cannon

[greasemonkey]

hi all,the lockdown has given me more time to finish some projects.this one has only been waiting for the last 25 years.its a victorian cannon which had muzzle damage. with a 9" angle grinder i cut off the last 6" including the muzzle.mounted this up in the lathe and bored it internally out to about 4" which removed all the damage.the i put it up on the mill , made 4 holes lenghtwise 9mm diameter and counterbored 13mm .then on the cannon i marked out and then drilled and tapped M8x1.25 four corresponding holes.the muzzle was then reattached to the cannon with M8 capheads.the cannon now has a false muzzle for the first 6"..next i am going to clean the old girl up and sort the ships carriage that goes with the gun,cheers all, stay safe,greasemonkey.https://i.imgur.com/VeF4AKN.jpg

[DesG]

Great project. It would be an impressive thing to fire.

[Peter Dunkley]

Hi Mr greasemonkey nice to see you are still around and active. Tell me when to listen for the bang.

[lew07]

Nice !! If these are Your thing and if You are ever able to pay a visit to Fort Nelson in Hampshire .

[greasemonkey]

gave it a coat of satin black yesterday,going to start on the carriage today,have ordered some wheels for it ,they are cast iron with a thin rubber tyre.not strictly as original but with deference to my gunroom floor which is where she will sit when finished..

[greasemonkey]

finally got the ships carriage sorted.machined up some new axles to suit the new cast iron wheels,gave the wood a couple of coats of stain and now she's all done,ready to be moved into the gunroom/office/mancave tommorow.the beer can is there for context....https://i.imgur.com/BVj2u17.jpg