Making A Wooden Cannon for the Alamo (The Alamo Project Part 1)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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Sir, wanted to thank you for the cutting board. Purchased as a birthday present for my father and we all know their hard to buy for so you saved me in that regard. Lucky enough to score a butterfly on my package.
You’re very welcome and thanks for the order!!
I'm so glad they chose you to do this critically important job.....I guess they knew it would get done "right" in your hands! Congrats, Andy! That's really a great honor! Excited to see the next vid!
Thanks Dr. Lee!! It’s always was a privilege to have your comment on a video.
Great job Andy, the Alamo is good hands with this project, keep making great content 👏👏👏👏👏
This man teaches me so many things
Wow, what an honour and what an exciting project! They absolutely picked the right guy in yourself to do this with. Good for you.
Outstanding work !
Are you also going to make the core mold? Also don't forget that the mold needs to be filled, painted and polished so the sand does not adhere to the wood. Great job so far.
Jeff
Really hope we get to see the casting. But man that bandsaw is a beast.
Bandsaw envy! That thing is such a beast man. What a cool opportunity. Are you in San Antonio? Used to go down there for sporting clay nationals. So hot. So much humidity 😂
Andy what a great honor to be chosen for this project
Congratulations on being a part of this historical project!
You did a fantastic job on the pattern and video!
Being allowed to see it poured would be very exciting as well! I really hope it happens!
I really do learn a tremendous amount from watching your videos!
Thank you and take care!
Read the title and was like: Wait, THE Alamo? Awesome project for an amazing piece of history
Awesome video and project! Do they bore the barrel after they cast the mold? I guess it would be a bit difficult to somehow pack the interior with sand.
I was wandering this too. They might premake it out of something harder (eg clay)
Traditionally there would be a core in the mould to create a slightly undersized hollow, which would then be enlarged and smoothed to create the bore. Casting artillery is an incredibly sophisticated process that required a lot of skill to do properly.
This cannon will be made in the traditional method, cast vertically and solid. Once it cools it will be put on a lathe and bored out, then a protective sleeve will be inserted so if we choose to, we can fire it. Minus the protective steel sleeve this is exactly how they would have done it when the cannon was originally made. Casting a cannon with a void or with the sleeve in the mold is very tricky and can leave voids or cause the protective sleeve to move around making the bore of center.
That was fascinating, what an honour to be chosen. Regards Jim UK.
Fantastic work, Andy! It's looking amazing! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
The cascobel wasn't quite so important on land based guns, but on ship based ones the restraining tackle that absorbed the recoil of the gun (and prevented it from going out the other side or falling through a hatch and through your bottom) was attached to it. Ref: HMS Victory, USS Constitution, et al.
This has to be one of the best woodworking projects I have seen in my woodworking life. How amazing and rewarding this must be!! I wish you all the best and success with this endeavor.
The bell is very important in the casting process as the Impurities in the casting process flow to the top and as the cannon will be casted muzzle down, the impurities will float up into the bell away from the walls of the cannon barrel and not compromise the integrity of the cannon Barrel when it is fired allowing for a smaller chance that the black power charge will split the barrel or explode the cannon… History stuff
Instead of cutting the mold in half with a 1/8" or wider saw blade after shaping. It would have been better to cut the mold in half before you shaped it and glued it together with paper in between the halves so you could break it apart after shaping. An old mold makers trick to keep parts dimensionally correct between halves and keep round things round!
Very cool! Thanks for the tip👍
My main takeaway is that the trunions aren't center lined lol
Lol same. Always assumed it was.
Electric hand planer will save you a lot of time rounding those corners before you turn the blank. Saves a lot of time turning too!
Andy you should be wearing your “come and take it”. T shirt. Maybe in your next video you can explain the Texas history to the viewers.
Yes I should have!!
I’ve found that roughing huge blanks like that goes faster if I use a big plane to rough it long ways while it is in the lathe to get the blank much closer before turning the lathe on.
23:07 If anyone is interested in learning more about how the casting process works, there are several videos on the Tally Ho project (Sampson Boat Company) that show it in depth.
First, what an honor for you to be chosen to help bring back Texas heritage for so many to see & enjoy.
Second, as always, fantastic craftsmanship, Andy!
Third, I only wish we didn’t have to wait until this fall for further progress.
So cool! What an honor to be able to help with that process!!
So glad I am subscribed to your channel, I love history and this is the second time you have been involved in building something for recreating an historic event. Thanks so much for sharing my friend.
When you're long gone, your descendants will be able to boast about this project. That's pretty cool!
Looks like someone needs to install an overhead hoist.😁..can't wait to see the finished cannon.👍
Very cool! I live in Cincinnati
Remember the Alamo!
