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Offline vern

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Finally Finished
« on: August 27, 2006, 04:09:45 AM »
I finished my first cannon today and it didn't go as planned.  I had originally wanted to make a mountaiun howitzer carriage but as I became aware of the degree of difficulty, and the tools required, I went with something much simpler.  It's not my best work, and I had to give up on metal trunnion caps, but I am happy with it.

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Re: Finally Finished
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2006, 04:20:10 AM »
Vern,
You'll have to post a pic of the Gorilla with a Goex can for scale. :) Thanks, MIKE
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Re: Finally Finished
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2006, 04:33:46 AM »
The wooden trunions look nice.

What are the dimensions on the gorilla?
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Re: Finally Finished
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2006, 05:07:59 AM »
Well done! the trunnions look nice.I like that sort of inventiveness when one is confronted with the limitations of ones skills.Without it one would never get anything finished.
 I had the same problem and one day when I make the 'Finally Finished 'post you will see my solution
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Re: Finally Finished
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2006, 07:04:19 AM »
...and I had to give up on metal trunnion caps, ...

You can always come back to this once your experience reaches the required level.
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Re: Finally Finished
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2006, 10:35:49 AM »
sorry, I forgot protocol.
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Re: Finally Finished
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2006, 06:19:12 PM »
Actually doing a simple comparitive., between the cannon.,the GOEX.,and the Gorilla thats infact a pretty nice size piece of Brass. I LIKE IT. Good Job VERN !!!
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