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Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: Martin Gatto on January 20, 2014, 01:49:36 PM

Title: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
Post by: Martin Gatto on January 20, 2014, 01:49:36 PM
In this video you can see our CNC machine in action making in aluminium the model to melt in Steel a Brown Bess 1855 hammer.
The model be scanned in 3D from the original.

Mecanizado CNC Martillo Brown Bess 1805 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCkOvhI9wkw&list=UUEYsGstAwWIf2j7PPae-nLg)
Title: Re: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
Post by: Uncle Russ on January 20, 2014, 02:04:29 PM
Absolutely fascinating!  :lt th

Uncle Russ...
Title: Re: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
Post by: Roaddog on January 21, 2014, 07:35:56 AM
That is very interesting. I can see now why I was a prison cook and not a builder of fine flintlocks. :)
Title: Re: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
Post by: Bigsmoke on January 21, 2014, 10:06:50 AM
Great stuff, Martin.  Thank you for posting it.
Those cannons are sure crowd pleasers.
John
Title: Re: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
Post by: sse on January 22, 2014, 12:30:11 PM
very cool... :bl th up