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Should the barrel/wheels be painted black? {Please Vote! Thanks, Tombegood}

Yes, paint both
3 (27.3%)
No, paint neither
3 (27.3%)
Just Barrel
4 (36.4%)
Just Wheels (it's a sin to paint a stainless steel barrel)
1 (9.1%)
Just wheels (not a sin to paint a stainless barrel, but this will just look better)
0 (0%)

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Offline tombegood

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Re: Golf Ball Cannon.
« Reply #60 on: October 21, 2012, 09:30:13 AM »
Thanks, now I can check off "make a functioning cannon" from my bucket list!

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Re: Golf Ball Cannon.
« Reply #61 on: October 21, 2012, 12:26:33 PM »
Quote from: buzz36 on October 21, 2012, 06:00:16 AM
Tom i like your  elevation ajustment nice touch using acorn nuts
turned out realy nice from were im sitting you  should be proud of it

It was fun to build.

I lost sleep, literally, thinking about how to make the elevation mechanism...lol

The jury is still out on the paint job...
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Re: Golf Ball Cannon.
« Reply #62 on: October 21, 2012, 01:08:31 PM »
Quote from: freekforge on October 21, 2012, 07:30:45 AM
if you modify the lock a little and drill a #1 hole for the touch hole you can use .22 nailgun blanks i use them in one of my mortars and get excellent results from pyrodex and with the stonger blanks you dont need hardly any powder if any at all
cannon looks awesome by the way
Freek, that has to be one of the best ideas I have heard on here yet. This way one doesn't need to remove a nipple to switch to using a fuse. Maybe also thread a screw into the business side of the hammer to keep the brass from mushing. And... the the cartridge is probably long enough to secure the lock into place so that no screw is needed right? Just as long as it fits snug enough in the hole...

What I would really like to do is figure out a way to spring load the hammer.
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Re: Golf Ball Cannon.
« Reply #63 on: November 01, 2012, 02:12:23 PM »
Finally finished this thing!
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Re: Golf Ball Cannon.
« Reply #64 on: November 03, 2012, 11:58:20 AM »
Finally get to fire my creation.

Functioned perfectly.

600 grain black powder

As a friend told me...time to make some smoke and noise!

 
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Re: Golf Ball Cannon.
« Reply #65 on: November 03, 2012, 07:33:06 PM »
Nice Boom!
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Re: Golf Ball Cannon.
« Reply #66 on: November 15, 2012, 01:46:03 AM »
Quote from: BoomLover on November 03, 2012, 07:33:06 PM
Nice Boom!
Thanks!
The concensus seems to be to paint the barrel. Will wait till the spring to do that outdoors.
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Golf Ball Cannon.
« Reply #67 on: April 03, 2013, 07:00:07 PM »
Nice! Where are you in NH? I'm in southern NH on the MA border as well.  In Plaistow.   This small town bummed fireworks but I haven been able to find anything on cannons...well see how that goes closer to the 4th!
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