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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Decisions decisions decisions....
I would be very interested in how you are going to construct the parts
of the habitat out of tires Warren, as an ex fisherman I have used quite
a few bits of gear made out of used tires and I must admit they are
bomb proof I have used tire cookies for footropes and tire strips on the
underside of shellfish dredges. If you stay near any industrial area or
docks its also worth getting hold of used elevator belt its not as tough
but easier to work with and usually comes in strips 1.00-1.50 meters in
width they change belts pretty regularly in most factories as its a real
pain when it parts during production. Polypropylene matting is also
fairly tough and cheap to make yourself if you are needing a protective
and bouyant cladding for a habitat, the split film soft laid PP will not
nip and chafe the inner membrane of the habitat.
Regards, Garry
On Thursday, December 4, 2003, at 04:29 pm, Warren Greenway wrote:
> Actually chopped tires formed into sheeting. Sounds
> crazy, I know, but it would be cheap, tough, and very
> abrasion resistant. The tent would abviously be
> ambient pressure. Cables help retain the shape and
> support internal floors/walls. The bottom of this
> semi-spherical tent would be open to allow entrance
> via diving or submersible. Anyone for marshmallows?
>
> Warren.
>
> --- Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com> wrote:
>> What?!?!?! Your campsite got flooded? Again?!?!
>> Warren, you'll have
>> to select a better campsite next time! j/k
>>
>> I presume the pressure would be too much for that,
>> wouldn't it? Would
>> it be using fabric or sheet
>> metal/concrete/wood/or...?
>> Carl
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> "With the first link, the chain is forged. The
>> first speech censured,
>> the first thought forbidden, the first freedom
>> denied....chains us all
>> irrevocably. The first time any man's freedom is
>> trodden on, we are all
>> damaged." -- Capt. Picard, STNG
>
>
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