Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Basic starting points

["Dale" <heinzind@cadvision.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: D. Blake <dblake@bright.net>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Basic starting points


>Here's an example of one possible supplier:
>http://www.labargepipe.com/Default.htm
>When looking for a supplier, you should look for one located nearest you
for
>obvious reasons.  The shipping could cost more than the material!  If you
>have access to a truck and/or trailer, you could pick it up yourself.  At
>any rate, you still have to figure out a way of moving it around once you
>get it back to your place.  Dale could probably give some helpful advice.
>TTYL,
>Big Dave


The pressure hull for the K250 is very simple.. almost any metal shop can do
this..I found one within 1/2 hr of where I live.. The hull is a flat 4"wide
piece of steel, 1/4 inch thick, rolled into a 36 inch cylinder.  They did a
good job, and I picked it up in my pickup truck..  the ribs are equally
easy, done by the same folks, and it is just a 1.5 inch x 1.5 inch, . 1/4
inch angle iron, rolled into 35.5 inch diameter circles.. they left me about
1 foot on each end of these, and I cut them and welded them when I fitted
them into the hull.....
I did locate a few pieces of pipe, but they were not exactally what I wanted
or needed, so I didnt go with them.   (although they were cheap..)  the
rolling, and material were very inexpensive for me at least.. (under $900.00
I believe, with the ribs too)

I picked up everything in my 1/2 ton.. no sweat.. but to ship them
commercially, would have cost a lot, from any distance..

hope this helps..
dale.