. Just a thought. Frank

[Double D]

I thought of bead blasting..just went over and dragged my fingernail across the finish, kind like dragging your fingernail across a granite counter top.

[BoomLover]

Maybe this will be the year I finish a few cannon and mortar projects up! Still working on a carriage for the 2.25 inch, think I'll go for the Hotchkiss Iron Wheel design. The K.I.S.S. Mortar, in 3 inch (soup can!), needs to have the vent drilled and the mount finished. Plus, got a couple of Handgonnes, and a couple of mini-cannons, (6 inch size) to work on, I'll keep busy for sure! BoomLover

[Victor3]

I'm looking hard at a ¼-scale 3" Ordnance Rifle project. Has anyone ever used a section of 12ga rifled slug barrel as a liner?

I know it would be thin, but the gun tube itself would be steel.

 Years ago I bought a 1.25" OD x 24" 12 ga rifled blank from Hastings. I recently shipped it off to be put into a cannon for me. Hopefully it will be done soon.

 I don't know if they still sell blanks, but you might call and ask...

[Cannoneer]

Finished my .50 cal tube now on to the carriage and wheels.

Great job on the barrel, Josco; what are your plans for securing the trunnions to the barrel?

[Josco]

After establishing the finish lengths of the trunnions I'm going to have them brazed in as recommended by a local welding shop.
I'm using Jatoba for the carriage and wheels as a friend gave me a beautiful piece awhile back.

[cannonmn]

I'm going to do some more "mix and match" using old ordnance.  There's a light bronze Spanish mountain rifle with no carriage, that I want to shoot off the steel Skoda mountain carriage I've used for several other small tubes.  The trunnion diameter and distance between rimbases look like it will work but I should find out for sure real soon.  The bore has six very deep grooves, land-to-land measures about 2.95 inches.  I made many 2.85 or so inch lead trash can projectiles for another ML rifle, so I'll try those in this gun.  The rifle was made to use the studded projectiles, of course, but I want to see if the trashcans will work in something with grooves as deep as this Spanish rifle has.  I can't see there will be any danger in trying, the worst that could happen is the lead will rupture in the bore and blow through at the front.  Our current TC projectile design is a bit weak there, which could also be considered a safety factor.  TC projectiles can be a PITA to get out of the bore when they fail like that, so good idea to take some kind of extractor tool to the range, or the first shot could be the last for that day.

[Cannoneer]

Josco,

 I have a similar barrel in .50 cal. that is not completely bored yet, and the trunnion pockets not drilled, but I plan to also braze the trunnions in place. I had to look up jatoba wood, it has an interesting description; a very pretty wood, it should make a fine looking carriage.

[Don Krag]

1.) Finish the Sikh standing mortar. I've got half the spokes done and most of the hubs shaped. The wheels are the only thing left. I have to finish before we sell the old house so I can use the burn pile to heat up the wrought tires and finish out the wheels.

2.) Finish the 15th century cannon. It needs several bands fitted to the barrel as well as 90% of the carraige yet to be done.

3.) Finish the matchlock petronel. I'm fitting the matchlock mechanism in the stock now. Then it will just need to get all the ivory/antler/mother of pearl inlay. I currently shoot it using a firework punk as a match.

4.) Start a breech-loading full scale 15th century cannon. Tennis ball caliber....concrete filled tennis ball that is.