Im after Blue prints for a cannon

[nz_carver]

No I'm not looking to start my own war of the workshops,

But I was asked if I'd turn a life size cannon for a friend of the family to place next to the front door of there new house.
not a problem I say lol now were to get a blue print to get the scale rite?

[Timless Timber]

Life Size - you got any idea how big a real cannon is?

I recall a recent trip to the Fremantle Maritime Museum where they have a Dutch East Indies cannon from the wrecked Batavia found at WA's Abrolhos Islands.

In short the fircken things huge!


You will need to turn a whole tree trunk - on a lathe the size of... well a double decker bus!

http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-arc...psarmament.pdf

one iron cannon of 3,310 pounds and one metal (i.e., bronze) cannon of 3,300 pounds (Roeper 1993: 219).

Dimensions: L. 3.20 m; bore diam. 0.151 m.

Good luck with this!

[DSEL74]

No I'm not looking to start my own war of the workshops,

But I was asked if I'd turn a life size cannon for a friend of the family to place next to the front door of there new house.
not a problem I say lol now were to get a blue print to get the scale rite?

You could try a scale model or ornamental canon and scale it back up.

I also think there should be plans for turned brass canons on the net if you google them.

[RETIRED]

Captains Cook

Near the bottom of the page.

[ian]

No I'm not looking to start my own war of the workshops,

But I was asked if I'd turn a life size cannon for a friend of the family to place next to the front door of there new house.
not a problem I say lol now were to get a blue print to get the scale right?

cannons come in a large number of sizes -- ones that come readily to mind are
36 pounder
24 pounder
18 pounder
12 pounder
9 pounder
6 pounder
3 pounder
all of which, I believe, refer to the weight of the cannon ball
further differentiation comes from the type of carriage used
and then there's carronades which look like a cannon but technically are not

and then this beast

The Tsar Cannon, the largest howitzer ever made,


and then the more modern varieties which typically are sized by the diametre of the bore

[Timless Timber]

This Bloke,



Would be the guy to talk too - he'd have ALL the relevant measurements & specifications.

[orraloon]

Unless the client is a militery buff and really knows his cannon then you could just wing it. They come in all sort of shapes anyhow. Study a few picks for inspiration. If he wants life size you may need to turn 2 half barrels joined with a tennon. The bore should not need to be deeper than required to get the ''look'' of a cannon. Black paint will hide the join. Sounds like a good project so we will need to see pics when you get started.
Regards
John

Images Search

[joez]

I found the attached here : Sailing Ship Armament

[crowie]

Which one have you chosen to build Dave......
Lookin forward to the WIP photos & build notes, thank you...
Cheers, crowie

[NCArcher]

I found the attached here : Sailing Ship Armament

I looked at that site yesterday Joez but didn't see the drawing. Nice find.
My brother in law had a HJ 1 tonner ute with wooden side boards. I always wanted to make some replica cannons and cut gun ports in the side boards.

[RETIRED]

You have a warped sense of humour Tony but I like it.

[artful bodger]

Nice find.
My brother in law had a HJ 1 tonner ute with wooden side boards. I always wanted to make some replica cannons and cut gun ports in the side boards.

This is starting to sound pretty funny!
In fact you could make up some hilarious cannons that looked real, for instance mount a replica painted timber one of one of those huge horwitzas on the back of the HJ ute. It'd be sure to leave a trail of traffic accidents in its wake just driving around! BUT, aint there some law about replica firearms and the brandishing thereof?

[NCArcher]

I was thinking of automating the whole setup. You pull up at the lights, the gun ports open and you run out the guns , ready to fire a broadside.
Sorry about the hijack Dave.

[Timless Timber]

I looked at that site yesterday Joez but didn't see the drawing. Nice find.
My brother in law had a HJ 1 tonner ute with wooden side boards. I always wanted to make some replica cannons and cut gun ports in the side boards.

Make sure to run a jolly roger flag up the HJ ute aerial, if your going to start launching broad sides at the lights! (Ohh and avoid Yeppoon if you happen to drive a Torana).

[nz_carver]

Ok so it's for family and I'm doing just becouse I can.
I think it may just be the best thing to get rid of door to door sales people

Im in going off robbos one