Runescape Dwarf Cannons and the economy

Although you have to be a member to actually use the Dwarf Cannon, non-members can definitely benefit from the Dwarf Cannon just the same, without having ever seen one in action.

How?

Well, Dwarf Cannons need ammunition, and plenty of it.

And as a bonus, the people who OWN Dwarf Cannons spent 600k or more on their cannon in the first place, so you know they have cash to be buying the ammunition the cannon needs. Cannons are not for poor players.

So, what can you do to supply towards this ammunition need?

Make steel bars.

And hey, that ties right in with the fact that we need to get our characters up to lvl 40 mining in order to mine gold to further crafting levels and increase our wealth.

Although I personally do not buy steel bars (haven't done the Dwarf Cannon quest yet), members are willing to pay 600 coins per steel bar in order to turn them into Cannonballs.

But of course, you're a non-member, so how do you find a member who is looking to buy steel bars?

Make a whole bunch of them (over 100) and then head over to http://www.tip.it/runescape and visit the discussion forums there, and post what you've got for sale. Make sure to include your player name, and if you post intelligently (ie: so others can actually read and understand it) and name your price in your post (60k for 100 bars) you should have a few people respond to your post or contact you in the game to make the trade.

Once you've found a player who has Cannonball needs, keep a hold of their name for repeat sales as you make more bars.

There is a HUGE need for steel bars because of the Dwarf Cannons. Going ahead and making 100 before finding a buyer is the best choice, as first looking for someone to buy from you, THEN making the bars is very time-consuming and your buyer may not need to buy by the time you have made your bars.

So, that's what my secondary character is going to do (now that she's smelting 30), until she's mining 40!