....Remember Goliad” (Sam Houston)
This is fantastic! So happy to hear that the Alamo is working to provide a fuller sense of interpretation of the entire site beyond just the church.
We will be adding a total of 11 cannons back onto the battlefield. Thus far it has been a huge success with our visitors.
@@Kolby72 Awesome! Would you be interested in recording a podcast episode about this project?
@@HighCaliberHistoryLLC that would be pretty cool! Send me an email with the details klanham@thealamo.org I would need to run it through my marketing department but it shouldn't be an issue.
@@Kolby72 Will do. Thanks!
There is an old foundry (Alamo Iron Works) in San Antonio. Surprised that wasn’t where you were getting the bronze done. The OWWM guys use a foundry called cat tail that takes on the smaller jobs. Looking forward to seeing some video of the foundry process. Thanks for the video.
Alamo Ironworks shut down their foundry about 10 years ago. They mainly deal in manufactured steel and building supplies now. Oddly enough, there isn't a Texas foundry large enough to cast some of the cannon were making so we were forced to look out of state.
@@Kolby72 oh man I was afraid of that. They were around a long time. I was doing some business with them back in the day and one of the guys gave me a cool tour. Good guys there.
Why did you not hollow out the bore at this stage? Surely this is an ideal time to do so with the two halves open to work on.
The cannon will be cast as one solid piece and then bored out to the appropriate caliber. This is the traditional way of making a cannon.
My kinfolk fought and died at the Alamo. Another one fought at the Battle of San Jacinto.
One was 2nd V. P. Of the Republic of Texas... God bless you and your loved ones
God Bless Texas
This is so cool!!! Can't wait to see the rest!!!
The two cannon used by the Texian Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, which gave Texas her independence on April 21, 1836 were a gift to Texas from the people of Cincinnati. They are referred to as the "twin sisters". How awesome that your cannon will come from the same city. I wonder if there is a chance it will be from the same foundry...
This was cool. Gave me DiResta vibes. But imma be that guy(sorry in advance) but I need more Argosy stuff.. lol
great vid, comments are good for YT, but 10 minutes in vid ads about sponsors, i just skipped it to be very honest, i now skip many vids on YT who do this, purely because i cant get the feeling of what your making. with all respect , i understand you need it, best regards.
The bandsaw is such a cool piece of machinery. They simply had such a cool style back in the day and they were built to last. I know you restored it but still. That is such a cool piece!!
You simply have such an amazing shop
Random note.. just noticed the wooden basketball backboard..that's a nice touch sir!
Should have used butcher paper in between two halves. That way you don’t loose the full diameter to saw kerf. Also less likely to get one side with more volume than the other. That would potentially impact the draft angles in the mold and pull the sand, when cope and drag are prepared. Basically cause a rough parting line. Also should have had some core support on the muzzle side. This casting will not do well as a complete solid will likely get a core of some kind . Foundry will add in the gate and runner system and a good sprue to prevent shrinkage as the casting cools. Awesome project. I studied pattern making and cast metals in college. Made many patterns and core boxes! Can’t wait to see the rest.
The wooden cannon looks cool if I had the equipment I would make one for decoration maybe one day I work in metal and have not got equipment that large yet and never tried but I imagine if I can work metal with the tools I can use wood but I am always scared of wood work because metal I can always build back with weld if I go to far or break something and u can’t do that with wood lol wich is why wood work it’s the only thing I don’t do in our rv shop I got a guy for that
As always, very interesting and informative. Thank you,
This is awesome! If you get to come to Cincinnati make sure you grab some Skyline!
It is a shame you were not able to confer with someone about how to make split patterns so you did not need to cut the wood in half and lose the kerf. Also, there must not be any sharp angles on any edge or junction or undercut which will catch sand when ramming the sand around the pattern to make the mold. If you have not sent this off yet, go back and paint or seal the surface so it is smooth and not catch any sand. Hopefully, the trunnions are not cut straight across on the ends so there is some metal there to be machined; this will allow relief to get the pattern out of the sand without catching the sand and damaging the mold. Check out Clarke Easterling at Windy Hill Foundry for casting ideas and how he does it.
The history... THAT'S AMAZING!!!😳🥲🥲
Nice work, hope you allowed for metal shrinkage in the original dimensions.
Those people overseeing museums bring in a ton of money. Hope they didn't sucker you in for free.
Very cool commision Andy. Congratulations. Well done.
looking at the way that forstner bit was going into the barrel, it was not going in on center. It was cutting on the back way before it started cutting in the front. To be on center, the outer edges should start cutting at the same time. Otherwise , nice job of turning!! it looks like you want them off center for the trunnions!
As Texan what a honor to work on that project. I can not wait to see this whole series. Great job as always.
Great project will watch for the completion and placement at the Alamo.
