<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_1449709472032_2767"><span>Good idea Hank,</span></div><div><span>I will see what the local scuba shop has in the way of fittings.</span></div><div><span>I have a high pressure valve with a 1/2" BSP port on it. So will </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>need an adapter from the scuba high pressure hose to that.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><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_1449709472032_2712"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2711"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2710"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2709"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2715"> <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> Thursday, December 10, 2015 1:56 AM<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_1449709472032_2896"><br><div id="yiv4525123761"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2895"><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_1449709472032_2894"><div><span>Alan,</span></div><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449665612224_2860"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449665612224_2956">I would bushing that down to 1\4 or even 1\8 the smaller the line the safer because it will be slower and use less air. You can do many tests from one tank.</span></div><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449665612224_2860"><span>Hank</span></div> <br clear="none"><div class="yiv4525123761qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4525123761yahoo_quoted" style="display:block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2893"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2892"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2891"> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv4525123761yqt2005289302" id="yiv4525123761yqt84247"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 10:02 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv4525123761y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2890"><div id="yiv4525123761"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449709472032_2889"><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_1449709472032_2888"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span>Hank,</span></div><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6883">good idea, I will have a look at what I need made up.</span></div><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_7053">with an adapter to a 1/2'" BSP female hose fitting.</span></div><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6786"><span>Cheers Alan</span></div><br clear="none"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6789" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6788" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="yiv4525123761yqt2957222860" id="yiv4525123761yqt61900"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6787"> <hr id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6924" size="1"> <font id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6884" 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 5:24 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="yiv4525123761y_msg_container" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6885"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv4525123761"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6887"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6886" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449634807525_2852"><span>Alan,</span></div><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449634807525_2852"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449634807525_2852"><span>Hank</span></div> <br clear="none"><div class="yiv4525123761qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6895"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4525123761yahoo_quoted" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6891" style="display:block;"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6890" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6889" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="yiv4525123761qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6888"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4525123761yqt0761105846" id="yiv4525123761yqt37835"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6898"><font id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6897" size="2" face="Arial"> 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="yiv4525123761y_msg_container" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6894"><div id="yiv4525123761"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6893"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_6892" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3168"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3889">Hank,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">so I can test how the motor performs. </div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">it is impossible to get any increment of pressure below 1500psi.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175">Alan</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3175"><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3124" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3123" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="yiv4525123761yqt2560152849" id="yiv4525123761yqt14942"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3122"> <hr id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3203" size="1"> <font id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3198" size="2" face="Arial"> <b id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_7113"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449635266028_7112" style="font-weight:bold;">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="yiv4525123761y_msg_container" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3172"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv4525123761"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3171"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3172"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3884">Well done Hank,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3142"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3141">I think I need some lessons from you on motivation.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3142"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3174">Or is it that you are stuck at home all winter?</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3142"><span>Alan</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3142"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><br clear="none"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3088" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3087" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="yiv4525123761qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449632061239_3174"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4525123761yqt1788625581" id="yiv4525123761yqt19762"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3140"> <hr id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3145" size="1"> <font id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761y_msg_container" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3086"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv4525123761"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3085"><div id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2715"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_3296">Hello All,</span></div><div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2715"><span id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yahoo_quoted" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2789" style="display:block;"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2788" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2786"><font id="yiv4525123761yui_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="yiv4525123761y_msg_container" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2792"><div id="yiv4525123761">
<div id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449571980374_2791">
<img class="yiv4525123761 yiv4525123761img-overlay-selected" id="yiv4525123761D5FC-E4C6-4843-9F57-10BC0F45E35E" height="192" width="256" data-id="574b07ca-acd0-2384-8a43-c48fb57bd2ed"><br clear="none" class="yiv4525123761">
</div>
</div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv4525123761yui_3_16_0_1_1449628507204_3213" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv4525123761yqt1788625581" id="yiv4525123761yqt36039">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv4525123761yqt2560152849" id="yiv4525123761yqt05692">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv4525123761yqt0761105846" id="yiv4525123761yqt12695">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv4525123761yqt2957222860" id="yiv4525123761yqt79395">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><br><div class="yqt2005289302" id="yqt72874">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div></div></body></html>