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Author Topic: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC  (Read 1020 times)

Offline Martin Gatto

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Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
« 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.

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Re: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 02:04:29 PM »
Absolutely fascinating!  :lt th

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Re: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
« Reply #2 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. :)
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Re: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2014, 10:06:50 AM »
Great stuff, Martin.  Thank you for posting it.
Those cannons are sure crowd pleasers.
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Re: Making a Brown Bess 1855 model part in my CNC
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2014, 12:30:11 PM »
very cool... :bl th up
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