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Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 8:22 PM
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Reply to
SUBSAFE
Bob,
I
think your experience with the world of submersibles is similar to mine. I
have always liked them them from an early age, however I didn't even realize
people built them for private use until I stumbled across a web page one day.
Like
you I immediately designed by own sub which would revolutionise the world of
private submersibles, it would be much cheaper and twice as efficient as any
other deign. However, as I begun to expand my "fag packet" blue print I began
to realise just why people designed their craft the way they
did!
By
the very nature of this area of engineering it is very much a DIY enterprise.
Needles to say my "ultimate design" has yet to slip gracefully into the water
(or get off the drawing board in the near future!).
As
far as I am concerned the process of teaching myself the ins and outs of
submarine design and operation is as much fun as the prospect of finally being
confident enough to go and blow my "hard earned" on a mountain of
steel.
This
discussion group is a great resource, both for inspiration and advise. I have
been a silent member for some time now, just chipping in with the odd page of
questions here and there! I have learnt a lot in a short time. however I don't
think you can ever learn "enough" in this area.
My
(much) more modest design is on hold at present until I receive a copy of
the Busby book which will be a big help. One day I hope to join the list
of people who have put up examples of their designs to ask for comments /
suggestions etc.
until this happy day I am more than happy to keep
reworking my ideas and design based on tips and suggestions from you
guys. Words like implosion and catastrophic failure send a cold
shiver down my spine!
Well
that's my bit! As you can gather from this I am on the lower rungs of the
ladder but hopefully by drawing on the expertise of other people "higher up" I
can help myself to learn more rather than be told what to do, there is a big
difference!
Harry
PS I
am glad I didn't sell my old school physics books!
[Harry
Spillett] -----Original Message-----
From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of Bob
Teufel
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 4:39 AM
To:
personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Reply to
SUBSAFE
Hi Pat and all!
I totally agree with Pat when he
says that we beginners (And I fully admit that I am one) shoud not
begin with a Deep-Diving Sub as a first project.
I am a Christian, which means
that I belive I know where I am going when this life is over, but, I'd like
to go there when it's time and even have a little fun along the way.
I'd rather not speed up the process by attempting dreams that are beyond my
capability. One wise
person I knew once told me that the "I Know what I Know", and the "I Know
What I don't Know," aren't a problem. It's the "I Don't Know What
I Don't Know," that can get you in big trouble.
When I first discovered PSUBS.ORG
I immediately designed a 6 person 37 foot sub and was thinking that I would
like to figure out how to get it to about 400 meters fsw. Now, after
reading and listening to you guys, I'd be happy to construct an ambient
pressure sub for use in shallow lakes as a first project, and that only
after I re-learn everything I once knew about scuba-diving and spend much
more time listening-reseaching and learning.
Maybe we could all come up with a
basic-skills/knowledge recommendation for those who find themselves desiring
to do what so many of you veterans have done before.
Without some knowledge of
Physics, Mathmatics, Electronics, Plumbing, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, and
materials, it would seem like a fools quest to go out and try to begin at
the top.
For What it's Worth,
Bob
Teufel