[TheForge] Cannon Lathes

[Mike Linn]

these are  cannon lathes..  not naval gun lathes. These were for 12.5 lb 
Napoleon field artillery pieces. I dont know if these were at Tannehill 
during the war or not. Its doubtful as Col. Wilson & Co. burned the 
Tannehill, Oxmoor and Brierfield Furnaces before making his way to the 
armory at Selma. These were probably donated and brought in after Tannehill 
became a park.

mike

At 11:05 PM 1/12/2005, you wrote:
>Where'd they come from?  As I recall, the whole naval ordnance operation 
>in VA or MD where the large 16" rifles were built have been dismantled 
>along with so much of the rest of American industrial might.  Shame. Can 
>you imagine what an operation the forging of one of those barrels must 
>have been?  I wonder if there is archive footage available anywhere.
>
>Mike Linn wrote:
>>There are several cannon lathes about 4 miles from me at Tannehill State 
>>Park.
>>They are really cool machines.
>>
>>At 05:30 PM 1/12/2005, you wrote:
>>
>>>Justin Fellenz wrote:
>>>
>>>>But the cannon. Now, that's a cool idea. Anyone tried making one? A big
>>>>one, I mean? My lathe bed is, oh, 9 feet long and I can spin about 14".
>>>>I wonder if the bed would flx under the weight...I guess you'd have to
>>>>rig up some rollers to carry it. And how would you bore something that
>>>>long? Get it close with a long (flexy) boring bar and then clean it up
>>>>with a button?
>>
>>
>>            Mike Linn
>>      Artist Blacksmith
>>          McCalla, AL
>>        AFC Webmaster
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