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RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Locations



Hey A lec.

Thanks for the reply. Actually, I am a welding expert. I am not sure if you were inviting me, or just mentioning it, but I am at the University of Alabama right now about a month away from finishing my degree in Metallugical & Materials engineering. I have welding on many different kinds of metals from plain carbon steel to exotic stainless' and some off the wall aluminums. I would be willing to help in any way. I have acceopted a position in Savannah, GA starting June 1st. That puts me a little closer to you I guess... Maybe I can come up there for a weekend when I get settled in GA. Thanks again.

Brad

>From: Alec Smyth
>Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>To: "'personal_submersibles@psubs.org'"
>Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Locations
>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 11:15:09 -0400
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>I'm just south of Washington DC, and I've benefited enormously from hooking
>up with another guy in the neighborhood, Greg Cottrell, who is well ahead of
>me and has completed a successful 3 person sub. He in turn received much
>advice and encouragement from Frank Busby, who was also local. Unfortunately
>Frank passed away some years ago. There seems to be a wonderful almost
>apprentice-like tradition in this small circle of "submadmans". This is
>fortunate since I suspect none of us amateurs could pay the consulting fees
>the real experts could command on a commercial venture.
>
>Besides location, a key factor is expertise. For example, I'm a spare-time
>machinist. Greg is Dr. Acrylic cum laude. There's somebody else local I
>haven't met who is an electronics pro and is building an ROV. We could use a
>local welding expert.
>
>I won't have much to show for some months yet, but if I can hook up with
>anyone else either ahead or behind me on the construction curve, I'm more
>than willing. In fact that's half the fun.
>
>:)
>
>Alec Smyth
>Alexandria, VA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brad Mallard [mailto:bradmallard@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 10:39 AM
>To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Locations
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>I am relatively new to the group as well, I have dreamed, and calculated
>until I am blue in the face. I would like to perhaps see someone else's
>submarine that they have built. The only problem is that I don't know where
>anyone is from. Is there a way that we could add maybe a section on PSUBS
>about what general location people are from? I am from the South... close to
>Birmingham Alabama. I take small trips to Florida every now & then, and I
>would like to see one, or maybe have lunch with someone before I take a step
>in the wrong direction while building. What does eveyone else think???
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>Brad
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