<div dir="auto">Hi Hank,<div dir="auto">Australian Pressure Vessel Heads is in my neck of the woods - I'd be happy to make enquiries or visit them on your behalf if needed. I've used heads from them in the past (just stainless internal pressure vessel stuff) and they are good to deal with.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div><div dir="auto">Steve</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 10, 2017 8:33 AM, "Alan via Personal_Submersibles" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Hank,</div><div>any idea of the cost of hiring a ship & crew to do a return trip</div><div>of 1500 miles to the Titanic & back. Those costs could sway</div><div>you toward the 7500 footer! </div><div>Alan</div><div><br><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><br>On 10/07/2017, at 8:31 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><span>Very true.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499630532547_20107"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499630532547_20272">I do love the idea, but, weight is a real killer, every pound is super critical.  If I go with a 7500 footer then the buoyancy is cheap because I will use CNG tanks, don't tell Sean ;-)   Then it will be awesome to have it rotate, just think you can rotate so the port is pointing down between your feet.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499630532547_20107"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yahoo_quoted" style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 2:26 PM, james cottrell via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<br></font></div>  <br><br> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128y_msg_container"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3575"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3659">Yes....BUT...being able to get out on your own is never a bad thing.</span></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3593"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3669" style="display:block">  <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3668" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3667" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt3307982872" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt91755"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3666"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, July 9, 2017 4:12 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pressure Test<br clear="none">  </div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3673"><br clear="none"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3672"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3671" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3670"><span>Greg,</span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499630532547_3250"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499630532547_3249">That was my original plan, I think it is a great idea for a shallow diver.  But if your going real deep then chances are it will be lowered into the water from a boat or barge, so need for the swivel.  If I end up being less ambitious, and build an Elementary 7,500 I will do just that.</span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499630532547_3250"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3678" style="display:block"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3677" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3676" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt0270487542" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt89970"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3675"><font id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3674" size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 1:57 PM, james cottrell via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3681"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3680"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3679" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3150">Hank,</div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3150"><br clear="none"></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3150">I was thinking that it might be possible to mount a sphere within a steel frame that allows it to swivel up and down like a gun turret in a bomber. That way, the forward viewport could be incorporated into the hatch and the hatch/ port could be in the "up" position to get in and out and then in the "down" position during the dive for viewing. All internal components could be mounted on an internal frame that hangs from a bearing so that the pilot is always upright. The main ballast system could be a pair of port/ starboard pontoons.</div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3150"><br clear="none"></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3150">For a shallow diving sub, the hatch/ port could be a large dome for good viewing. A self draining "sail" could also be added around the hatch/ port. If Darth Vader had a sub it would look like that one!</div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3150"><br clear="none"></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3150">Greg</div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3742"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3746" style="display:block">  <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3745" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3744" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt8590321508" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt11453"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3743"> <font id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3748" size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_3747" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, July 9, 2017 3:27 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pressure Test<br clear="none">  </div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4356"><br clear="none"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4358"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4357" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499627419024_3398"><span>Greg,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499627419024_3329"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499627419024_3328">Not a bad idea.  I have lots of time, I still need to finish Elementary 3000.  I am not planning to buy heads until fall of 2018.  I only bought the vertical lathe because I got a SMOKIN deal and what are the chances of finding another  machine like that in the Canadian prairies. </span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499627419024_3329"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4359"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4362" style="display:block"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4361" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4360" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt9229896920" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt90503"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3683"><font id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499631641198_3682" size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 12:23 PM, james cottrell via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4365"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4364"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4363" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3672"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3787">Hank,</span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3672"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3672"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3788">You may want to contact these guys before spending a lot of $$$</span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3672"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3672"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3799"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704enhancr2_5c62bac8-60c7-188a-4615-d13661fa48fb" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3798" href="http://www.austpvheads.com.au/" target="_blank">Australia Pressure Vessel Heads 2011 Pty Ltd</a><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4366"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo-link-enhancr-card m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704ymail-preserve-class m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704ymail-preserve-style" dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704enhancr2_5c62bac8-60c7-188a-4615-d13661fa48fb" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4375" href="http://www.austpvheads.com.au/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000" target="_blank"> <table class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704card-wrapper" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4374" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4373"><tr id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4372"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4371" width="400"> <table class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704card-info" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4370" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="background:#fff;max-width:400px;border:1px solid #e0e4e9;border-bottom:3px solid #000000"><tbody id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4369"><tr id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4368"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;padding:16px 0 16px 12px">  </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499629315211_4367" style="vertical-align:middle;padding:16px 12px;width:99%"> <h2 class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704card-title" style="margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:16px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Australia Pressure