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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] CT ring surface not true.



Maybe cut it off 6 to 8 inches below the surface and re-do it
 
Brian

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:47 AM, James Frankland <jamesf@guernseysubmarine.com> wrote:
Hi Glen
I had mine machined at a pro shop.  They did the hatch ring at the same time.  The tower was not welded to the hull at the time.
 
They did tell me that they had machined a similar face of something at the local power station.  Apparently it was a seating ring attached to a non moveable boiler in the vertical position.  They rigged up a milling machine somehow and moved the machine over the face to skim the surface.  Maybe you could do something similar?
James 

On 10 March 2011 15:31, Smyth, Alec <Alec.Smyth@compuware.com> wrote:
Key question... is the CT already welded onto the hull?  If no, you need to find someone with a really big lathe. It yes, well... big job I'm afraid!  I think Greg Cottrell told me he'd corrected this situation with nothing but an angle grinder, flap wheels, and several hundred hours of patience. I had the same issue with a penetrator bulkhead seat, and I "machined" it by making a custom tool. I took a cutting tool off my lathe and put it on an adjustable radius arm, which had a base that jammed into the opening. Then I just went around and around by hand. Got some good blisters, but it did the job. That was for a little part that's only 7" in diameter, but perhaps you could make its big cousin. Motorizing it would be a really good idea.
 
Alec


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From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Glen Brown
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:49 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] CT ring surface not true.

Hi All
I need Idea's to get my ct ring surface to mate with my hatch ring as it has warped by + -  2mm in the welding
process.
Thanks Glen