Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] New to the site.

[JIMFTODD@aol.com]

Welcome, Luke,

 

On the PSubs.org website, if you scroll down you will see an illustration of the book Manned Submersibles by R. Frank Busby.  There's nothing I know of that could teach you more on the topic than this book.  It's well worth reading several times.  Unfortunately it is out of print and difficult to find at a reasonable price in hardback.  I just checked Amazon and found some used ones starting at $170. 

http://www.amazon.com/Manned-submersibles-R-Frank-Busby/dp/B0006CRZRI

 

The paper backs available are reprints without the pictures, charts, and graphs, and they have numerous typos.  I'm guessing that's from processing with OCR software.  I'd avoid those.  However You can access the book online by clicking on the link next to the book on the PSubs homepage.

 

I'm temporarily in Columbia, Missouri, but expect to be returning to Texas soon.

 

Best wishes to you,

Jim T.

 

 

In a message dated 8/1/2010 10:00:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time, luke.d.oldham@gmail.com writes:

Hello all!

 I recently stumbled upon this wealth of information Web site and was blown away by everything. My name is Luke and I'm from St. Louis, Mo and have been wanting to build my own personal submersible for years. But I have only gone as far as moving around a pencil trying to draw what I roughly have in mind. I recently graduated college from Lindenwood University with a Business Admin degree. I am very mechanical and have taken apart and rebuilt almost everything in mine and my folks garages, but I don't have the engineering training and background that most of you all have. That is my purpose for presenting my ideas and having you all pick them apart. 

  I'd like to build myself a two man submersible for exploration of lake bottoms in my general area (St. Louis). I am mostly interested in Table Rock Lake near Branson, MO which has a maximum depth of 220 feet according to one source, though I believe it to be deeper, maybe 350 ft. Therefore I'd like to build a sub capable of withstanding pressure up to 400-500 feet deep, so I'm safe at less depth. I'd like it to have a large front porthole for navigation and viewing purposes with a mechanical arm so I can grab items from the bottom. I've thought that the best design for this would be one with two cots/mats/? for the navigator/passenger to lay down on facing the front porthole and be able to control the sub from there. 

  Any help is much appreciated and hopefully one day I will have some pictures to post up here for you all to see. Thank you in advance.

  Is there anyone on this mailing list that lives in the vicinity of St. Louis?   

-- Luke Oldham
luke.d.oldham@gmail.com