I have been a metals craftsman for 53 years. From fine jewelry to tunnel boring machines. Along the way enjoyed building a variety of scale historic cannon. Recently i have created a table top scale Puckle Gun. A repeating cannon invented by James Puckle in 1718. It is a functioning concept model with the idea of building a 40mm rifled version.
Oh we would've had some good times growing up. Our parents would be very relieved we didn't.
We were doing a drilling job in Prince William Sound and bunking at a fish hatchery. As things turned out we got to fly home for a 4 day 4th of July weekend. Before the float plain out arrived I spotted the welder, Matt, and some of the cannery workers priming an oxy acet cannon. They all hid behind the building and lit a string soaked in lighter fluid fuse. REALLY LOUD CRACK BOOM and a beer can fl