bigalexe
September 6, 2010, 02:06 PM
Well I got to thinking that constructing a cannon could be fun, and done on a lathe quite easily. Yes I am aware of the physics and stuff, I am not going to blow myself up.
Does anyone know the legal status and hoops you have to go through to construct a 1" or greater bore diameter Black-powder muzzle-loading cannon?
bthest86
September 6, 2010, 02:16 PM
As far as I know they aren't federally regulated.
nalioth
September 6, 2010, 02:51 PM
Muzzle loaders aren't regulated (in the free states).
Have fun.
bigalexe
September 7, 2010, 10:02 AM
Awesome, just wanted to check I wasn't going to break a law I didn't know existed.
It's back to Solidworks for me now to figure out how thick to make this thing.
jmorris
September 7, 2010, 10:35 AM
Awesome, just wanted to check I wasn't going to break a law I didn't know existed.
It's back to Solidworks for me now to figure out how thick to make this thing.
$35 and you can get the prints for a 12# Howitzer.
http://www.buckstix.com/HowitzerPlans.htm
bigalexe
September 8, 2010, 02:57 PM
Ya I saw that page, I can run analysis in Solidworks and I am not trusting those plans to be scaleable up or down based on material availability.
As long as I know my chamber size I am good.
Russ Jackson
September 8, 2010, 03:12 PM
When I was a kid we made one in my garage that shot D Batteries and one that shot Golf Balls...Russ
StealthyBlagga
September 10, 2010, 12:27 AM
Unregulated in most states, so long as it is a muzzle loader. I built this with my kids a few years back:
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg34/stealthyblagga/TableTopMortar.jpg
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg34/stealthyblagga/TableTopMortar-Fired.jpg
FROGO207
September 10, 2010, 10:17 PM
Yep a golf ball cannon is in the works for next February if work slows down then. I will post a thread with pix.:D
jmorris
September 11, 2010, 08:17 PM
I am going to build one pretty close to this one.
http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php?topic=28013.0
