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--></style></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you Alan, It was so pleasing that several people unselfishly replied to my request, Thank you again Cheers Les </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😉</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan James via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 23 October 2025 2:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Assistance needed, anyone please!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Les,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>there was a sphere around that size that was part of a submersible owned by Brian Cox, who passed away a few years ago.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am not sure what happened to it, but someone else listening in may be able to tell you. It was the one redeeming part of the sub,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>the rest was questionable.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Regards Alan <o:p></o:p></p><div id="ymail_android_signature"><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer">Yahoo Mail: Search, organise, conquer</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-left:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#6D00F6'>On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 at 4:31 pm, via Personal_Submersibles<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:#6D00F6'><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #6D00F6 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 15.0pt;margin-top:7.5pt'><div id=yiv9730867917><div><div><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>After many years and many hospital holidays, </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>🙂</span><span style='color:black'> I am no longer a financial member.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>However, I am hoping that someone may assist me in the spirit of Psubs.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>If memory serves, there was a calc formula on your site of which I no longer have access .</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>Any way, I have a project idea that to continue with, relies on the minimum weight achievable for the following ;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>A 2 meter diameter sphere with appropriate bracing material and with safety margins </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>To dive to sea-water safe depth of 150meter (160psi) No doors No windows </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>Windows and doors will add much I know, however, are details to be considered later only if the basic weight indication makes the project viable.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>So basically, I need to know the framing and sheeting steel sizes and thicknesses to <b>calculate the overall weight</b> in this basic form. If positive at such point I will apply for re- membership to follow through with my idea.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>I know this sounds vague and I am asking much, but could someone assist me in this very basic task, which I know not how to do. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>Thanking any member who might be inclined to assist me. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>Cheers Les </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='color:black'>Safe diving </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>🙂</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv9730867917msonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>