Seawolf Progress - Working Impeller

[bigdave]

Hi All,
I just wanted to post some progress on my Seawolf project. I now have a working Impeller unit, and it works great. Lots more thrust than I would have thought. Here are a few photos. Dave.



Edited By Bigdave on 1105135057

[turbobearcat]

Dave

did you make that Prop

Dave

did you make that Prop out of Copper?

and make me one too!

I've been looking at mine wondering and I know that this thing has some massive space on the inside but I'm not sure how to setup the rear linkage since I'm never done a NUke boat before.. any ideas you can share?

Mark

[bigdave]

I am posting a few

I am posting a few more photos. It is made from copper. It took me about 6 hr to machine it up and balance it. It is supported in the rear by a rulon bearing. Next I will modify the rear surfaces. I will post my progress. Dave.



Edited By Bigdave on 1105190413

[turbobearcat]

Email me Dave, I'll pay

Email me Dave, I'll pay you to make one for me if yours turns out good,just one question, can it be molded and made from plastic?


Mark

[bigdave]

Well, the rear surfaces are

Well, the rear surfaces are in and functional. I was able to retrofit the ones in the kit without to much problem. Dave.

[anonymous]

Good job Dave. It's pretty

Good job Dave. It's pretty tight back there but you always manage to cram it in there.

It's seems harder to get to the linkages on the Seawolf than it is on the Kilo.

Steve

[turbobearcat]

How about a inside shot

How about a inside shot so I can see how you have those linkages setup!


Mark

[bigdave]

Mark,
I could show you,

Mark,
I could show you, but I would have to kill you. (TOP SECRET) Ha Ha.
I will post some inside shots tomorrow. Dave.

[turbobearcat]

Mark,
I could show you,

Mark,
I could show you, but I would have to kill you. (TOP SECRET) Ha Ha.
I will post some inside shots tomorrow. Dave.

Your sounding like my wife now! HAHHAHAHAH!

Thanks Dave!


Mark

[bigdave]

Here is a photo of

Here is a photo of the inside rear showing the linkages. Dave.

[turbobearcat]

I like it!

I might get

I like it!

I might get started on mine this weekend, just depends how my new addition to the house goes.
I got a new Dog from a rescue Shelter, a Irish Setter mix of sort, looks the most part like a IS but the ears are not as long as a true IS..or maybe her's are just shorter than normal. she's beautiful and a attention hog!


but I need to make time for my seawolf!!!!!!!


Mark

[turbobearcat]

Dave

what size WTC would you

Dave

what size WTC would you use for this sub?
I pulle dout my 2.25 tubing I used on my VII revell kit and it looked too small for the hull but then again I would hate to waste 5 feet of this stuff on nothing what I need to do is learn how to make endcaps to fit my WTC .


Mark

[anonymous]

Well done Dave. You either

Well done Dave. You either have very small fingers or a darn good set of tweezers!

Steve

[bigdave]

Just wanted to post a

Just wanted to post a quick photo of my Seawolf WTC prototype. It's a new design, kind of looks like a dumbbell.

[anonymous]

So Dave. The center is

So Dave. The center is the ballast area?

Steve