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Setback for the cannon project
Setback for the cannon project
The attempt to pour the light three last Wednesday did not succeed.
We started heating the furnace on Tuesday morning and buried the mold next to the furnace late Tuesday afternoon. We kept the heat low to bring up the temperature slowly until about midnight. At that point, we ramped[…]
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Created on: 2 Jul 2010 | 1:09 pm
What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project | 2 Jul 2010 | 1:09 pm -
Come see the cannon pour June 23
Come see the cannon pour June 23
The pour of the light three infantry cannon is scheduled for June 23, with the 24th as a rain date. Since we are melting a much larger quantity of bronze than in the past coehorn pours, we do not know how long the process will take, but we hope to[…]
Source: What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project
Created on: 28 May 2010 | 11:52 am
What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project | 28 May 2010 | 11:52 am -
New Cannon Images
New Cannon Images
Check out a new gallery of images from the boring of the second coehorn casting. Tradesmen were pleased with the results, save for one obvious area of porosity/inclusion.
Learn more about the cannon project.
Source: What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project
Created on: 25 Mar 2010 | 2:11 pm
What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project | 25 Mar 2010 | 2:11 pm -
Looking ahead to the light three
Looking ahead to the light three
No, the cannon project hasn’t become a flash in the pan. We’ve just been on hold to get some other things done while we wait out this winter.
We have cleaned up the exterior surface of the second coehorn casting, and it is much improved over the first one. The[…]
Source: What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project
Created on: 9 Mar 2010 | 7:19 am
What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:19 am -
The Second Pour
The Second Pour
The pour on August 26 went smoothly. We followed several suggestions offered both by Colonial Williamsburg tradespeople and experienced founders from outside the Foundation. Before the pour, the mold was fired in a modern pottery kiln at the College of William and Mary (Brad, thank you!) to approximately 1500-1550 degrees[…]
Source: What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project
Created on: 24 Sep 2009 | 11:53 am
What's New : Colonial Williamsburg Official Site » Cannon Project | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:53 am