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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2017 8:24:26 GMT -5
Christmas came early. Thanks 1dave. Love my Sherman tank.    Do you remember carbide canons ? This thing would go over like a lead balloon this day and age. ATF would be all over it. These were disappearing from stores about the time I started in elementary school. 1963  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 19, 2017 9:20:26 GMT -5
Very cool! Did Dave make it? Love the cannon. Never saw such a thing. Bet it was a blast..... get it... blast.  |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2017 9:33:04 GMT -5
Very cool! Did Dave make it? Love the cannon. Never saw such a thing. Bet it was a blast..... get it... blast. Ha ha - before your time youngster. Yes a big blast, as the calcium carbide makes straight up acetylene when mixed with water. Acetylene as you well know can blow up about anything. BE SURE TO TURN YOUR ACETYLENE TORCH OFF. Especially if it is in your dwelling. I will not allow myself to have acetylene tanks in my dwelling. Where is Tela's tank ? |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 19, 2017 9:40:10 GMT -5
Very cool! Did Dave make it? Love the cannon. Never saw such a thing. Bet it was a blast..... get it... blast. Ha ha - before your time youngster. Yes a big blast, as the calcium carbide makes straight up acetylene when mixed with water. Acetylene as you well know can blow up about anything. BE SURE TO TURN YOUR ACETYLENE TORCH OFF. Especially if it is in your dwelling. I will not allow myself to have acetylene tanks in my dwelling. Where is Tela's tank ? I plead the 5th. |
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Post by orrum on Dec 19, 2017 9:41:50 GMT -5
Hey my Dad has a cannon but his must be missing something. We tried it as youngsters because we used old carbide coal miners lamps to coon hunt.
Super nice tank Jim. Wow Dave ya done a goodun!
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Post by 1dave on Dec 19, 2017 10:03:35 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 19, 2017 10:09:20 GMT -5
I saw the thread.... I thought you might have tried your had at it. |
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 19, 2017 10:11:39 GMT -5
Awesome! That is neat as hell!!
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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2017 10:15:02 GMT -5
Hey my Dad has a cannon but his must be missing something. We tried it as youngsters because we used old carbide coal miners lamps to coon hunt. Super nice tank Jim. Wow Dave ya done a goodun! Yep. Paradox of a flame lit lantern in a coal mind just plain sounds scary. I had a headlamp for caving. Fine little brass lantern and so well made. Those little pea sized chunks of carbide..ran for a long time. Our Daddy's would be the age bracket for owning one of those canon's Bill. Or real old guys like 1dave. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2017 10:15:57 GMT -5
I saw the thread.... I thought you might have tried your had at it. He could do it blind folded one hand tied behind his back. Not fooling anyone 1dave. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2017 10:16:55 GMT -5
Awesome! That is neat as hell!! Aren't those military rounds Michael ? way less than 30 caliber. |
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Post by 1dave on Dec 19, 2017 10:18:25 GMT -5
Glad you liked it. I'm well into the season for getting rid of stuff.
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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2017 10:36:24 GMT -5
Glad you liked it. I'm well into the season for getting rid of stuff. I shut down my 27 year old plant business. Gave away a whole panel truck full of new nursery pots in boxes. Chemicals. Fertilizers. Greenhouses. Plastic to cover them with. Large piles of lumber set fire to. Burnt up fan motors and other metal equipment picked up by scrap metal guy. Major liquidation. Out with lots of new, in with as little as possible. Nice to purge. Wife is hoarder. When she is out of town I fill the dumpster. she is getting smart to me though. Hoarding curse, grrrr. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 18:03:16 GMT -5
I had one of those cannons new in the early 70's. Dad got pissed because I would steel his lighter flints to keep my cannon working! ETA Still available!! www.bigbangcannons.com |
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Post by woodman on Dec 20, 2017 18:35:58 GMT -5
Awesome! That is neat as hell!! Aren't those military rounds Michael ? way less than 30 caliber. Looks 308 or 7.62 30 cal to me but hard to tell without some to judge size by. Anyway it is neat as hell. time to fire up the torch!! make good use of all the m14 casings I have. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 20, 2017 18:45:29 GMT -5
Aren't those military rounds Michael ? way less than 30 caliber. Looks 308 or 7.62 30 cal to me but hard to tell without some to judge size by. Anyway it is neat as hell. time to fire up the torch!! make good use of all the m14 casings I have. .25 caliber Casings 1 5/8" long. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 20, 2017 18:46:11 GMT -5
I had one of those cannons new in the early 70's. Dad got pissed because I would steel his lighter flints to keep my cannon working! ETA Still available!! www.bigbangcannons.comYou'da figured ATF would have outlawed them. |
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Post by youp50 on Dec 20, 2017 19:13:11 GMT -5
On the subject of carbide... I have not done this, way too good with hook and line. I have snagged the remains in salmon streams. A bit of carbide, a little water, a rock for weight and toss it in. Pressure builds to auto ignite, they laughed at the explosion, put down the beer and net the stunned fish. Sorry excuse for hunter/gathers.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 20:49:19 GMT -5
I had one of those cannons new in the early 70's. Dad got pissed because I would steel his lighter flints to keep my cannon working! ETA Still available!! www.bigbangcannons.comYou'da figured ATF would have outlawed them. No projectile, just noise |
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Post by aDave on Dec 20, 2017 23:04:22 GMT -5
Crap, not being on in a while I missed this thread. I think they were called "bangsite" cannons, but I'm not sure. I loved them back in the day. I never had one, but I had friends that did.
For not having those cannons, we made tennis ball cannons when tennis balls came in...well, cans. Great fun back then. Then again, we also used to ride in the back of pickup trucks.
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