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The bronze cannon I made,with pics of making it
I have already posted the cannon I made for my retiring director. But,I did not post any pictures of turning it. Unfortunately,these 2 pictures are very small. Sorry! That lathe is pretty large,swinging 19" and being 80" between centers.
The cannon was turned from 5" dia. bronze bar stock,and the barrel is ABOUT 30" long. The trunnions were screwed into the barrel with interference fitted threads(very tight),and Loctited as well. They butt tightly together in the center of the barrel. Then,the gun was bored 1 3/8" diameter,to fit hundreds of blank ball bearing balls that Jon and I found at a scrap yard. They were accurately forged,but not yet ground and polished.
The carriage is mahogany. It takes 2 men to move the cannon. It is modeled after the "Long Toms" on the USS Constitution. You can buy plans from their museum.