<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span>Hank,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6883">good idea, I will have a look at what I need made up.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6944">The hose & fittings on the pressure tester are 1/2" BSP, so I will need to hunt down a yoke for the tank</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_7053">with an adapter to a 1/2'" BSP female hose fitting.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span>Cheers Alan</span></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6789"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6788"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6787"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6924"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6884"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 9, 2015 5:24 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw: deep diver port frame<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6885"><br><div id="yiv8333317639"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6887"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6886"><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449634807525_2852"><span>Alan,</span></div><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449634807525_2852"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6896">Use you scuba tank for hp air in the chamber, easy as pie. If the chamber is full of water it will take barley any air.</span></div><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449634807525_2852"><span>Hank</span></div> <br clear="none"><div class="yiv8333317639qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6895"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8333317639yahoo_quoted" style="display:block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6891"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6890"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6889"> <div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6888"><br><br></div><div class="yiv8333317639yqt0761105846" id="yiv8333317639yqt37835"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6898"><font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6897"> On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 9:14 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv8333317639y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6894"><div id="yiv8333317639"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6893"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6892"><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3168"><span id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3889">Hank,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3168">good to hear it's not cold yet. We are heading in to summer.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175"><span id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3199">I have just recently recieved an adapter plate from China so I can fit a </span>larger chuck on</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">to fit the aluminum bar I am turning the motor housing out of. Have been having a lot of problems</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">boring out the inside & I won't be doing it this way next time. A better way may be to machine the front portion</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">with the recesses for the bearing & seal, & weld on a section of alluminium tube. However it is just a prototype</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">so I can test how the motor performs. </div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">Meanwhile I have had a pressure testing cylinder made up & are testing my led emitters.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">Am running it off a small waterblaster that operates at a maximum of 1500psi. The problem is that</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">when you take your finger off the trigger on a water blaster, the back pressure turns it off.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">I turn the water blaster on & quickly turn the valve off on the pressure cylinder to entrap the</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">pressure before it turns off. A bit Mickey Mouse & the pressure hits maximum in seconds, so </div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">it is impossible to get any increment of pressure below 1500psi.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">Any suggestions on an alternative pump? I have seen hand pumps used for this.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">Some good news... my 80W led emitter that I had doubts about, survived 1500psi. More testing to do though.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">Alan</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175"><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"> <div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3124" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3123" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="yiv8333317639yqt2560152849" id="yiv8333317639yqt14942"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3122"> <hr id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3203" size="1"> <font id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3198" size="2" face="Arial"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_7113"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_7112">From:</span></b> Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 9, 2015 3:37 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw: deep diver port frame<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div class="yiv8333317639y_msg_container" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3172"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv8333317639"><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3171"><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3170" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3172"><span id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3884">Well done Hank,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3142"><span id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3141">I think I need some lessons from you on motivation.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3142"><span id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3174">Or is it that you are stuck at home all winter?</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3142"><span>Alan</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3142"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><br clear="none"> <div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3088" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3087" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="yiv8333317639qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3174"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8333317639yqt1788625581" id="yiv8333317639yqt19762"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3140"> <hr id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3145" size="1"> <font id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3144" size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 9, 2015 12:11 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw: deep diver port frame<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div class="yiv8333317639y_msg_container" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3086"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv8333317639"><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3085"><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3084" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2715"><span id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_3296">Hello All,</span></div><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2715"><span id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_3255">Here is my first port frame for my deep diver. The </span>machining has gone well up to this point-the outer edge is to hard to machine from being flame cut. I managed to machine the front half of the edge but can't go further. I could leave it but there is 40 lb of steel I want to get rid of-it still weighs 130lbs. I think I will take them to a shop a couple hr away and have the outer edge cut off with a water jet. Then I can finish the edge up. The port inside opening looks real thick but that is just a ring tacked on the inside for the lathe chuck to grab. </div><div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2715">I am machining the conical hatch land now and it has nice soft edges so far.</div><div class="yiv8333317639qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2785">My home made power feed is working great even though the speed control is not working. I control the speed by using a 6v battery instead of 24v.<br clear="none">Hank</div> <div class="yiv8333317639yahoo_quoted" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2789" style="display:block;"> <div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2788" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2787" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2786"><font id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2790" size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 3:52 AM, xxx xxxxx <mp13@live.ca> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv8333317639y_msg_container" id="yiv8333317639yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2792"><div id="yiv8333317639">
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