Hi Jesse Oh Dear, your 17 pounds would make a VERY small cannon indeed! I had no idea that a 12-pounder barrel weighed as much as 800 pounds! Stay un-reconstructed - we like you that way! How is you arm treating you? Cheers! Hubert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 12:23 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: new website > Your Tennessee Arms Factory could make good use of the 17 pounds of heavy > wall brass tubing to make a black powder smooth-bore cannon! > > Cheers! Hubert > > > Hubert, > > The brass would indeed make a nice cannon if melted down, but to make a > decent Yankee killer I will need about 800 pounds as that is the weight of > a > 12 pounder barrel. > > NECK, the un-reconstructed Rebel and proud of it. > > Jesse > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.