Little naval carriage

[zulu]

Here is a small carriage I just finished for a 16" long brass barrel. Caliber .58"
It turned out pretty nice.

 

[zulu]

 

[BillyC]

WOW, very nice work and obviously something you are passionate about.

 

[Rich44]

That looks super nice, and the pictures are just great showing your work.
Thanks for posting.

 

[Captndan]

Maybe I could do that. Where did you get the barrel?

 

[zulu]

Maybe I could do that. Where did you get the barrel?

The barrel was made 40 years ago and presented to a friend that was getting out of the Navy.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

NICE!

 

[trackpin]

Looks great!

 

[azmntman]

OUTSTANDING!

 

[Col. Batguano]

It looks like a beautiful display piece. No touch hole? That would be on my "to do" list! GOTTA shoot it!

I built a similar carriage some years ago for a 1/6 scale 42 pounder. One task I had to spend extra time on was drilling the trunion holes at the slight angle to reflect the splay of the cheeks, and bending the metal of the cap squares to reflect it as well. In the end I gave up on getting the metal to bend right and just welded a half pipe on to flat bar stock.

One task I always struggle with in building boxes and 4-legged anythings is getting all 4 corners to hit the ground simultaneously. My stuff always seems to be "racked" just a little. How did that come out for you, and, relatedly, how did / do you prevent it from happening?

 

[Rifleman1776]

Beautiful. If I was still acquiring 'stuff' I would sell my first born to be able to buy that from you. Outstanding. Thanks for sharing.

 

[zulu]

It looks like a beautiful display piece. No touch hole? That would be on my "to do" list! GOTTA shoot it!

I built a similar carriage some years ago for a 1/6 scale 42 pounder. One task I had to spend extra time on was drilling the trunion holes at the slight angle to reflect the splay of the cheeks, and bending the metal of the cap squares to reflect it as well. In the end I gave up on getting the metal to bend right and just welded a half pipe on to flat bar stock.

One task I always struggle with in building boxes and 4-legged anythings is getting all 4 corners to hit the ground simultaneously. My stuff always seems to be "racked" just a little. How did that come out for you, and, relatedly, how did / do you prevent it from happening?

If all four wheels are not touching the ground, the holes in your cheeks are too small. They need to be oversized enough to allow some play. That will solve the problem.

 

[Col. Batguano]

Holes in the cheeks? Which holes? I thought the axels were fixed to the cheeks at the bottom.

 

[zulu]

Holes in the cheeks? Which holes? I thought the axels were fixed to the cheeks at the bottom.

The axles are fixed to the cheeks but there are horizontal bolts through the cheeks also.
Look at the pictures. Everywhere you see a brass cap nut is a hole. All those holes need to be over sized. If not, the carriage is subject to wracking when you tighten everything up.
I've built 169 cannon carriages. All my naval carriage wheels sit on the ground at the same time. It is because all the holes are over sized.

 

[Col. Batguano]

Aha!. Now I get it! Thank you!

Now, do you have a good solution for gluing up cabinet boxes to not wrack?

 

[Paul-in-PA]

Nice desktop model, now for something bigger?

 

[zulu]

Nice desktop model, now for something bigger?

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