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  1. Davey Boy

    Got a lathe to play with... built a Cannon!

    I like how you set up the barrel for the trunnions My first thought was spin weld with that set up Is it set up to hold the trunnions in place during welding? Did you buy a specific type of steel for it or use whatever scrap happened to be available?
  2. Davey Boy

    Brass cleaner/polishjust can't

    If the brass is really old, some of the alloy material may be leaching out.
  3. Davey Boy

    New from Kentucky.

    Welcome from Florida !
  4. Davey Boy

    Hello, new member here

    Welcome from Florida !
  5. Davey Boy

    Greetings from Oregon

    Welcome from Florida !
  6. Davey Boy

    New member

    Welcome from Florida !
  7. Davey Boy

    Hello from a new member from the Cold North

    Welcome from Florida It was 78 in Navarre, Florida today and I loved it ! There was a Finnish church in South Thomaston, Maine in the 1800's. I knew a fellow who was of Finnish descent last name Paulson. I helped him install diesel fuel pump at his farm for his trucking business 50 or so years...
  8. Davey Boy

    How loud?

    I checked Amazon and found inexpensive Sound Pressure Level (SPL) Meters with A Weight filter, data hold 30-130dB, less than $30. My watch alerts me to loud sounds that can damage hearing so there may be an app to measure SPL. The A weight filter represents the average hearing frequency...
  9. Davey Boy

    Oil containers

    I did an internet search for - lanolin for rust prevention - I found this Benefits of Lanolin for Rust Protection | Blog | Lanocare Rust Protection Lanolin oil is easily available and there are formulations one can make too
  10. Davey Boy

    For those of us without oxy-acy torch or forge

    The Appalachian, My intent was to express the idea of an open mind rather than saying "There is literally nothing I can find that will back up that statement." There may be other sources of information you have not found. If people here have ideas about using inexpensive methods to do heat...
  11. Davey Boy

    For those of us without oxy-acy torch or forge

    Before you call Bull on that, Check your technical library under metallurgy, I think you will be surprised concerning the effects of heat treatment in an earth atmospheric based heat treatment device. Companies exist with non disclosure agreements that have decades of heat treatment data. So...
  12. Davey Boy

    Different lock panels

    I fail the "find what is different in the picture test" and need help here. It looks perfectly fine to me.
  13. Davey Boy

    New source for longrifle cases

    Thank you Mid Coast Maine !
  14. Davey Boy

    Stuck

    I made several attempts making a jag for the heptagon bore 40 caliber rifle I cleaned up from being a closet queen for decades I did not have any success with the necessary jag steps or the minimum to maximum range of diameters, I used a hollow glass tube so I could see what was happening I...
  15. Davey Boy

    Can't separate flintlock **** and tumbler

    And try iodine 10% usp let it sit overnight
  16. Davey Boy

    Touch Hole Liner Repair, Plug, and Redrill

    I used red lock tight on a percussion drum To fire it one more time and retire the gun
  17. Davey Boy

    Touch Hole Liner Repair, Plug, and Redrill

    Yep You did good JB Weld not red thread locker
  18. Davey Boy

    Bazinga!!!!!! Cracked.... What to do?

    Fire wood
  19. Davey Boy

    Stock from scratch?

    Check our Bill Raby's videos on Rumble He shows and explains how to build and is easy to understand If you do not know what a hammer is or how to sharpen a blade, no problem. Learn what you need and keep going. Or find what you want and buy it Shoot what you got for now, and you may not...
  20. Davey Boy

    Double Barrel Pistol Restore for shooting

    Finished today on the kitchen table. I took photos as I reassembled. Installed new nipples. Used a thin film of Balistol for reassembly. Trigger cams next. Used a toothpick to get them in place before installing the dowel pin. Then slid the spring frame into position. The original...
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