Great job on the mold. That cannon will be beautiful when done. Also you aas a Texan must be very proud to be able to take p[art in this project.
The mold is what the metal will be poured into. Andy has made the pattern to use to make the mold. Check out Windy Hill Foundry on UA-cam.
Awesome history and great video u are a very talented person don't let anyone tell u otherwise
impressive project Andy great looking cannon
Did you oversize it to account for shrinkage in the casting?
Should have watched some pattern videos on utube!
Hey, Cincinnati! Need anyone to show you around? :)
The Alamo eh? Damn. Did you visit the basement?
I hope you get to build the carriage for the casted cannon
Great job. Thanks for bringing us along.
I wish sometimes that I had chosen to work with wood instead of steel.
You made a... 3D dRawling? 😂😂😂
Enjoyable video. Thank you
so nice and amazing work sir. great job
Great job, looks fantastic.
AWESOME! Please no more ads
Very cool thanks for sharing
This is an awesome project. I've yet to make it down to see the Alamo. I'm up in Ft. Worth. In my defense I've only been a Texan for 3 years. I was born and raised in Chicago.
I'm in awe of your craftsmanship. I never would have thought to use wood for making a model for molding. I think i see how the bit got off center in the rear. When you were using the screw on the end of the lathe to move the cannon, i think the u-shaped support was sliding down the barrel angle allowing it to drop in height.
Also a question, since you has to halve it anyway, why not create a 3D model and have the CNC create the entire barrel one half at a time?
You know it never crossed my mind to CNC but I don’t see why it couldn’t be done this way. I just really like using the lathe.
such a cool project ! it seems a shame that you had to slice it in half.
BTW, will this cannon be useable or 'decorative' at the ALAMO when it's all completed?
It will be fully functioning…I’m hoping to fire it with Kolby.
Fantastic content! I have to say, watching you cut this in half kinda broke my heart... I understand the need but ouch. Thanks for sharing!
It hurt me too!
Very cool stuff Andy.
very cool video thanks
Can’t wait to visit your cannon at the Alamo. Hell, I’d like to visit it at your shop before it’s completed.
Great video Andy, I hope we get to ride along to the foundry with you. Keep well, from Mississauga Ontario.
Great job on a very unique project Andy. As others have said - how exciting to be part of something that will long outlive you. It's part of your legacy now!
I believe you've been able to do these special projects like the table for a movie and the cannon because you've put your craftsmanship on your utube channel Andy for all to see. I'm sure it's an honor and privilege for you to be part of these unique and challenging projects and I'm glad you've taken your viewers along for the journey. Well done Andy.💖👍🍻✌
Congratulations Andy! What an honor to be chosen to build this cannon. Very ‘Texas’ proud of you! Can’t wait to see the finished product on your channel and then at the Alamo!
Not only a fun project, but very also exciting for you. Looking forward to more content on this. Take care.
Bill
Andy, I am very happy that you got talked into this project. Ya, I'm sure it took a lot of talking to get you to agree. Congrats man. As a fellow Texan who is very proud of the work that is being done at the Alamo, I think it great that you get to have a hand in it. Wish it was me. Keep up the great work and all the vids.
This was a awesome video even though it was around half an hour it felt like it ended to quickly. I love history my favorite time was in early middle ages and then during the American Civil War so this was awesome to watch and listen to. But if Andy could get those two halves back after the casting process that would be killer and with Andy's experience he can put those two halves back together almost perfectly and have a Canon on his property. You can't tell me that having a wooden canon on the property isn't a awesome idea
Way too cool! Sorry I didn't connect with you when I lived in Spring Branch. Enjoy your videos and your wood working.
Amazing work Andy
What a compliment for you to be invited to take on this project. Great job with the preparation and constructing jigs for use in making the canon pattern. I always enjoy your videos.
Just a thought. Would it have been easier to make a CNC negative shape to lay over the canon shape as you’re cutting it?
This is so cool. Nice job.
Can I ask why you keep remounting it? Is it safer or easier to make cuts on one side of the lathe vs the other? As a bowl turner, I rarely spindle turn and am always curious why people do this.
CNC is also handy to make a negative if you need to turn an exact copy or multiples.
Andy it turned out just amazzing cna't wait for future videos.
Enjoyed the vid, thanks for taking it on and look forward to seeing the follow up in the fall.
This was GREAT!
damn that dark and light poplar board would have a made a cool cutting board or pattern project
i always thought the ball thingy was the grab the cannon and move it like on swivel guns
very very cool!!!
the grain for the popular turned out pretty cool, love the colors of the wood
I smell an upcoming demolition ranch video
Trust me I tried. Demoranch is way too big for my little channel!
Cool to see you using the large. Congratulations on the job. Can’t wait to see how it turns out!
Great job
Must be a huge honor to build something so cool for something so iconic!