Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST]

["George Slaterpryce" <gslaterp@hotmail.com>]

Didn't the Thresher go down because of a blown silver brazed joint that 
flooded her?

I'm gonna have to see if there is a welding class or something in town, I've 
never done silver brazing, just self taught arc welding.

George Slaterpryce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay K. Jeffries" <bottomgun@mindspring.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST]


> You might want to silver-braise these joints.  Much finer connection 
> results.
> Jay K. Jeffries
> Andros Is., Bahamas
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: George Slaterpryce <gslaterp@hotmail.com>
> > Sent: Apr 5, 2006 8:15 AM
> > To: PSUBS Mailing List <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> > Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST]
> >
> > I was attempting to machine the pieces for a metal "bobber" for my new 
> > soft
> > ballast tank's water level indicator (Foam just gives at depth, so that's 
> > no
> > good). The piece is essentially one piece 1cm in diameter 1mm thick walls
> > and 1cm in length and another 5mm 1mm thick wall and 1cm in length tube 
> > with
> > two 1cm diameter 1mm thick "washer" end caps with a center bore hole of 
> > 5mm.
> >
> > I can get the pieces machine out great, that's the easy part. I'm trying 
> > to
> > weld them all together however and I end up with some really shitty 
> > looking
> > welds. I've never attempted to weld something so "delicate" before. What 
> > I'm
> > trying to make here is a preasure proof bobber and the end product should 
> > be
> > something like a hollow bearing.
> >
> > All my welding is done via stick arc welding.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> >
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