did i show you guys this?

[cornettracing80]

hey did i show you guys my first hand made black powder cannon?...i am looking into a small lathe for future projects and have ordered a "carbide" big bang cannon for fun....look on ebay at the six pounders!!!...way cool!




this is LOUD with 1 part bottle rocket propellant 1 part flash powder and 1 part gun powder

[Steve]

Steve, what are you using for balls

[janpolsen]

cornettracing80 = waaay too much spare time

[cornettracing80]

same thing you are i hope

i dont use any projectiles in this cannon...umm i am scared to!
i use a rammer to tamp down the load and then use aluminum foil as packing..i am a "baby" cannon student and am learning as i go...
i did also make a "bb cannon" its bore is .177 and fits a bb down the bore to a narrower breech..it is pretty cool..i call it a micro cannon...not my idea..but it is cool....
the bolt cannon is .50 caliber...or near as its just over a 1/2" bore.
it does not have a "breech" ...the vent is 1/8"....
my bb cannon malfunction by blowing out the vent..i think the vent is too high on the breech(not at the bottom)....
i think the actuall manufacturing of the cannon is the best part...the bang aint bad neither

[cornettracing80]

cornettracing80 = waaay too much spare time

ADHD...i get bored easy and idle hands are the devils playground

[cornettracing80]

sorry here:
bore= big hole in cannons
breech= slightly narrower area at the bottom of the bore near fuse hole
vent=place fuse comes out of,where you light the cannon

not being a know it all,i research these kind of things hard core before i embark on construction.

[adamwest]

why does that remind me of Edgar Allen Poe?

[cornettracing80]

thats the one that i was ramming with a drill bit when that crow flew in and i thought i might have died...ya ..you got that right adam...never more