THE CANNON

This is the

kind of

cannon my

son-in-law

would like.

But if you

ever checked

the price of

one. You know

why he will not

get one. Even

a replica.

He thinks one

would look good

on this retaining wall.

You know what?

I think he is right.

So, grandpa gets

to build one.

This one is coming

from the factory with;

Wheels, hubs and

spindles - courtesy

of a Ford Escort.

Axle and elevation

adjuster from an old

satellite dish. Spade,

from an old truck

trailer hitch. Breech

bolts from an old

Ford recall. Spark

plug from an old 60's

Ford. And the rest

from the scrap metal

pile. That's the way I

do things.

I know, you just

wave a credit card

and get one.

This cannon is not

complete by any

means. But it is at

the stage where we

wanted to test fire

it. Then if changes

are necessary, they

can be made while

it is still under

construction.

You guessed it.

It would not fire.

I was planning on

using the igniter

from a gas grill to

fire the plug. And

the way you see it

in the last photo, on the bench it would fire

every time.

But put that plug in the cannon and

then try to get it to fire. Well, just

forget it. Why, I do not know. It would

work just perfectly on the bench. But

put it in the cannon -even wired like

you see, and it will only fire if it wants

to.

I even tried the firing thing

that came with the igniter.

When I would get the gap right

it would fire every time - on the

bench. But bolt it into the barrel

of the cannon. And it would just

fire once in a while.

After lots of frustration and wasted

time I had to give up in desperation.

For me that means prayer time.

So pray I did. And several hours later

the Lord gave me the answer.

Yes I can make it fire now. It is not a

sonic boom, yet. Just a loud belch. But

that problem is the next step.

(Before I got this published. The Lord

helped us learn how to put the "boom"

in it too.)

The point I want to make is that God

answers prayer. Even on little things.

Some time you are going to be at the

end of yourself on something. Then it's

time to turn to Jesus Christ. He has

the solution to your problem.