[PSUBS-MAILIST] newbie with no background whatsoever

[Jon Wallace]

You've found your best resource.

There are some good introductory books you can start studying...one is "Manned Submersibles" by Frank Busby which you can order through the website but it is also available online.  The busby server does go down occasionally but if you let me know I can usually start it back up within minutes.  Dan Lance can name off the other book that he recommends as required reading (I just can't recall the name of it right now).  Once you get your feet wet, Stachiw's Handbook of Acrylic is also a very good book and should be considered a requirement.

At some point you are going to need to translate your dream into reality, meaning drawings, calculations, etc.  This group is an excellent resource to bounce those ideas off.  

Jon


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On Wed, 10/23/13, Matt Becker <matthewbecker1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

 Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] newbie with no background whatsoever
 To: "Personal_Submersibles at psubs.org" <Personal_Submersibles at psubs.org>
 Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 12:48 PM
 
 So building a submarine has
 always been one of my dreams.  I am a Physical
 Therapist and not an engineer so there is a lot that I need
 to learn and I am perfectly willing to put in my time. 
 My goal is to start with a ROV and go from there.  Can
 anyone give me an idea of a place to start?  I have
 background in physics, chem, some engine work, and
 welding.  I am starting to learn electronics and
 thinking of using arduino or rasperry Pi as the circuit
 board to start.  I am looking for some guidance on
 where to start.  What should I focus most of my
 efforts on?  Are there any books that you can recommend
 to get me going in the right direction.  I have come to
 find that there are some resources but not a
 lot. So any assistance would be
  appreciated. Thank you.
 Matt
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