Building the Beer can Coehorn Mortar.

[eddiek2000]

ah I left MD in Sep 2012...

Lucky dog. We will follow some day........

 

[epps1919]

That was awesome! Did you do that test fire where you live? Nice work good job.

No, At a friends in Port Tobacco.

 

[epps1919]

Next project:
Beer can tracers.

Cool idea, if I'm lucky maybe I can set something on fire

 

[lowoncash]

Proximity fuses next?

 

[wilcam47]

I know a guy that made a bowling ball launcher..not as intricate as your model but I guess it does the job.

 

[epps1919]

I know a guy that made a bowling ball launcher..not as intricate as your model but I guess it does the job.

I have been buying bowling balls at yard sales and thrift shops.

 

[Melnic]

I have been buying bowling balls at yard sales and thrift shops.

If anyone asks you are just stocking up to do the 100 marbles on the floor trick for when Godzilla shows up

 

[foodpoison]

HELL YES

 

[traveller]

No, At a friends in Port Tobacco.

I got a property in Port Tobacco under contract last night. The developer said its a quiet neighborhood, 'except for the guy with his cannons' ;-)

 

[epps1919]

Making the handles withe 1/4'' flat stock, ruff cut out the tear drop pieces with the portaban saw and finished on the belt sander. bent 1/2'' round bar in the vice after heating with a torch red hot. Welded the handles in from the back side.

 

[epps1919]

I'm using white oak to make the bed.Picked up some ruff cut that I ran through the plainer and cut to shape on the table saw and drilled all the holes for the hard wear. then I glued them together to make the bed. Milled out the slot for the trunnion and hand chiseled out the sloped ramp to get it to fit the barrel at a 45 % angel . then I panted it O.D. green and the hardware flat black.

 

[traveller]

A shame you have to cover such a nice wood grain with paint to maintain authentic looks

 

[epps1919]

A shame you have to cover such a nice wood grain with paint to maintain authentic looks

Yea, it is some nice wood but I want it to look like the original.

 

[epps1919]

It's done. Some Pic's with it's little bro the Golf ball mortar. I think it looks a lot like the original in the last pic. Need to make the tompin plug for the muzzle

 

[iH8DemLibz]

That's cool stuff.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Nice work. Be sure to give us a range report and some pictures of it in action.

 

[axshon]

Great work! Interesting that in the picture provided there are 3 different bed designs. Cosmetic differences, of course, but any ideas about why?

 

[epps1919]

Great work! Interesting that in the picture provided there are 3 different bed designs. Cosmetic differences, of course, but any ideas about why?

They probably came from 3 different manufacturers.I know the one I made is a Confederate style the one on the left side is a Union style.

 

[j8064]

That is a work of art!

 

[smdub]

the one I made is a Confederate style the one on the left side is a Union style.

Why were they trying to send the same beer to each other back and forth?