Lathe set up help for my shop

[19Fordy]

Here's my little show and tell. It's not car related but, let's pretend it's a hood ornament,. Made on a South bend 10 in lathe when I was teaching high school metal shop. Even had a few students make a smaller version with an 8 in. barrel.

When you have a lathe the rule is you have to make a brass cannon that fires. Barrel is 17 3/8 in. long with 1/2 in. bore. Carriage is walnut made on the milling machine. Made in 1976 to celebrate 1776. Still have it. OK rockfl, hurry up and get your lathe set up for July 4.