-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Nuytten <phil@philnuytten.com>
To: personal_submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Fri, Nov 18, 2011 8:23 pm
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Anyone Know Tom Pado or Total Marine Technology?
Hi, Hugh
I did a 16mm promo film of the 'Arms' system on
board the rig Ben Ocean Lancer - I'll should have a look for it in the film
archives and maybe do a DVD transfer - some of the bottom footage was shot from
inside the bell in a couple of thousand feet of water - I think Tom Pado was in
that footage - looking a lot different than he does now, on Youtube - but, then,
don't we all!
P.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:05
PM
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Anyone Know
Tom Pado or Total Marine Technology?
Is
there any description or drawings of the arms
capabilities?
Hugh
My first experience
with office politics and offshore back stabbing came around Arms I on board
the Glomar Atlantic. Great system. I only wish that I had been able to use it
longer. The GE Arm was fabulous. There is simply no comparison to anything
else I have ever used.
Vance
Yup,
I know Tom Pado - he used to work for us at Oceaneering International Inc. He
and John Fike were the lead pilots on a series of 3,000 foot rated
thruster/manipulator bells designed for offshore oil related work - the series
was called 'Ocean Arms' and Perry built Arms1 through 3, We built 'Arms 4'
here in B.C. and it's still here - out in the boneyard. The thruster bells
were really only a piloted delivery system for the G.E. force-feedback,
spatially compliant manipulator arm. (O.I.I. owned all rights to the G.E. arm
- the rights were purchased from General Electric - it was used in
their 'Man-mate' program.) The G.E. arm was, in my opinion, the
best manipulator arm ever made - right up to current time. Biggest
problem was cost - about $250,000 per arm and controllers. I used this system
many times and it was superb!
Pado
went to work in Australia and I later heard he had built some underwater gear
for use on Ozzie rigs - haven't talked to him for a lot of years. Good to
see he's still vertical.
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Friday, November 18, 2011 4:45 PM
Subject:
[PSUBS-MAILIST] Anyone Know Tom Pado or Total Marine
Technology?
I
got this email from a friend today (quoted below). Seems like there is
a gentleman in my area who is involved with submersibles. I was
curious if anyone in psubs is aware of this individual. Not often I
get someone local with a sub connection since I am “landlocked” in the
Midwest.
“Just
had a guy come in my store that has lived in Australia for the last 34 years
and now lives in Danville (part time). He owns a company called Total Marine
Technology and his name is Tom Pado.
He
builds subs, drones, spy aircraft, etc.... He holds world records for
dive depth personally and his equipment also has world
records.
I
was telling him about you and he got very excited. Said he would love
to talk with you and see what you are building. Said he may have even
designed it and could help you get it put together. Sounds like he is
very connected.”
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