To prevent vandalism you could make a sort of steel bucket that drops over the tower covering the hatch and the windows which you can padlock down to the hull with some boxes over the padlocks to stop them being cut…
awesome! so cool to see this sub coming together. do you anneal the viewports after machining? or is it such a small change that it probably doesn't matter much
Coming along great! Can't wait to see the sea trials!
Thanks, I am able to work on it full time again, so its going good.
To prevent vandalism you could make a sort of steel bucket that drops over the tower covering the hatch and the windows which you can padlock down to the hull with some boxes over the padlocks to stop them being cut…
That is actually close to what I am planning. I am thinking about a ring that raises to cover the windows from the sun.
Adhesive on those windows may not cope well under numerous cycles of pressure changes whereas o-rings are more predictable due to their uniformity.
Really coming together and taking shape.. You must be getting excited. Looks phenomenal 👌
Thank you, the goal it to have it in a test pool late spring.
Might try using a D/A orbital sander with the appropriate buffing pads, in the spinning lathe chuck, to polish the windows.
The spinning seems to do the trick, and its really fast.
Nice work!
Thanks
awesome! so cool to see this sub coming together. do you anneal the viewports after machining? or is it such a small change that it probably doesn't matter much
The literature says to anneal after machining due to heat build up. I dont bother because I do such a slow small cut, that there is no heat built up.
Better sound today, LOL
Yes, I have to speak up