Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] warning for smyth

["Jake" <sirius@riverstyx.com>]

Steve,

Yes, I gathered that from the flurry of other e-mails... Oops!...

- Jacob Lauser

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve McColman" <steve_mccolman@hotmail.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] warning for smyth


> I'm pretty sure that he intents to re-do the weld after its ground out!!!
> RIGHT Alec?  ;-)
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> ATTENTION ALEC SMYTH:
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> Alec,
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> It was great to see your progress on the SOLO sub, but I read something
that
> caused me great concern for your safety, so if you're listening, please
pay
> attention! I'm sorry to post this over the list, but I didn't have your
> e-mail address at hand.
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> In your description from August 29th, you mentioned a few things needing
> attention and in one you said "grinding out small welding flaws in the
> hull". I don't want to be an alarmist, and perhaps someone else has
brought
> it to your attention (hopefully), but you should NEVER EVER EVER EVER
grind
> on a weld. It will weaken the weld and can seriously endanger your
> submarining efforts if it is on the pressure hull. I say this only to keep
> you safe. I can only imagine, not that I particularly want to, what could
> happen to a weakened pressure hull weld at depth. Please be careful since
it
> looks like such a cool sub and I wouldn't want anything to happen to the
> operator. Good luck and keep working hard!
>
> - Jacob Lauser
>   University of Arizona Student Underwater Bouyancy System Initiative
> (UASUBSI)
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