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Offline mazo kid

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My first cannon
« on: November 01, 2020, 03:27:34 PM »
I made this cannon over 40 years ago. It was mostly used to shoot blank charges on July 4th. My kids loved to light the fuse.
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2020, 03:29:24 PM »
Looking at the business end.
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2020, 03:34:47 PM »
The "knob" at the end of the barrel is a hinge pin top!
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2020, 03:36:15 PM »
The rims on the wheels are sections of electrical conduit.
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2020, 03:37:06 PM »
Cool. I've got a homemade one but it doesn't look nearly as good as that.

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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2020, 05:30:13 PM »
That looks pretty darned good to me.
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2020, 05:36:40 PM »
Bet those are a hoot to torch off!
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Re: My first cannon
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2020, 04:44:02 AM »
Quote from: Captainkirk on November 01, 2020, 05:36:40 PM
Bet those are a hoot to torch off!

They are. 30 grains of powder and a wad in mine and the recoil backs it up a little bit. Similar to what you see with a full size one with a live round. I haven't fired a live round out of it but I would imagine recoil with one would back it up a few inches.

Quote from: mazo kid on November 01, 2020, 05:30:13 PM
That looks pretty darned good to me.

Thanks. LGS has one like yours in the window, maybe a little bigger and missing a wheel. I've tried to buy it several times but he wont sell.
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