Gulfcoast ,yes I will proly stain it with a tiny bit of Chestnut Ridge .
Zulu , DD's profestional wax carver ? I am going to turn a cohorn mortar for DD but professional ...... not yet
Today was trying ! VERY trying ,this thunder mug project is mountumental . In fact it has pushed Seacoasts Artilleries equipment to it's limits. It also pushed Mike close to his !!!
Today he saved the day ! He came up with many solutions to problems that kept coming up for the last two days . I am going to make more thunder mugs , but never one like this !
Here is todays pics ...
Here is the mug being supported by tapered boards so it does fall on the ways . The steady rest is going on
This is the boring bar doing it's thing . This is after steping it up several times to 3/4"
We bored it to 1.030"
The next two are of the set up for the touch hole .
This top one shows the 1.03" bore . I know it looks like I am all over this 3 to 1 rule
I am .
Mikes is enjoying a nice cold one after this .... project !
It now has to have about an inch milled off the bottom . To get rid of that visable galling from my first wax carving attempt with this wax , plus it will take another 10 lbs off !
I have been following the 'noise level' thread and have decided based on what Dom said that I will start with the 1" ,as I dont' want to have to use a hatfull of powder
I can bore it out more if nessesary but with Kieths explaination in the other thread along with others it's 1.03" bore for now ...
Gary