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Offline centermass

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My first cannon
« on: February 11, 2009, 01:57:18 PM »
This my first cannon project.....4" dia 2 5/8 bore 25" long 30" wheels....fun!!
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2009, 02:36:42 PM »
Nice looking cannon! Good Job! BoomLover
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2009, 04:54:26 PM »
is this really your first cannon ??
Ive made a few myself , but so far I havent dared to try the wagon wheels
its very impressing .
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2009, 05:59:49 AM »
The wheels I bought rough and had to finish.........It took me some time but I learned alot about getting measurements right after several redos............but that's the fun part!!!
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2009, 06:56:27 AM »
often the learning process is more interesting then the result ,
but certainly not here .
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2009, 01:46:01 PM »
Quote from: centermass on February 11, 2009, 01:57:18 PM
This my first cannon project.....


OK.  Now that you've made one and posted the finished results (which we LIKE) your job now is to post the process pictures of your NEXT one!   :D
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2009, 02:00:25 PM »
hey stop stop stop there
we need fire and smoke first   ;D ;D
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2009, 02:05:24 PM »
OK OK I will get some fire and smoke!!! gezz what have I started?.......smile.
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2009, 02:06:04 PM »
Quote from: dan610324 on February 12, 2009, 02:00:25 PM
hey stop stop stop there
we need fire and smoke first   ;D ;D

Dan, we haven't established a formal sequence of posting pictures; but your insistance on posting pictures of smoke and fire next has merit!  After all, one should enjoy the fruits of one's labor and to end up having made multiple cannons without having fired them would have missed out on a significant part of life!

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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2009, 02:16:43 PM »
I have fired all of my cannons but unfortunately most of them without bullet .
but ok sometimes it happened that something come in front of the powder , but of course I didnt know that   ;D ;D
I have an idea to get an permit to proof shooting my barrels , then its because of the safty and they will have less arguments to let me down .
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2009, 02:20:00 PM »
I live in the county so the only permit I need is to yell....... FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!!
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2009, 02:53:08 PM »
I also lives outside town center , but live firing is illegal everywhere in sweden   :'(
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2009, 03:02:55 PM »
Well come to Texas!!! we can shoot just about anything we can build, buy, or invent! god night ya'll..... ;D
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2009, 03:07:06 PM »
centermass,     Welcome!
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