6-Pdr. Field Gun 1841
6-Pdr. Field Gun 1841
3D
Published 2018-03-19T12:47:00+00:00
This is the 6-pounder field gun of 1841 as it was used in the american civil war.
I tried to model as accurate as possible but some parts had to be slightly changed to make them printable.
I scaled it to about 1:12 so you can use the same wheels as for the "Cannon from Castle of Buedingen"
The drawing below was used as a template:
Additional you need:
- 3 mm x 190mm shaft from brass for the axle. You can flatten the ends with a hammer. Then drill a 1,5 mm hole.
- Some nails and needles to fasten the fittings.
- 3 threaded rods M3 x 40mm to fasten the cheeks
- 1 threaded rod M3 x 18mm for the elevator
- 1 threaded rod M3 x 22mm to fasten the stock
- 4 theaded rods M2 x 10mm with nuts and washers for underneath cheeks
In case you take metal hexagonal nuts better blacken them by heating and, if possible, file the M3 rectangular.
The two eye plates should be bowed about 45° to outside.
You can do it by warming them in hot water.
My print settings
width: 0.3 mm, perimeter: 1, height: 0.15mm, bottom layer: 2, top layer 4, infill: 30%
elevating handle
elevating base
width: 0.38 mm, perimeter: 1, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 2, top layer: 2, infill: 20%
spacer hub
width: 0.38 mm, Perimeter: 1, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 0, top layer: 0, infill: 0%, spiral vase
mount hand spike ring front
width: 0.38 mm, Perimeter: 2, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 0, top layer: 0, infill: 0%
sponge hook
width: 0.38 mm, Perimeter: 2, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 2, top layer: 2, infill: 20%
trail plate
hooks
capsquare hook
M3 nut
M3 nut washer
M3 nut washer hook
M3 washer
width: 0.4mm, Perimeter: 2, height: 0.15mm, bottom layer: 3, top layer 3, infill: 0%
linstock socket
width: 0.4mm, Perimeter: 3, height: 0.15mm, bottom layer: 2, top layer 3, infill: 30%
spokes
width: 0.4mm, Perimeter: 1, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 3, top layer 3, infill: 0%
under strap
width: 0.4mm, Perimeter: 2, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 0, top layer 0, infill: 20%
trail handle
width: 0.4mm, Perimeter: 2, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 2, top layer 4, infill: 20%
hub
felloe segment
felloe complete
hub half
width: 0.4mm, Perimeter: 2, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 3, top layer 4, infill: 0%
ear plate
barrel axle
width: 0.4mm, Perimeter: 4, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 4, top layer 4, infill: 30%
wheel guard plate
eye plate
width: 0.4mm, Perimeter: 2, height: 0.3mm, bottom layer: 0, top layer 0, infill: 0%
tire solid
width: 0.42mm, Perimeter: 4, height: 0.2mm, bottom layer: 2, top layer 2, infill: 30%
hand spike rings
There are two parts I could only slice with Cura properly
shell thickness = 0.4mm, layer hight = 0.2 mm, infill 100%
tire brim
latch brim
| Date published | 19/03/2018 |
| Technology | FDM |
| Complexity | Easy |
You really did a good job on the model, I upscaled a lot of the items and modified some to get a full-scale cannon. The printed Barrel came out to be 5.5 FT long with 13 spools of filament