home made submarines

[Silver_Line]

Has any one attempted to make a r/c submarine out of household objects.
If so i would like to see some pics.:bounce:

[Avenger]

not an r/c sub.... but just one with a little motor and a lego prop that i play w/ in the pool! i made it out of some pvc pipe it has 3 comparments in it a front for balast middle for the batts and a rear for balast (split shot) and a little motor with a shaft that somce out to a hot-glued on lego prop! i supose i couls make a larger version that would be r/c but i have to many projects going!

[Silver_Line]

I also made a submarine out of pvc pipe but it isnt remote controlled. I am in the stages of making one that is.:)

Also i liked the cannon u made.
Me and my friend made one in machine shop also.:D

[eddieh]

Hi Ho Silver line! LOL, if you search on the net, somewhwere there was a guy who gave free plans for a pvs sub, my friend wanted to build one with a clear plexi nose piece, and he wanted to put one of those wireless camera thingies in it, it was all house hold goodies, if I see it , i'll post it here,,, now if you wanted one designed the venger man is the guy to do it, cheers eddie

[Avenger]

well by the time im as old as you eddieh i will have nothing more to design! "been there done that" now that silver has brought it up i cant get my mind off of it! i just have it colecting dust... i thin that you might be able to get it done w/ maybe 2.5"-3" pipe and... well damnit eddieh you got me stuck on it now!!!!!!!!!!!:D but one problem that you would encounter would be what to do w/ all the insides... i mean how would you get to it all? trap door the seals up?

[Silver_Line]

Avenger to keep your "goodies"(motor, esc, batteries) safe u can buy or make something called a wtc( water tight container). You can purchase these on various submarine websites.By the way if u use PVC pipe just take off the cap, which can or is your nose.

I will start work on my sub again!! :D

[Silver_Line]

these are some subs people have made from scratch!!:D


http://rc_submarines.tripod.com/id112.htm

[eddieh]

Venger man what ya mean old as me ya whipper snapper!!!LOL, what if you machined the back end of the cap for an o-ring? or the piece of threaded pipe with an o-ring, that might work, but what do I know, noah and I only had to worry about the animals and what to do with all that newspaper after 40 days and 40 nights LMAO,,,, c'mon man let's see sumpthin..... cheers eddie