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                            John Kammerer via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>;                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top"><div>Hank:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The hatch is 26" od with a 4" rise and 1" thick. I had a opportunity to inspect the USN X-1 built in 1955 and its hatch was no more than 3/8" thick. I could do another spring but if it ever failed there is no way I could lift it.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I would hate to have to make a new hatch! </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>John K.</div><div>(203) 414-1000<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sent from my iPhone</div><div class="yqt7661599985" id="yqt55574"><div><br clear="none">On Aug 1, 2015, at 10:33 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><table cellspacing="0"
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                            <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">John,   It wouldn't have to be a CNC, just a big huge lathe !<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: John Kammerer via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">To: "PSUBS, Inc." <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hatch problem<br clear="none">Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2015 08:22:50 -0400 (EDT)<br clear="none"><br clear="none">My hatch is to heavy and needs trimming, I am looking for a company with <br clear="none">a CNC machine with a 26" reach?<br clear="none"> <br clear="none">John K.<br clear="none">(203)
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