Casting your own cannon.

[Red Owl]

Has anyone ever cast a full sized cannon? Can it be done by sand casting etc.? What kind of metal could be used? I'm mostly interested in the Civil War era.

 

[Erwan]

The work is very simple, in fact :

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It's a shame I'm so lazy: I could have made one...

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This is not an answer : the videos are only there for the pleasure of the eyes

 

[Red Owl]

I saw a TV show on a national competition on period cannon shooting. If you looked closely you could follow the ball to the target. It is a fairly expensive hobby so you would need a crew to share the costs.

 

[davec2]

Has anyone ever cast a full sized cannon? Can it be done by sand casting etc.? What kind of metal could be used? I'm mostly interested in the Civil War era.