Rusty "Big Bang" Gas Canon Restored and Fired!

Restoration of 60 Year Old Gas Cannon - Will it Still Fire?
A very old 60mm Big Bang Cannon by Conestoga Co.
Patented in 1912, these toy gas cannons are still being manufactured. This one is most likely (based on the wheel design) from the 1950s or 1960s.

0:00 60 Year Old Canon
0:20 Remove wheels and axles
0:55 Media blasting and rust removal
2:17 Fabricating a new breach cap
3:08 Painting primer
3:40 Fabricating the ignitor
10:50 Painting the cannon and parts
12:22 Assembling igniter
12:50 Wheels
13:33 Making wheel mold
15:45 Making axle rivets
16:00 Putting on the wheels
16:11 Ammo plug
16:35 Loading the ammo
16:45 Firing the cannon


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