Author Topic: new bronze (Read 48316 times)

RocklockI · « **Reply #390 on:** July 11, 2010, 03:44:03 PM »

Today I worked on the carriage for my bronze howitzer . It looks abit clunky now but I will trim her up .

There will be longer trails than shown . Those are frame pieces that will have trails / horse hook up pieces added

This was last night just mocked up .

Here is the same wood fitted together .

This is a 1/3 scale howitzer ,it is a 24 pder and would weigh @270 lbs . I am undecided as far as wheel dia.

I favor 18" , but Mike gave me some bad looks this afternoon ....?

It's a galloper and will come off the carriage for dedicated mortar use .

Gray

Double D · « **Reply #391 on:** July 11, 2010, 04:40:43 PM »

Muller says the wheel diameter for traveling carriages was 58 inches. That is a full scale24 PDR, 22 PDR, 6 PDR and 3 PDR

RocklockI · « **Reply #392 on:** July 11, 2010, 04:48:27 PM »

Doug Was he speaking of 16 and 1700 guns ?

eta it must be if it covers 3 lbers

I been getting some flak from over seas and broomfield ...... it seems some folks would like to see it as a Mons Meg thingamarroo with 10 inch wheels ......

gulfcoastblackpowder · « **Reply #393 on:** July 11, 2010, 06:21:00 PM »

Quote from: Double D on July 11, 2010, 04:40:43 PM

Muller says the wheel diameter for traveling carriages was 58 inches. That is a full scale24 PDR, 22 PDR, 6 PDR and 3 PDR

So roughly 20" wheels, then?

It's taking a little more shape! These things take time, but it looks like it will be nice when it's done!

Double D · « **Reply #394 on:** July 11, 2010, 06:23:40 PM »

Muller's Treatise is 1780

RocklockI · « **Reply #395 on:** July 11, 2010, 06:44:56 PM »

Thanks Doug .

dan610324 · « **Reply #396 on:** July 11, 2010, 09:15:00 PM »

here you got a few drawings from 1706
its for a 3 pounder , but still you might be able to get some ideas or proportions from it

carronader · « **Reply #397 on:** July 11, 2010, 11:09:02 PM »

This should be interesting , can't wait to see what replies you get Gary. As you want to have flexibility of design , not setting Country.....Decade.....etc. should bring you a few ideas. Can't see the difficulty in making correctly proportioned wheels though........after all , you got access to proly the the best shop in the State......and not 1...........but 2........top quality advisors. Then you got a damn Swede , sending you , free gratis , period drawings...........not to mention the Un-named foreign alien pitching in an opinion.....................could it be you are running scared of working to small scale?.......after all .........what could be so difficult in making small....PROPORTIONAL wheels.
You have mastered the art of barrel bashing , created a beautifull barrel........a couple of days to rattle out a pair of rinky dink wheels ? ..............................what a waste to hide that honey of a barrel behind humungous great wheels. In my very humble opinion.

RocklockI · « **Reply #398 on:** July 12, 2010, 06:24:28 AM »

No wheel making for me Tom . A man has to know his limitations !

She makes my wheels .

http://www.customwagonwheels.com/small-wooden-wagon-wheels.html

Gary

Double D · « **Reply #399 on:** July 12, 2010, 06:52:47 AM »

Gary,

Did you look at their cannon wheels? You might drop them an email and see if they will make a 20 inchers.

carronader · « **Reply #400 on:** July 12, 2010, 07:04:26 AM »

Big , fat , juicy worm over there , wait a minute....wot's that shiney bit ?..............oooooooo some bad boy put a hook in it.

RocklockI · « **Reply #401 on:** July 12, 2010, 07:37:50 AM »

http://www.customwagonwheels.com/small-wooden-wagon-wheels.html

open the link Doug

Double D · « **Reply #402 on:** July 12, 2010, 07:47:46 AM »

I did open the link,(many many time over the past few years, they are on our link list) and those wheels aren't cannon wheels, wrong spoke count and lighter built. At the top of their page is a link for their cannon wheels and if you click on that you will see their smallest cannon wheel is 24 inches. I'm suggesting you drop them an email and see if they will make a 20 inch cannon wheel.

RocklockI · « **Reply #403 on:** July 13, 2010, 10:28:27 AM »

Now its taking shape

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rear view

side veiw

someveiw

I like the smaller wheels ,as it put the gun up high on display . The trails will be about as long as shown .

Gary

RocklockI · « **Reply #404 on:** July 13, 2010, 12:04:04 PM »

Thank You Tim !

I just opened a big box that showed up at my door . It had three jugs of Fort Fairfield Pure Maple Syrup inside ! I had to try it ......

......my goodness ...I dont think I ever had that B4 .

It is warm so it's thin now ......

Three bottles ,hummm , well , I do owe Mike and Tracy . It would be the thing to do alright ,no doubt about that .

I never actually asked them if they like it ? Hummmm ...I'm not sure they do .

Thanks again Tim

Tim can you distill or brew this stuff ?

Gary

thelionspaw · « **Reply #405 on:** July 13, 2010, 12:39:29 PM »

Gary,
You make this site worthwhile. Your artistry turns the computer into one of those oversized coffee table books with the photographs to drool over.

