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Re: new bronze
« Reply #660 on: April 09, 2011, 06:11:08 AM »
Wowee-Zowee!!!!!! Gary that is beeeeeeutifulllllll!!! Great job.
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #661 on: April 09, 2011, 06:19:15 AM »
That is nice, how do you clean up the section that you can't hit in the lathe?
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #662 on: April 09, 2011, 02:51:14 PM »
Quote from: Soot on April 09, 2011, 06:19:15 AM
That is nice, how do you clean up the section that you can't hit in the lathe?

Back the tool out real quick when the trunnion comes around.... ;D
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #663 on: April 23, 2011, 06:35:58 AM »
Fantastic just plain beautiful.  Hard to believe it can come from the mold looking this great.  Can't wait to see them mounted.  Will you test them?  Tommys2
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #664 on: April 24, 2011, 06:39:05 AM »
Yes they will be mounted on carriages . They will definatly be shot ! If you backtrack thru this thread you can see pics of a carriage for the golf ball howie it is still under construction however:o .
Thank you for the compliments and welcome to the board ! ;D

Gary

btw Soot the section that can't be done on the lathe is done by hand with files ,sandpaper and alot of time .
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #665 on: April 24, 2011, 12:21:31 PM »
I hope DD will come with an instruction video on his way to do it  ;D
the underside between the trunnions aint the big problem
but I want to see how he does when he need to back out for the dolphins also  ;D
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #666 on: April 24, 2011, 01:17:23 PM »
Quote from: dan610324 on April 24, 2011, 12:21:31 PM
I hope DD will come with an instruction video on his way to do it  ;D
the underside between the trunnions aint the big problem
but I want to see how he does when he need to back out for the dolphins also  ;D

I was wondering if anyone was going catch that! :)
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #667 on: April 24, 2011, 02:25:27 PM »
still waiting  ;D
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #668 on: April 24, 2011, 07:47:13 PM »
It is really quite easy ,but YOU'S guys are blowing my 'hard time consuming' myth to .....blazes .

If you count the rpm's of the lathe at a 'known point' then you have a good idea when to screw that sucker ...and quick too ! In OR out but quick ! I'm talking bunny quick . ;)

That is the heart of the fail safe system . It is pretty easy compared to Mike and Tracys rifling efforts ..... almost lame .

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Re: new bronze
« Reply #669 on: April 25, 2011, 01:02:44 AM »
For working around the Dolphins, you need to grind a special hook shaped tool..barbless hook.... ;D
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #670 on: July 11, 2011, 04:08:28 PM »
Some new Bronze/Brass work today ! :)  Here are some pics. of a cannon I made today for a friend of my daughters who was paralized at the age of 22 .
 
I made my daughter and her and boy freind a cannon while she was visiting a week ago .
 
Isaac heard about it and asked for one too . DONE you got it ! I will make a carriage for it the day after tomorrow . Tomorrow Mike and Tracy and I will go sailing ! 8) :P ;) ;D 
 


 
Then I will start a NEW type of cast Bronze thingamaroo very soon !  8)
 
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #671 on: July 11, 2011, 04:22:39 PM »
Gary -

You have your 'stuff' together!

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Re: new bronze
« Reply #672 on: July 11, 2011, 05:45:54 PM »
     What a nice thing to do, Gary.  Good lookin gun too!  I'm sure he will be very pleased with it.  I been looking for those "filagrees" that you mentioned today, but I don't see any.  Are they on the underside??   ;)

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Re: new bronze
« Reply #673 on: July 11, 2011, 09:07:43 PM »
Quote from: seacoastartillery on July 11, 2011, 05:45:54 PM
     What a nice thing to do, Gary.  Good lookin gun too!  I'm sure he will be very pleased with it.  I been looking for those "filagrees" that you mentioned today, but I don't see any.  Are they on the underside??   ;)

Tracy

Thanks Tracy .
 
Yes they are on the underside along with the trunion caps ,fuse holes ,roundy knob thing on the end .......  I'll see you on the high seas tomorrow . :o
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #674 on: July 12, 2011, 02:04:43 AM »
Truly fantastic.  I'll bet there aren't a handful of people in the world today who are able  to cast bronze cannons with that kind of detail and surface finish.  Gary I want to see a full-scale Berenger French 24-pounder pretty soon, have always wanted one of those.
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #675 on: July 12, 2011, 02:20:01 AM »
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    I'll see you on the high seas tomorrow . :o


     Well, as you can see I am up early this morning to pack my seabag for today's nautical adventure.  I am always in a quandary as to what items to pack.  Is it fair to ask, Captain,  "Who will you be today, Sir?"  Will you be Captain Ahab, as usual, in which case I will pack extra harpoons, or will you be that wretched soul, the Ancient Marniner, in which case I will pack extra bottles of water?  Frankly, I would rather have salt spray in my teeth as you chase your horrible tormentor, that great white whale, Moby Dick, than be condemned to spent a whole afternoon with you, becalmed and bobbing slowly and hopelessly like a painted ship upon a painted ocean, forced to look upon that dead, rotting albatross hung around your neck!

