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Started a fun little project today on my 5980. I am making a scale civil war era breech loading cannon. I plan for it to use marbles as projectiles and turn it out of 6061 T6. Wheels and carriage will all be 6061 or 304 stainless. Barrel started as a 2 in. diameter extruded solid round. I plan to have adjustable sights and elevation screw to aim and plan to use slow burning black powder for the smoke effect. Marbles will be cheap and easily replaceable when lost and present less of a hazard than a solid metalic ball or bearing and lead is definately out of the question also. Got tired and had to come in and cool off but had a blast during my first trip outside into my shop since I got run over by the illness train. I am jazzed!!!!! It's been a long time getting to this point. Last year this time I still could not walk so I am happy with the progress on both fronts. Of course when I told the wife I was going to make a marble cannon, she looked at me like I had overdosed on meds again until I explained what I meant. She is much better now, Hee heee. I love throwing her a curve every now and then, it's way too much fun and easy too.
Bob
Bob