Thanks!

rc

RocklockI · « **Reply #406 on:** July 13, 2010, 01:10:20 PM »

Richard , I can only say thank you .

None of would have been possible without great friends like Mike and Tracy and Dan too .

Thank you

Gary

Spuddy · « **Reply #407 on:** July 13, 2010, 02:55:15 PM »

Quote from: RocklockI on July 13, 2010, 12:04:04 PM

Thank You Tim !

I just opened a big box that showed up at my door . It had three jugs of Fort Fairfield Pure Maple Syrup inside ! I had to try it ...... ......my goodness ...I dont think I ever had that B4 .

It is warm so it's thin now ......

Three bottles ,hummm , well , I do owe Mike and Tracy . It would be the thing to do alright ,no doubt about that .

I never actually asked them if they like it ? Hummmm ...I'm not sure they do .

Thanks again Tim

Tim can you distill or brew this stuff ?

Gary

You are welcome.

You could try to distill or brew it I couldn't guess what the result might be. It is kind of in a distilled form now. It normally takes 40 gallons of maple sap to make one gallon of syrup. This year the sap ran early and it took 50 gallons to make one. You slowly boil the sap to remove the water in the form of steam. You float a hydrometer in the syrup to determine if it has boiled enough. It is a great way to usher in spring, you would love it. If you are ever in Maine in the spring you are welcome to come sit and help tend the fire.

thelionspaw · « **Reply #408 on:** July 13, 2010, 03:13:07 PM »

The best year when I was sugaring, it was 21:1 and you could walk on the sap. That must have been 20-25 years ago? The smell of the sugared steam in the sap house, your fist around a beer and eggs bobbing in the pan....it doesn't get much better than that! To stay awake; sap coffee hits the spot.

rc

dan610324 · « **Reply #409 on:** July 14, 2010, 06:50:22 AM »

today it was set ,
on tuesday next week me and my long way guest will go to stockholm to visit the historical museum

Im just off the phone now after I had an over one hour long conversation with a lovely woman there ,
it will be really fun to make this trip , the family reunion is on its way

RocklockI · « **Reply #410 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:32:08 AM »

Abit more work today . Mostly bandsaw work on some of the ends of timbers.

These wheel are not going to stay ...they block the view . Plus every time I see them I think of that "Come and take it gun" in Texas .

sideways and rearend veiw

I cut downswept front ends on the trails .

gotta find some spoke wheels ......

Gary

gulfcoastblackpowder · « **Reply #411 on:** July 14, 2010, 02:32:55 PM »

Quote from: dan610324 on July 14, 2010, 06:50:22 AM

today it was set ,
on tuesday next week me and my long way guest will go to stockholm to visit the historical museum

Im just off the phone now after I had an over one hour long conversation with a lovely woman there ,
it will be really fun to make this trip , the family reunion is on its way

Too bad your Morko's older brother can't be there for it too - I'd have to take time off and get a plane ticket to bring him there, and that just can't happen that soon. It'll be nice to see pictures of the patriarch of the family meeting one of his heirs! Be sure to let him know that he has others as well, who just couldn't make the trip, but are really happy that at least a representative of the current generation could visit for them.

RocklockI · « **Reply #412 on:** July 15, 2010, 12:43:03 PM »

I made some cuts on the trails today .

This will be a versital carraige !

And I finished my Morko too

gulfcoastblackpowder · « **Reply #413 on:** July 15, 2010, 12:59:47 PM »

For a second I thought your adjustment screw was in the wrong location, but then I realized it's for the clamp.

Nice planning to have the same diameter trunnions! I haven't seen many garriages with so many interlocking pieces of wood. Is this your own design, or is it something you adapted from one of Dan's pictures? Is it going to be designed so it can easily be disassembled to fit into your Spyder?

Where's the pics of your Morko?

RocklockI · « **Reply #414 on:** July 15, 2010, 01:19:16 PM »

Here he is

Big mouth !

This is Morko #5 and is 62 cal. ! I put a 1/2 " chamber for saftey . It should hold about 50 grians .

I dont have a clue if the origanal has a chamber ? The handgones of old often had chambers .

I will conduct tests on sheet metal to duplicate armor .

Gary

dan610324 · « **Reply #415 on:** July 15, 2010, 01:28:50 PM »

on tuesday we will know if it got a chamber or not

gulfcoastblackpowder · « **Reply #416 on:** July 15, 2010, 02:58:47 PM »

Nice! I'm happy with the .50 on mine - no chamber to deal with, and it matches other guns I have, so it keeps me from adding yet another bore size to my collection (.36, .45, .50, .58, 1.5...). He's looking good! Make sure you square up the butt end, so the shaft will fit well. I had to do a bit of that on #1.

Looking forward to some family photos, Dan!

dan610324 · « **Reply #417 on:** July 15, 2010, 03:45:34 PM »

they will come

dan610324 · « **Reply #418 on:** July 20, 2010, 03:59:30 PM »

today was THE day

we had an very nice day at the museum

dan610324 · « **Reply #419 on:** July 20, 2010, 04:05:37 PM »

more pic