DROV-bubbles rov

[Bubbles]

After almost a year I found some free time to spend with my rov project.
My target is to reach safely 120 meters( too ambitious ) .Me and my diving buddies are searching for aviation wrecks so it's going to be a really helpful tool.
It will use three T100 thrusters one for up and down and two for forward reverse controlled with rov-control board.
The design is inspired from subsea-tech mini rov

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The hull is made from aluminium tube 6061 T6 with 4 mm wall thickness after working with lathe for hours

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Ready to drill the hole for ascent-descent thruster

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And these are the hull parts ready for welding

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And the endcaps are finished too

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I made a wooden support frame for all pieces to stay aligned for welding and protect the oring grooves with tape

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And finally the big time

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[Bubbles]

And it's done

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Next thing was to trim the vertical cylinder a bit

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[olegodo]

Beautiful!

[Bubbles]

Beautiful!

Thank you Ole!

[Bubbles]

Next thing is to pressure test weddings and check for any leaks.
I assembled endcaps and fit them to the main hull and fill the hull with compressed air up to 5bar

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And the moment of truth

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[Bubbles]

And after an hour playing and checking for leaks I noticed tiny bubbles at three different places

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S.....t I have to fix the leaks

[theinlinaung]

And after an hour playing and checking for leaks I noticed tiny bubbles at three different places

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S.....t I have to fix the leaks

That's a great work! Keep it up.

[KR2_Diving]

Wow! Wow! Wow! I found myself saying this the whole time i was reading your post!

Simply stunning! can't wait to see whats next!

[ArduROV]

Great work
Very professional project.
Keep us updated.

[sthone]

I gotta say this thing is looking awesome. Beautiful machining and welding and I love your pen holder too. I can't wait to see the progression on this one, keep up the great work.

Thanks for sharing,

-Steve