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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Hank,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Have a look for some steel NGV (natural gas Vehicle) or CNG  cylinders.  They are rated for 3000 psi generally and there are bound to be some at some scrappy’s yard.  If you can get a 70 litre or such then chop off the top and weld a couple of plates on.  They are at least 10” inside diameter.  I have a couple marked for test chambers.  Good for at least 5000 ft depth test pressure.  Hugh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 19 August 2015 11:05 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439939058829_4267"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>Nice thing about big hydraulic cylinders, they are cheap because they are impractical for most things.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439939058829_4268"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>I think I will add electric penetrators so I can test thrusters while they are running.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439939058829_4268"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>Hank<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 4:53 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=yiv8116032161><div><div><div id="yiv8116032161yui_3_16_0_1_1439938185313_3320"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>Good improvisation Hank,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv8116032161yui_3_16_0_1_1439938185313_3318"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>would not have thought of using a hydraulic cylinder.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv8116032161yui_3_16_0_1_1439938185313_3318"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>Will keep an eye out for one.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv8116032161yui_3_16_0_1_1439938185313_3318"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id="yiv8116032161yui_3_16_0_1_1439938185313_3259"><div id="yiv8116032161yui_3_16_0_1_1439938185313_3258"><div id=yiv8116032161yqt38476><div id="yiv8116032161yui_3_16_0_1_1439938185313_3314"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersible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