The 2025 NMLRA wheellock building class was a success!

The 2025 NMLRA Wheellock Building Class. Jonathan Bumstead, William Baxter (Instructor), and Perry Shirley.

The 9 day class was barely enough time to get a functioning wheellock mechanism built. There were some issues with the castings from the foundry. The material was not a consistent density. Most of the springs that were hardened & tempered in a temperature controlled furnace repeatedly failed. There were voids in the castings. Pin holes and channels