So, what are we in for today, Captain?  I still think you should have named your sailboat, "That'l do Pig, that'l do".  I could be in trouble for That last comment.  I'm always in trouble, so what's the diff?

Tracy

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Re: new bronze
« Reply #676 on: July 12, 2011, 02:41:33 AM »
Gary,  Nice work on the barrel.  What size is it?   
 
Also, you guys enjoy your sailing adventure.
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #677 on: July 12, 2011, 06:28:25 AM »
Thanks for the compliments . I did not cast this one I turned it on a seacoasts lathe . It is .312"
bore for firecrackers .
 
Gary
 
Oh and Tracy please bring up a bottle of whatever you been drinkin ! I should like to try it while watching you row while chained to your oar  :o  how do you you like them apples ?
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #678 on: July 12, 2011, 07:56:16 AM »
Quote from: seacoastartillery on July 12, 2011, 02:20:01 AM
Quote from: RocklockI on July 11, 2011, 09:07:43 PM

    I'll see you on the high seas tomorrow . :o


     Well, as you can see I am up early this morning to pack my seabag for today's nautical adventure.  I am always in a quandary as to what items to pack.  Is it fair to ask, Captain,  "Who will you be today, Sir?"  Will you be Captain Ahab, as usual, in which case I will pack extra harpoons, or will you be that wretched soul, the Ancient Marniner, in which case I will pack extra bottles of water?  Frankly, I would rather have salt spray in my teeth as you chase your horrible tormentor, that great white whale, Moby Dick, than be condemned to spent a whole afternoon with you, becalmed and bobbing slowly and hopelessly like a painted ship upon a painted ocean, forced to look upon that dead, rotting albatross hung around your neck!

So, what are we in for today, Captain?  I still think you should have named your sailboat, "That'l do Pig, that'l do".  I could be in trouble for That last comment.  I'm always in trouble, so what's the diff?

Tracy
"So what are we in for today, Captain?" ...---... A three hour tour...---... A three hour tour...---...  ...---...    ;D
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #679 on: July 12, 2011, 09:09:39 AM »
Quote from: KABAR2 on July 12, 2011, 07:56:16 AM


"So what are we in for today, Captain?" ...---... A three hour tour...---... A three hour tour...---...  ...---...    ;D

That is bad Allen!    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #680 on: July 12, 2011, 11:09:30 AM »
The weather started getting rough .....the tiny ship was tossed ....
 
We had fun now it's time for brats and Mikes hard lemonade .
 
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #681 on: July 12, 2011, 11:36:45 AM »
Gee I had hoped someone picked up on the morse code I added in there.....  ::)
I keep forgetting that there are some small bodies of water in Colorado big enough to hold a boat..... though I always had to bite my tounge at what passed for rivers in some parts out there.....here they'd be called a creek....  :)
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #682 on: July 12, 2011, 02:22:48 PM »
simply amazing work.
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #683 on: July 12, 2011, 02:56:09 PM »
Hats off today for Sherwood Shwarts (sorry for the misspelelling) who developed Gilligans Island and the song too .
 
He died today at 94 ..... :'(
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #684 on: July 13, 2011, 02:21:33 AM »
Quote from: RocklockI on July 12, 2011, 02:56:09 PM
Hats off today for Sherwood Shwarts (sorry for the misspelelling) who developed Gilligans Island and the song too .
 
He died today at 94 ..... :'(
Yes may he rest in peace. He knew how to make humor without the inuendo as it is today in so much we see as family entertainment.
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #685 on: July 13, 2011, 03:05:04 PM »
It's almost done now ,just a couple coats of oil .
 

I think it came out very nice for a two day effort .
 

 
 

High angle too.
 
This is a scrap of wood from my Morko shaft cherry .
 
Gary

 

 
Finished

 
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #686 on: July 14, 2011, 02:24:28 PM »
I spent the day on a NEW project . It is a thunder mug 8)  and it is big.
 
This one will be a simple design but BIG ! This one is an experiment to see if my method is sound . This one will be grossly over loaded just to see what happens ?????
 
It will be built 3 to 1 rule with some extra too ;) !  This only a noise maker so I am going to .....have it cast with the bore in place .
 
It will have a 1" bore and should be loud !
 

 
It will end at the 'Black Rifle ' part of the cans label .
 
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #687 on: July 14, 2011, 02:31:13 PM »
Gary,
This is going to be done out of bronze?  Is it going to have a handle?  Are you going to do more than one?
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #688 on: July 14, 2011, 02:52:56 PM »
Yes it will be Bronze and it will have a handle . I need to make a smaller one for the neighborhood . Other than that ??????
 
I have some big ideas for the next one this one is simple and a clean design . After all it may blow up ! :o
 
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Re: new bronze
« Reply #689 on: July 15, 2011, 12:45:25 PM »
I made the handle piece today it looks good .
 

 
Now to bend it into a handle shape :o
 
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