Vessel Heads 2011 Pty Ltd</h2>  <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704card-description" style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999"></div> </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704card-share-container"></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </a></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3834"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3672"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3672">Greg C</div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3671"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3793" style="display:block">  <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3792" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3791" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt4754463628" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt82599"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3790"> <font id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3833" size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3832" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, July 9, 2017 1:23 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pressure Test<br clear="none">  </div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3835"><br clear="none"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3838"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3837" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3836"><span>Greg,</span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499620499683_3563"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499620499683_3562">Hmmm, just googled EN 26 and it considered machinable even  hardened and tempered, but what does that mean?  </span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499620499683_3563"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3839"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3844" style="display:block"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3843" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3842" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt6897122831" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt65641"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3841"><font id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3840" size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 11:12 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3847"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3846"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3845" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499619231835_4642"><span>Greg,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499619231835_4479"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499619231835_4639">I asked EE if they could make HY heads and they can but need a quenching tank.  I can not find a supplier that can supply large enough pieces of HY steel  to press a hemispherical head.  EE does not supply anything but 516-70 .  I can ask them but would need to source the material first.  I would need to be sure I can even machine that material, I kinda doubt it?  </span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499619231835_4479">Hank</div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3848"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3853" style="display:block"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3852" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3851" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt2801707490" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt80357"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3850"><font id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3849" size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 10:36 AM, james cottrell via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3856"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3855"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499624473285_3854" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3303"><span>Hank,</span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3303"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3303"><span id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3399">Do you know if EE can fabricate your hull from EN26 steel? The hull that Ron A. had fabricated was only 2.5" thick and went full ocean depth with plenty of safety factor. Using the same grade steel in a thickness designed for only 13,000 ft might save a lot of weight.</span></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3417"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3417">Greg C<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3567" style="display:block">  <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3566" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3565" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt2279124024" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt92798"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3564"> <font id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3563" size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3562" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 26, 2017 7:54 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pressure Test<br clear="none">  </div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3633"><br clear="none"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3635"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3634" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498476782388_5708"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498476782388_5708">Alan,</div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498476782388_5708">That really turned out nice, how did you mould the polyurethane? that stuff sticks like mad. </div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498476782388_5708">I would leave the white gasket, it looks fine.  Either the gasket thickness is not even or the seat is not perfectly matched to the Lenz.</div> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3636"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yahoo_quoted" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3641" style="display:block"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3640" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3639" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt9842432104" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqtfd01693"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3638"><font id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3637" size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, June 25, 2017 10:30 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704y_msg_container" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3643"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3642">Pressure tested my light to 1000 psi for an hour using the water blaster <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3644">& no leaks! I didn't have a pressure relief valve in the system as I do with<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3645">my air pressure set up & it was a pain getting the chamber lid off. I had<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3646">thought the water blaster would have leaked a bit of pressure but it didn't.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3647">The sealing system for the wires was a 3 layered process; encapsulating the<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3648">wires in the epoxy, then coating the insulation for an inch up from where they came <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3649">out of  the epoxy, & over the epoxy with a 2 part heat activated pvc glue that <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3650">they use on inflatable boats. This glue worked a lot better on the pvc insulation<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3651">than several others I tried like E61000 (supposed to be better than shoe goo),<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3652">3M 5200 & polyurethane.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3653">Over this, to tidy it up & act as a cable support, I moulded polyurethane.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3654">In the attached photos the white ptfe gasket that the lens sits on looks wet<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3655">but it is just the compression of the lens against the gasket. I don't like this<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3656">from a cosmetic point & may change it. The 2 objects with the light are the<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3657">male mould for the polyurethane cable support & the silicone mould for the <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3658">same.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499617724890_3659">Alan</div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sent from my iPad__________________________<wbr>_____________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/<wbr>listinfo.cgi/personal_<wbr>submersibles</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>  </div></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt9842432104" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqtfd04066"> </div></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt9842432104" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqtfd13124">  </div></div></div></div></div><div class="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqt9842432104" id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704yqtfd49853">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/<wbr>listinfo.cgi/personal_<wbr>submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div>  </div></div><div id="m_-8639055919971251128yiv1919902704DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br clear="none">
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