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Hi Don. It's not a bother, but as I said before, many of your early
questions will be answered with a little reading, and check out the archives
too. The ABS guidelines are a good starting point, and if followed, will give
you a pretty good expectation of success. It would be a shame to spend a lot of
time and money on something and learn later that you can only go 10 feet deep. I
tend to over-build and because you need the extra weight anyway, go
thicker/stronger than you think you need.
Remember, when you order a steel dome, it gets thinner in the middle. My
3/8 tubs are only 5/16 or so in the middle. It's OK because for the top
tub, I cut the hatch into the thinnest part, so now it's gone, and the
bottom floor grid will be way more stiffener than I need, but if you go with the
K boat design, that's why the domes are thicker than the tube.
Enjoy the home-work part. For me, it was more fun dreaming up
new shapes and solutions than some of the repetitive tasks ( like grinding )
that the build requires. Frank D. Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. |