Ideas for cannon ball extraction?

[Richard]

Could be your phone is recording video in a file format that your pc doesn't recognize.

Thanks, I'll try that as I'd like to copy it to my PC. That said, I think I have it done via my phone (I haven't yet clicked the link above). Thing is, I used to be able to see all my pictures on my phone, via PC. I don't do too many videos so I can't speak to those.

 

[Jstpssng]

Not sure if I did it correctly..... but to cut to the chase, we finally had some BOOM today!

Fired cannon three times. Though it went off three times, the first one was a quasi dud since I didn't have the wadding in there tight enough. It was more like a giant sparkler.

This (if I'm doing this correctly) is the third attempt with the tightest wad of the three attempts AND the least powder (2 oz instead of 3 oz)

Yeah!!!! That's what this entire thread was about!

 

[AWSubie]

Congratulations!!!

 

[shooterdon]

SUCCESS!!!!

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Congrats on the successful outing.

 

[Doughknob]

. Put some sand in the wadded up cloth to smooth the bore!

 

[Buggs67]

AWESOME! Did you see my post about putting the gunpower in tin foil?

 

[psvfd]

Congrats

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

WOOHOO! SUCCESS! Thanks for posting the video. HAPPY 4th OF JULY!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Congrats!!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I hope you mis-typed,,
ANY type of gunpowder will blow pieces of that cannon into three surrounding counties.
(Gunpowder is simply nitroglycerin and a carrier.)
Nitroglycerin can give you a strange headache,, that is why you should not smell gunpowder too much.
Black powder is the only propellent that can be used,,,

My Dad used to work in a rock quarry, and got those headaches. He called them "Dynamite headaches". If I recall correctly, the Nitroglycerine causes the blood vessels to expand. My wife used to have to carry it in her purse before she had her stent, in case she had any angina. Trips through airports were interesting...

 

[dmccarty]

You made a mess Richard!

That says it all!

Later,
Dan

 

[TheMan419]

My Dad used to work in a rock quarry, and got those headaches. He called them "Dynamite headaches". If I recall correctly, the Nitroglycerine causes the blood vessels to expand. My wife used to have to carry it in her purse before she had her stent, in case she had any angina. Trips through airports were interesting...

Yes nitro causes blood vessels to dilate. That is why us heart attack survivors carry it. If we have another one we can take it and hopefully get blood flowing until we can get to the hospital and have a procedure to clear and stent the blockage. I carry small nitro pills with me at all times.

Thankfully have never had to take one, but have been told they cause a major headache.... which is the least of your problems if you are having a heart attack.

 

[groundcover]

Now for the 3pt hitch hook up ! A motorized Howitzer !

 

[bcp]

Now for the 3pt hitch hook up ! A motorized Howitzer !

Bucket mount makes it easier to aim.

Rapid Fuelling Potato Cannon Mounted on Kubota Tractor

Rapid Fuelling Potato Cannon Mounted on Kubota Tractor: This potato cannon has a unique one-way valve system that lets the fuel (propellent) into the combustion chamber and prevents the explosive gases from escaping out through the valve. The cannon can be refuelled and fired in a couple of...

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Bruce

 

[Jstpssng]

It seems like an appropriate place for this...

MSN

My reading comprehension leaves a bit to be desired sometimes. When I first read the headline I thought that it said "Civil War cannonball donated..."

 

[Buggs67]

My neighbor had a lot of wood shavings so he packed them in tin foil into 6" long slugs and shot them Off