Re: Tools used - was [PSUBS-MAILIST] Bill Gifford's Project

["Steven Mills" <barycenter@earthlink.net>]

>From: Alec Smyth <Asmyth@changepoint.com>
>
> The dolly is really basic... just a frame with castors on the bottom for
> pushing it around, and castors on top to roll the hull on. There's a
> picture or two on the PSUBS gallery.
> 

Yes, I remember admiring your sub the last time I checked.
That's a nice work of craftsmanship!  In fact, everyone's
work displayed, including the conceptual drawings, are
creative and works of engineering art in my opinion. I just
hope I can be as good as a craftsman when I get around
to building mine!

--Steve



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Mills [mailto:barycenter@earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 12:41 PM
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: Tools used - was [PSUBS-MAILIST] Bill Gifford's Project
> 
> >From: William Alford <walford@dbtech.net>
> >
> > >Two key home-made items were 
> > >the sub dolly and a home-made, motorized rotary table large enough to
> mill 
> > >circular objects the diameter of the pressure hull.
> > 
> > Hey Alec,  care to expand on your constructioni of the home-made
> rotary table?
> 
> While you're at it could you describe the sub-dolly, too? Also, are
> you [ and Carsten ] using a boom crane or overhead crane [on tracks]?
> Did you consider building your own crane?
> 
> --Steve
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