What to do with 45Lbs. of brass and a golf ball????

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I'll look at this chunk of metal for a while.
4"X12" 45 Lbs. of lovely virgin stock!
Courtesy of Craigslist 75 bucks delivered to my door.

Then I remembered that I had found a golf ball some years ago.
Obviously a natural combination!

Since I don't play golf like everybody else.
And I have a 900' Runway, that coincidentally, is almost exactly the same as a 300 yard range.
Something will come to me I'm sure.

I'm on it Eh!

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plinker 777 said:
Hmm, I'd suggest greasing the patch for the golf ball...or a shorter barrel, less it stick momentarily as it travels 12" with extreme prejudice. I'm on the edge of my seat in any event (fused or percussion? {latter, please gawd be the lattercou:})
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Works great the way it is . I don't' load the balls that tight so no chance of a stuck ball .
Also the long barrel works good with my aerial display loads . :D
Of course it is fuse . If it was percussion it would be a firearm .
It's not just a tube with a cap welded on it .
 
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Those Boxford lathes are a pretty decent gig.

They did what South Bend should have, with the design, which was, they evolved it a bit.
They licensed the use of South Bend's design, and made them in England, a bunch came back across to Canada, being a Commonwealth country.
They updated them and made them better, South Bend was still selling the same 1940's design when they went under.

I was pretty hot after one that sold at auction in Moose Jaw some years back.

Lookin' forward to seeing what you come up with. Looks like a good start on a Coehorn type mortar!

Good score on the brass stock!

Cheers
Trev
 
trevj said:
Those Boxford lathes are a pretty decent gig.

They did what South Bend should have, with the design, which was, they evolved it a bit.
They licensed the use of South Bend's design, and made them in England, a bunch came back across to Canada, being a Commonwealth country.
They updated them and made them better, South Bend was still selling the same 1940's design when they went under.

I was pretty hot after one that sold at auction in Moose Jaw some years back.

Lookin' forward to seeing what you come up with. Looks like a good start on a Coehorn type mortar!

Good score on the brass stock!

Cheers
Trev
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Wish I had a lathe like the OP . But I make do with what I have

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They are a nice machine, however some of the Southbend shortcomings followed through.
For example, the headstock through hole is of limited size, just like the Southbend lathes.
However the 48" bed, makes barrel work using the steadies not a very big deal.

This ME10A was owned and used with great care by my old friend the late Jim Armstrong.
Jim was a talented Gunsmith amongst other things.
He allowed me do and learn, and I got to use his well equipped shop for my own gun related projects.
He was always generous with his time and timely advice.

After many years, and many pleasant hours in Jim's company. My friend said to me over coffee one day, that he was closing his shop.
Jim offered to sell me the ME10A.
I bought it on the spot.:)

I guess i'ts been about twenty five years now since that cup of coffee.
I continue to derive great pleasure from that machine.
In my shop, I refer to the Boxford as "Jim's lathe".:cheers:

Jim my old friend, thanks Eh!







trevj said:
Those Boxford lathes are a pretty decent gig.

They did what South Bend should have, with the design, which was, they evolved it a bit.
They licensed the use of South Bend's design, and made them in England, a bunch came back across to Canada, being a Commonwealth country.
They updated them and made them better, South Bend was still selling the same 1940's design when they went under.

I was pretty hot after one that sold at auction in Moose Jaw some years back.

Lookin' forward to seeing what you come up with. Looks like a good start on a Coehorn type mortar!

Good score on the brass stock!

Cheers
Trev
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OH NOES.

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First I will have to make a steady.

I'm going to use a 2"X6" Hard Maple or maybe Live-oak if I can find it (and afford it).
A piece about 10" long should be good.
Machine one end perfectly flat and square, then fit that end to the ways.
Set on the ways and find center.
Place the workpiece on the rotary table in the mill, and cut a nice hole where it should be on the center mark.
Use a fly cutter to create some lube ways inside the block, with a hole drilled to the top to allow lube insertion.

Now to find that chunk of wood.
I suppose that if push came to shove. and I can't do better.
I might use whatever piece of 2"X6" hardwood that I can get.:)

I don't know what a real Armorer of a few centuries ago would have done:confused:
 
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