Current Cannon Queue:
Q1 - Randy H. Utah
Current build in process.
Q2 - Eric M. Texas
TBD.
Current build: "Naval Cannon" ~ 10 ga Breech-Loader
Brass stock for the next cannon build for Randy / Utah. 3x18 10 guage breech-loading naval cannon with coin inlay. Milling to begin on 8/21. Check back soon to follow along on the build!
Starting this cannon build off with facing the 3" brass.
Facing the breech brass.
Lining up the brass for drilling the trunnion guide holes. This will aid in trunnion alignment- making sure trunnions are centered perfectly on both sides of the barrel.
Step boring the barrel to 1"
Barrel will have a 1" bore with a 10 gauge breech chamber.
Getting some work done on the carriage design in the cad program. This will be a Naval Carriage design with a Naval coin inlay- coins supplied by the customer..
Photo Gallery
The barrel clamped down on the carriage- creating a relief for the t-slot shank.
T-slotting the barrel breech.
Making / threading the firing pin plug.
Engraving the barrel breech
The slotted cannon breech is coming along nicely!
Next up: turning the firing-pin hammer plate, then fishing up the trunnions and finally on to the barrel profiling!
Milling & threading the trunnion pockets.
Milled & tapped trunnion pocket.
turning a 2" brass rod down for the barrel trunnion.
Barrel trunnion pockets and trunnions are done- time to begin the barrel profiling.
The barrel profiling nearly complete.
The slotted breech slides nicely into the barrel.
Parts of the breech. All hand-made and ready to assemble.
Firing pin breech cap, firing pin and pressure spring inserted.
Striker plate screwed onto the pin, completing the breech assembly.
Video of fireing pin striker plate.
Trunnion cap layout.
Trunnion caps milled- time to polish.
CNC Milling of the breech hammer-strike.
Carriage "cheeks" and barrel front support done. Maple.
Checking the fit of the Naval coin in the coin pocket.
Designing the wheels in Vectric Vcarve CAD program.
CNC cut carriage wheels.
Getting there. so far over 30 hand-made parts on the mill & lathe.
Cutting brass axle washers.
Fitting the barrel to the carriage before the carriage goes to final assembly.
Fitting the rear striker block. The striker cord will exit through the brass ferrule.