Trunnion caps in a setup in the mill. I had to equipment them to suit the cap bolts and components. There is a wooden base for the platen in this fixture. It is supposed to be “” cost and disposable Posted by polepenhollow on 2015-12-26 00:33:30 Tagged: , Cannon , Ships Guns , USS Constitution… Continue reading Machining the trunnion caps for 2″ Naval Guns, 12-2015
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Machining the trunnion caps for 2″ Naval Guns, 12-2015
Trunnion caps in a set up in the mill. I had to machine them to fit the cap bolts and hardware. There is a picket base for the platen in this fixture. It is intended to be “” charge and disposable Posted by polepenhollow on 2015-12-26 00:33:30 Tagged: , Cannon , Ships Guns , USS… Continue reading Machining the trunnion caps for 2″ Naval Guns, 12-2015
Finished. Three models of ships guns of the USS Constitution, Old Ironsides. Original guns were “24-pounders”. Prototype, 5 5/6” bore firing solid iron shot of 24 lbs each. By K Lively, 12-24-2015. Appx. 1/3 Scale, with a 2” steel lined bore
These three guns are the results of a task that took about two many years. The barrels weigh 185 lbs, Solid Iron around a steel liner. They were forged at a foundry in Central illinois. The woodwork is a combine of woods, Oak, Maple, and Shut Grain Pine. The hardware was all produced by me… Continue reading Finished. Three models of ships guns of the USS Constitution, Old Ironsides. Original guns were “24-pounders”. Prototype, 5 5/6” bore firing solid iron shot of 24 lbs each. By K Lively, 12-24-2015. Appx. 1/3 Scale, with a 2” steel lined bore