MY HOMEBUILT MINI CANNON

[BE Mike]

You'll shoot your eye out! Seriously, though, you have a lot of skill and nice equipment.

 

[redneckmedic]

Needs INGO insignia on it.... otherwise perfect

 

[christman]

Im really impressed. How old is that lathe?

 

[KEHO]

Bravo!!

 

[Suprtek]

Im really impressed. How old is that lathe?

Ever heard of ShopSmith? The machine I have is the predecessor to that. It's called a 10ER. It was made by ShopSmith and sold by Montgomery Ward in the early 50's. I bought it on Ebay several years ago for $200. I has a lathe, table saw, drill press, 12 inch disc sander, grinder, drum sander, and a six inch planer. It's going on 60 years old and still runs like a champ. Only thing I've had to do to it is replace the cord and the on/off switch. Other than that I just keep it lubricated and it keeps working.

 

[peloe16]

that was pretty cool! whats the range of the bb? just curious.

next step is to build one that uses an M80 for a charge and shoots marbles

 

[IndyMonkey]

Thats great. Nice job

 

[bmmonts76]

Sweet!

 

[I Like Firearms]

That put a huge smile on the face, I needed a good laugh. That thing is awesome!

 

[Suprtek]

that was pretty cool! whats the range of the bb? just curious.

next step is to build one that uses an M80 for a charge and shoots marbles

Thanks. Don't know about the range. Doubt if I could find that little bb again if I fired it down the road.

 

[OAK]

Very nice! I've been looking at those kit mini cannons for a couple hundred bucks and your looks better then most of those! Great work!

 

[slars1327]

now that is sweet!!!

 

[calcot7]

Have you tested it on ballistic jell and is it rifled?

 

[Suprtek]

Have you tested it on ballistic jell and is it rifled?

That kind of testing wouldn't be very useful. The little firecrackers that it uses aren't exactly designed for any kind of consistency. It's probably been fired about 30 times at distances varying from about 3 to 10 feet. About every forth or fifth time the firecracker seems to direct the force to the rear and doesn't propel the projectile very well if at all. Then there were several times the projectile actually fully penetrated the 1/8 inch hardboard used for a target. Most shots just left a nice little impression on the board. No, it is not rifled. I don't think I ever even got a tape measure out when I was building it. I just eyeballed everything. I wouldn't exactly consider it a toy but it was built just to have fun with.

Now that I've given this long detailed answer, I'm starting to wonder if your post was supposed to be purple.

 

[Nizidramaniiyt]

That is awesome!

 

[Neo46121]

Sweet!!!

I want one big enough to shoot .250 ball bearings

 

[CandRFan]

Very cool!! I think the only thing that could make it better would be to make a replica of a real artillery piece.

 

[SavageEagle]

Bump for awesomeness and epicnessosity!!!!

 

[Security122]

That is a great looking paper weight/conversation piece, and it's functional! Very nice.

 

[Frankingun]

You'll shoot your eye out! Seriously, though, you have a lot of skill and nice equipment.

Only if you're not careful!

To the OP, good work!