Comments on: Build Your Own One-Man Submarine!

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:53:03 +0000

Common sence would have you make sure it was safe before submerging. But I would have an escape air bottle handy for the unexpected. I like the simplicity of the design. This is for people who survived the horrors of riding a bike with out a helmet. The same people who skateboarded with out 100 knee and arm pads and a crash helmet rated for 200 mph. Not for the modern “safety overload” generation.

By: dravin

dravin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:48:09 +0000

used these plans as a base for a small near surface sub i built …aluminum is better and cheaper lmao

By: Wade George

Wade George — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:39:51 +0000

Hey if they wanted to do a “Build your own coffin” article why didn’t they just do so?

By: MAKE: Blog

MAKE: Blog — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:52:03 +0000

Build your own one-person submarine…

Here’s how to build your own one-person submarine, from Modern Mechanix 1993 – “Take Thrilling Underwater Cruise in ONE-MAN SUB. YOU get all the keen thrills of deep-sea diving and underwater cruising in this one-man submarine. Towed by a……

By: Stannous

Stannous — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:29:47 +0000

Oh yeah, and don’t forget the escape hatch that is screwed down fromn the outside!

By: Stannous

Stannous — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:28:39 +0000

“Should be,” “to be determined,” “may be,” “take pains…watertight seal,” “approximately,” and “for safety’s sake…”

Not exactly the words one wants to hear from the designer of a device upon which one is staking one’s life, no?