Author Topic: Deck Cannon Plans? (Read 2428 times)

NitroSteel · « **on:** June 27, 2009, 06:03:13 PM »

I have a few extra pieces of rifled 30mm barrell and am thinking of making a deck cannon out of one them. I am having a hard time finding pictures of any of them, although they seem to have them all over the place at Disney World - - I just didn't take any pictures...

Does anyone have any links to good photos/plans for a deck cannon? I don't think it will be a very complicated build, but I want to get it as close to a replica as possible.

Thank ya'll for your help.

NitroSteel

Double D · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:20:14 PM »

You better clarify what you mean by a deck cannons.

intoodeep · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:51:33 PM »

NitroSteel,

I don't have the plans but, I believe these are your deck cannons. I took these photos last year at Disney World. The last on was at Hollywood Studios.

dan610324 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2009, 01:01:46 AM »

scale this one up to your prefered size
then you will have a beauty when its finished

open the pdf and scroll down to see all 4 drawings

Ex 49'er · « **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2009, 04:29:11 AM »

That sure is a purty muzzle there, Dan. It is indeed a beauty!!!!!!!!

dan610324 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2009, 07:42:35 AM »

just the muzzle

scroll down and check all 4 drawings

yeah its probably the best design I ever have done
some day I hope to have time to cast a few of those barrels also ,
but now there is another idea in my head

Ex 49'er · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2009, 09:02:14 AM »

You're right. The whole darn thing is beeeeeeauuuuuuuutifulllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dan610324 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2009, 12:52:21 PM »

the dolphins is just too difficult to make exact on the cad drawing
this is the real dolphin that will be used on that barrel , 1 1/4" long

GGaskill · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2009, 02:02:33 PM »

I have a few extra pieces of rifled 30mm barrel and am thinking of making a deck cannon out of one them.

To my limited knowledge, no cannon of the styles shown was ever rifled. Now if you mean a pivot gun such as the US Navy used circa the Civil War, there were rifled versions of them (I think.) The Navy certainly had Parrotts and one could easily make a Parrott style gun from a piece of 30 mm barrel. Below is a freelance example:

This was made from pictures, not plans, so the reinforce should be about 3/4" bigger in diameter and the trunnions about 1/4" bigger, but it still shoots.

JeffG · « **Reply #9 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:04:16 PM »

Ya know...deck cannons. Ok, so it's a little one...

Double D · « **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:54:48 PM »

Oh, deck cannons, not swivels, got it

carronader · « **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:47:09 PM »

how about this

dan610324 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2009, 09:07:45 AM »

if you want 100 or so original drawings , go to : www.arkeliet.net
when you come there , look for the word : bildearkiv
its in the upper right corner of the screen .
left click at that word .
when that page open , scroll down until you can see the original artillery handbooks .
left click on the book of your choice
there you will find lots of original drawings
cannons , howitzers , mortars and carriages .
there is lots of naval guns and carriages in the : kadett boker

Double D · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2009, 10:09:51 AM »

If you go to the www.arkeliet.net website, look near the top left of the page for the word Hjem. Click on that and a drop down menu will show where you can select English. You can use this page to look around the website.

The entire site is not in English, but Danish. You can copy the URL from Danish pages and post it to a Google query window and in some cases you will get a translation.

Rickk · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2009, 02:47:28 PM »

Ironically, I am building a "cannon deck" at the moment (not a "deck cannon").

I got sick of mowing around the deck cannon, and it probably isn't doing the gun any good sitting there on the ground, so I am building a cannon deck to put the deck cannon on

Pictures soon.

Rick

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #15 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:17:51 PM »

EXECELLENT!

There is certainly a derth of decks that feature places in which to mount cannons - either deck cannons or swivel cannons!

We need to see some details of the woodwork - plans and pictures to enhance our understanding of how firing salutes can be integrated into day-to-day social activities taking place on the ubiquitous deck in urban America!!!

Rickk · « **Reply #16 on:** July 02, 2009, 02:55:46 AM »

While building this deck, complete with the outer wall of my "ship", I noticed that there is more to naval cannon design than I thought.

Not only does it have to be compatible with the deck, but it also has to be compatible with the hull.

The barrel has to exit the hole in the ship's side completely or the muzzle blast would tear it apart.

If the rain ever stops, I'll finish this up and take a few pictures.

If the rain continues, I will be changing the design a bit to start resemblng Noah's Ark.

Rick

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #17 on:** July 02, 2009, 04:11:10 AM »

Quote from: Rickk on July 02, 2009, 02:55:46 AM

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If the rain continues, I will be changing the design a bit to start resemblng Noah's Ark.

Rick

He had it done BEFORE the rain started!

carronader · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2009, 09:16:05 AM »

is a start

carronader · « **Reply #19 on:** July 03, 2009, 09:19:51 AM »

oops same two

Rickk · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2009, 04:46:42 PM »

Mine won't be quite so fancy... the wall on mine will just be vertical. I don't have that much energy. The main goal is just to get the cannon off the ground

I can see though where an inward curvature as the wall goes up would allow the barrel to be a little shorter and still stick out the side.

The "beams" are 4x4's, and the "planking" is 2x8's that I have cut tongue's and groove's into the edges for a nicer fit. It's all pressure treated wood. I plan to paint it eventually but pressure treated wood needs to sit outside for a week or so in dry weather before it gets along well with paint.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #21 on:** July 04, 2009, 02:17:32 AM »

You know that you're going to have to learn ALL the names of every piece of wood in the thing.