I found something today...

[682bear]

This morning, I was in the basement poking through some Rubbermaid bins of assorted flotsam and found my old tech school graduation project!







I haven't thought about this thing in years!

It is very dusty and is missing one of the ramrods and one of the little cup hooks that the chain hooks on, but otherwise is in good condition. I will have to clean it up and make a replacement ramrod and see if I can come up with a way to display it.

I made this back in 1995... a lifetime ago, it seems.

-Bear

 

[Martin W]

Well, that definitely beats the hammer I made in machine shop class. Very nice
Cheers
Martin

 

[Suzuki4evr]

This morning, I was in the basement poking through some Rubbermaid bins of assorted flotsam and found my old tech school graduation project!

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I haven't thought about this thing in years!

It is very dusty and is missing one of the ramrods and one of the little cup hooks that the chain hooks on, but otherwise is in good condition. I will have to clean it up and make a replacement ramrod and see if I can come up with a way to display it.

I made this back in 1995... a lifetime ago, it seems.

-Bear

Very nice job. I noticed, by watching YouTube and other sites and such,that the guys in the US is kind of obsessed with making these little cannons. I must say I love. Maybe one day I will make one for fun. That is when I am old and don't have to do much. Once again,nice job

 

[NCjeeper]

Pretty cool. Our project was a meat tenderizer hammer made out of 6061 aluminum.

 

[Bi11Hudson]

Beautiful work! That reminds me of my favorite uncle when I was a kid. In the '50s, one could still acquire carbide powder. Unk Joshua had a "carbide cannon" about that size. I, as a child, wasn't allowed to handle it. But I did get to witness it being fired, on holidays. I never attended "high school" so missed out on the shop classes. I think the one Unk had was purchased, he was an electrical engineer. No home shop of mechanical trades. I think carbide falls under the ATF rulings. That thought could get political real fast, I better back out now.

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[CluelessNewB]

Nah, no ATF, you can buy both both carbide cannons and "Bangsite" (calcium carbide) online: https://www.bigbangcannons.com/

I had one as a kid, actually it may still be stashed away someplace.