Noon Cannon

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:34 am

Supposedly these were used to let people know it was noon.

Made this one yesterday but have since made a better arm that holds the magnifying glass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN40qD1amQ0

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:03 am

I need to play with that idea some. We were doing a little anvil shooting last night. Always a crowd pleaser.
Gobbler

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:05 am

Do a google search on them bro, lots of images.
I`m going to make another vid at noon.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:10 am

I tell 'ya, this guy comes up with some amazing things. Good one Pitch.

Everyday at noon. I can hear the horn from the Del. Cty. prison a couple of miles down the road.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:22 am

Never heard of that one before......Interesting....

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:28 am

Here`s a updated picture.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:34 am

With almost 300 cloudy days a year, that wouldn't work in this area....

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:56 am

BlaineG wrote:With almost 300 cloudy days a year, that wouldn't work in this area....

Be a lot of people missing lunch

I think it needs a bigger base, i think i have a piece of marble somewhere

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:42 pm

Another firing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW3EiTpq59g

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:00 pm

To cool Pitch

Ya need a 6 #er with about a pound&half of goex down the bore

Rock the neighborhood

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 5:03 pm

Be careful Pitchy! I knew a guy that shot his cannon at a hill side but missed it with to
much elevation, well the beer can filled with concrete went sailing merrily along until
it came to a fairly sudden stop in the neighbors 60FT silo

ollogger

piller · Post by **piller** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 5:06 pm

I don't think that cannon is big enough to shoot a beer can sized projectile. It looks more like about a .25 or smaller. I am not going to stand right in front of it.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 5:21 pm

Only a paper wad, might kill a draggon fly.

piller · Post by **piller** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:32 am

Even with something that small, I am not going to get in the habit of standing in front of it. It is a very cool Idea. I like the way the magnifying glass is used to set off the powder. I never got that advanced with a magnifying glass. I don't think I got beyond ants.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:53 am

Enjoyed that

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:27 am

Pitch, it looks like your touchhole is a touch on the large size. I ought to try that with my golf ball mortar ...

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:45 am

Very kewl

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:10 pm

Thanks guys.
Bill, i know it

I`m going to build another as soon as we are done with the BS shop.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:06 pm

Bill in Oregon wrote:Pitch, it looks like your touchhole is a touch on the large size. I ought to try that with my golf ball mortar ...

Bill after i thought about it and looked that hole your looking at is just the pocket for the powder, it doesn`t go through. The flash hole itself is only 1/16th

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:30 pm

Made a small one, cannon is 2 1/2 inch long.
Have to secure the glass stand yet but have to wait until noon tomorrow to get it in the right place.

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:24 am

Pitchy wrote:Made a small one, cannon is 2 1/2 inch long.
Have to secure the glass stand yet but have to wait until noon tomorrow to get it in the right place.

THAT is one I would BUY.

The fact that it can sit on a desk adds $$$ to the coolness factor.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:41 am

Whoa, Pitch, did you just turn that barrel on your lathe???

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:21 am

Bill in Oregon wrote:Whoa, Pitch, did you just turn that barrel on your lathe???

Yepper.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:33 am

Got the glass mount made, vid coming soon.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:37 pm

Big mistake with u-tube today, i accidentally deleted a whole page of vids so there might be some missing

Did get this one loaded firing the latest firing of the small cannon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hvZxRf1qaA

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:35 am

Were these type of things ever really used? The thing I'm wondering about is that as the year progresses, the angle of light changes and would be soon missing the powder. I could see a line of powder or a line of fuse so that the point of light only has to cross somewhere. I make and sell sundials on occasion and I love the idea. Here's the one I built on the south face of the garage some years ago. It's 40' on that side so my sundial is about 40 feet by 12 feet.

I don't have the picture dated but I read it as about 3 in the afternoon around the first of April. Sundials can be used as calenders too.

Gobbler

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Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:22 am

Pretty cool Gobbler.

Yes they date back a was and yep they had a trough as a touch hole but also the bracket that holds the glass has to be adjustable to compensate for the movement of the sun with the seasons.

SargeMarlin · Post by **SargeMarlin** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:34 am

Pitchy, that little cannon is the coolest! What caliber did you make it? I would think that putting a rubber ball in there would be too cool.

SM

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:24 am

SargeMarlin wrote:Pitchy, that little cannon is the coolest! What caliber did you make it? I would think that putting a rubber ball in there would be too cool.

SM

Drilled it to 5/16ths.

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:04 pm

Awesome Pitchy but I missed out on your first two videos as I was out of the house this past weekend but that last little guy is pretty neat. Make a nice firing deck ornament. I love cannons. I still have a cast iron carbide cannon my dad gifted close to 20 years ago. She's as loud as a 12 gauge, and almost as fun.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:34 pm

Old Ironsights wrote:
Pitchy wrote:Made a small one, cannon is 2 1/2 inch long.
Have to secure the glass stand yet but have to wait until noon tomorrow to get it in the right place.

THAT is one I would BUY.

The fact that it can sit on a desk adds $$$ to the coolness factor.

Ummmm...Don't set it up in your sun room, Bro....

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