I am a teacher at a high school in Wyoming. Our JrRotc Company asked me to fix their cannon. We all know how budgets are so I'm trying to help them out.
The cannon has a flaw from the casting. Not sure the best way to repair the cannon. It has a sleeve for firing blanks, so structural not an issue for the repair.
Defect is about 3/8" at the deepest point.
They will repaint it once all the repairs are completed.
Thanks for the help,
Schutte
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Based on my excellent results on this small cast TIG brazing job, I'd do the same on that cannon.
http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/v ... =9&t=11339
Since it's blank firing it wouldn't bother me to braze it.
http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/v ... =9&t=11339
Since it's blank firing it wouldn't bother me to braze it.
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Dude... That's awesome.
Hey bob! what'd you do today?
Aaaah, you know. Welded a cannon back togther
Here is what I would recommend, TIG it with stainless, stainless tends to give it a bit more flex, might even honestly, though it will require more work, be better for you to weld it back up without putting the piece back on if that was even in your thoughts.
Just get a nice bottom "tinned" with stainless and then your just stacking beads on beads on beads until your above the surface, ground it down, flush it up and your good to go.
OR if you want to put the piece back on, do just that and bevel the edges slightly so when it gets finished smooth, there is some weld left to keep it together. Make sure its clean first though, or as clean as it can get. I have welded cast parts from commercial kitchens and getting them clean enough is always tricky but it can be done.
Hey bob! what'd you do today?
Aaaah, you know. Welded a cannon back togther
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Here is what I would recommend, TIG it with stainless, stainless tends to give it a bit more flex, might even honestly, though it will require more work, be better for you to weld it back up without putting the piece back on if that was even in your thoughts.
Just get a nice bottom "tinned" with stainless and then your just stacking beads on beads on beads until your above the surface, ground it down, flush it up and your good to go.
OR if you want to put the piece back on, do just that and bevel the edges slightly so when it gets finished smooth, there is some weld left to keep it together. Make sure its clean first though, or as clean as it can get. I have welded cast parts from commercial kitchens and getting them clean enough is always tricky but it can be done.
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Hard to tell but that looks more like an air pocket in the casting rather than a missing piece.
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I have no idea. I tried to upload a comment and it was tripled and wouldn't let me delete it. Internet is goofy the last couple days.Olivero wrote:Nail, what's up with all the ". . . ." posts?
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It's cleaned.exnailpounder wrote:I have no idea. I tried to upload a comment and it was tripled and wouldn't let me delete it. Internet is goofy the last couple days.Olivero wrote:Nail, what's up with all the ". . . ." posts?
I can delete anything...
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Olivero wrote:Dude... That's awesome.
Hey bob! what'd you do today?
Aaaah, you know. Welded a cannon back togther![]()
I love that! I get to say I worked on the Hindenburg's second cousin today, but I have never said, "I fixed a cannon..."
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Thanks Steve.Otto Nobedder wrote:It's cleaned.exnailpounder wrote:I have no idea. I tried to upload a comment and it was tripled and wouldn't let me delete it. Internet is goofy the last couple days.Olivero wrote:Nail, what's up with all the ". . . ." posts?
I can delete anything...(Evil laughter ensues.)
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I work with liquid hydrogen tankers. About five of them would fill the Hindenburg. In other words, I work on rolling bombs that travel the same roads as my grandkids' school busses, so I take my job pretty seriously.Popeye the old miner wrote:Hindenburgs 2nd cousin?? I'm lost.
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Haha. No pressure right?Otto Nobedder wrote:I work with liquid hydrogen tankers. About five of them would fill the Hindenburg. In other words, I work on rolling bombs that travel the same roads as my grandkids' school busses, so I take my job pretty seriously.Popeye the old miner wrote:Hindenburgs 2nd cousin?? I'm lost.
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Sheeeeesh.
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Ya know, I always say the problem is most likely between the keyboard and the chair....exnailpounder wrote:I have no idea. I tried to upload a comment and it was tripled and wouldn't let me delete it. Internet is goofy the last couple days.Olivero wrote:Nail, what's up with all the ". . . ." posts?
if there's a welder, there's a way
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I'll agree with you there but my internet was acting really strange and now I read about this giant world wide hack...wonder if that had anything to do with it? Everything was fine yesterday and today, no problems at all.Olivero wrote:Ya know, I always say the problem is most likely between the keyboard and the chair....exnailpounder wrote:I have no idea. I tried to upload a comment and it was tripled and wouldn't let me delete it. Internet is goofy the last couple days.Olivero wrote:Nail, what's up with all the ". . . ." posts?
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Yeah it was weird. I rebooted my computer and my router about 10 times and it was still messed up. Been fine the last 24 hrs.Olivero wrote:Well, can't say much about a worldwide hack, that doesen't sound good though.
We'll blame it on the computer and internet this time Nail....
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Odd, good its working out now, darn gremlings.exnailpounder wrote:Yeah it was weird. I rebooted my computer and my router about 10 times and it was still messed up. Been fine the last 24 hrs.Olivero wrote:Well, can't say much about a worldwide hack, that doesen't sound good though.
We'll blame it on the computer and internet this time Nail....
Whatever happened to welding this cannon back together? Are you leaving the firepowder in it or removing it?
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Well, here it its.
Not that smooth with the process. Dinged it with a chipping hammer to stress it a little. Try to look like the rest of the cast.
Hard for me to tie it in with the cast. Ugly edges.
Should have tried to clean out the cavity more, very difficulty for me to keep the impurities out of the weld. UGH
Not very clean, but a little paint and on the bottom side should work them.
Thanks for all the help.
LOVE the site!
Looked way to easy on the video!
Not that smooth with the process. Dinged it with a chipping hammer to stress it a little. Try to look like the rest of the cast.
Hard for me to tie it in with the cast. Ugly edges.
Should have tried to clean out the cavity more, very difficulty for me to keep the impurities out of the weld. UGH
Not very clean, but a little paint and on the bottom side should work them.
Thanks for all the help.
LOVE the site!
Looked way to easy on the video!
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Hit it with a needle scaler and you should get much closer to the pitted finish.
Dave J.
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~
Syncro 350
Invertec v250-s
Thermal Arc 161 and 300
MM210
Dialarc
Tried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~
Syncro 350
Invertec v250-s
Thermal Arc 161 and 300
MM210
Dialarc
Tried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
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