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Hi Brian.
Your sub project site is really nice. Great easy to understand
construction photos. I think I answered my own question about what ferro cement
is. Some kind of resin I presume from viewing your construction
photos.
Both your current design and the old E.S.M.E. design are
really imaginative. I see you even used a cad machine for the early design. Am I
understanding correctly from your "flipped" photos
at your site, that the sub will float vertically like a long
fishingline float bobber on the surface and then you will enter from a hatch in
the stern, and then changing the subs attitude from vertical
to horizontal to use it? Are you still in the model evaluation
stage or starting to work on the full size model yet? I also see you will be
using your acrylic as a dome in the rearward pressure hull.
Have you calculated what your acrylic thickness should be for
the depths you plan to dive it to yet? Ah, there I go again asking a million
questions. Lol. Great job Brian.
Kindest Regards,
Bill Akins.
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Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 11:24
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] wire and
acrylic
Bill,
Regards
Brian Cox
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Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 6:37
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] wire and
acrylic
Hi Brian.
What is ferro-cement? Some kind of metal (ferro?) mixed
with some kind of epoxy? What do you plan to use it for? What are you using
that "hand drawn wire" for?
Are you going to blow up your heated acrylic with air to
make a dome using those ovens? Or just use them to bend the acrylic to make
a standard windshield/watershield?
What kind of design is your sub Brian? Wish you the
best of luck with it.
Kindest Regards,
Bill Akins.
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Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 3:19
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Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] wire and
acrylic
Hi All,
Making some progress with finding materials for ferro-cement - spring
manufacturers know all about the type of wire that I need for
construction. Six months of hunting for this "hard drawn
wire" ! Also spring manufacturers have very precise ovens for
making springs, This will be good for annealing acrylic, He said I could
use his oven for that purpose when I'm ready.
Brian
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