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Here's a question for those of you with metalworking knowledge & experience. Given say a 36" diameter, 6'-long, 0.25"-thick steel hull with 0.25"x1.0" ribs, would it be possible/practical to:
Set ribs in "spine-like" central jig.
Lay on top of flat hull plate and tack weld in place.
Using "vast" numbers of high-test straps and hand-winches, bend hull around ribs, tack-welding as you go.
Weld longitudinal seam.
Continuous weld ribs to hull.
Normalize stresses via heat treatment.
Warm Regards
Shawn
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