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6.4in double banded brooke project
« on: February 15, 2011, 02:35:25 PM »
well ,  after long hours of thought today about how to do it i am going for it. well my buddy has the wooden carriage that stood infront of tredegar iron works, at his house. I know what ?/ why??? i dont konw but he does, and he builds full scale guns but even that one is a little big. so I am going to build a wood/fiberglass fullscale reproduction of that gun. with full bore.   nonfiring. display.  I cant wait to get this one started.   go big or go home.

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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2011, 03:11:18 PM »
Rick,
I like this project.  Please keep us posted with lots of pictures on how you do it.
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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2011, 03:33:29 PM »
Rick -

GREAT attitude!

Reminds me of when I made my first mortar - barely know how to turn on the lathe, had never heard nor seen anyon make one, knew NOTHING about design.  Had a 3/4" bit.  That was my boring bar.  Made a powder chamber in it too.

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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2011, 05:30:25 PM »
     Mike and I have just three words for you, Rick:  Go For It!  We saw the big Brooke Seacoast and Navy Rifle you are talking about and we studied it in a driving rain storm in front of the Tredegar in October of 2003 on our very first research trip to the East Coast.  We had to run out and buy umbrellas so we could continue to take photos and take measurements.

     What a great project!

Tracy and Mike


Is this the one?  That's the James River in the background.

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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2011, 03:03:24 AM »
Thats the one, that carriage is now in my buddy back yard.  he is going up to richmond this week to take some more  measurements off of it so i can get started.  the only thing that won't look perfect will the bore size. they dont make 6.4 in pipe or 6.5 in, so i will be going with 6 inch,  but it will be hard to tell just by looking at it so ohwell,  I cant wait to get started.

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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2011, 03:23:33 AM »
Rick,
Tell us how you are going to do it.
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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2011, 03:49:06 AM »
Rick -

Is this 1:1 scale (for urban redevelopment), or smaller scale?

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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2011, 06:32:08 AM »
Why not make it a shooter? The neighbors will love it! :o
Build a mold use some thick wall seamless breeched,
and cast the gun out of concrete around the bore............
I guarantee it won't blow away in a hurricane ::)
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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2011, 07:50:28 AM »
Try using sonna (sp?) tubes to create the bore ( like what they use to cast concrete into as footings for supporting porch decks, etc.).  The interior dimensions of the varrying sizes "I think" are somewhat the exterior dimension of varying PVC piping and/or metal pipe.  This may be a way to obtain a closer bore size to what you're wanting.  Just a thought.....
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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2011, 12:38:46 PM »
well you will just have to wait. I am starting the project next week
    a shooter?? no, this will be a 1:1 scale replica. I only plan on building one.   not for production , well unless there is a demand for them.  the building process, will be interesting to say the lease, and the materials will be odd but I think the end product will be one that will last for many years, and will look great.  time will tell.


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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2011, 02:23:59 PM »
well change of plans, I found a 20 foot stick of 6.5 in pvc and in all of places, in my barn!!  wow , I really have to do some more cleaning and find out what i really have in there, and what i have forgotten about having.

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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2011, 02:50:57 PM »
That's almost as good as finding that forgotten $100 bill folded up in your wallet.

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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2011, 02:23:18 PM »
Quote from: Cat Whisperer on February 16, 2011, 02:50:57 PM
That's almost as good as finding that forgotten $100 bill folded up in your wallet.

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I find them like that all the time, only one problem......

People that make cannons and sell lead are always taking them away from me......
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Re: 6.4in double banded brooke project
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2011, 05:24:02 PM »
lol, dont forget to bring one in a few weeks. i will have a few new toys,  for you to see, if i get some time, i will try a thunder mug, even tho i am not sure what the point of them is ?     no target??  ???  just a bang or boom??? oh well,

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