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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Casting acrylic

Hi Phil,
I'm an artist & found your  connection with Bruce interesting.
I purchased a book on acrylic sculpture by "Frederick Hart" several years ago.
And had experimented with clear casting polyester resins well before I had
an interest in submarines & viewports.
Bruce predated Hart & possibly there was a passing on of knowledge.
I suppose your art has been on the back burner for a few decades now.
Look forward to the Curasub pics
Regards Alan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Casting acrylic

Hello, all:
Nice to see Bruce Beasley getting some recognition in the sub biz - he's an old friend and a real pioneer in monolithic acrylic casting (he made the hulls for our 1000 meter sub 'Deep Rover' nearly 25 years ago).Everbody currently involved in that sort of thick wall casting owes him one! Coincidentally, he's an avid fan of Northwest Coast native art and I apprenticed in that art form for a number of years - so we got on like old buds right off the bat! Kind of ironic, a technical marvel of the time was taking shape in front of us and Bruce and I were busy talking totemic art, form lines, masks, etc. - an art form several thousand years old!
The 5 person, 1000 foot 'Curasub' hits the water in Curacao, tomorrow. Jeff Heaton and Mike Reay are there to mother it - and teach it toswim! More on this when the U/W pix come in!
Good luck at the convention! ( maybe we'll have to host one in Curacao!)
Regards
Phil 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan James
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:40 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Casting acrylic

Here's an article by Bruce Beasley on casting acrylic.
It covers his first experiments & problems.
Bruce was the pioneer in this field that Jerry Stachiw turned
to, to produce large cast domes for view ports.
Enjoyed the video on drug subs. They should show that
at the Psub conference.
Alan