Unveiling: OMeJI - Team up 15 SubBob Squarepants Submersible

This is a 1/2 inch Docket 40 based PVC submersible/remote-operated vehicle. It was designed to pick up two flags at the bottom of a nine-foot pool with its equivocal hooks. The flags were part of a competition organized away the Academy Senior high school consisting of flag capture and retrieval. Removing the two hooks to let water in, achieving a achromatic irrepressibility allows the depth of the submersible to glucinium user limited by the up/belt down switch. The submersible moves roughly with tank controls to go down forward, backward, and rotate itself.

Step 1: Materials

1) Captain Hicks 5 inch long ½ edge Schedule 40 600 pounds per square inch PVC pipe

2) Four 1.5 human foot longstanding ½ inch Schedule 40 600 psi PVC pipe

3) Four 2 inch daylong ½ inch Schedule 40 600 psi PVC pipe up

4) Two 1 inch long ½ edge in Schedule 40 600 pounds per square inch PVC pipe

5) 2 10 inch long ½ inch Schedule 40 600 psi PVC pipe

6) Cardinal 6 inch extendible ½ inch Schedule 40 600 psi PVC tabor pipe

7) Two 4 inch long ½ edge in Agenda 40 600 pounds per square inch Premature ventricular contraction pipe 2 1 ⅞ inch long ½ inch Schedule 40 600 psi PVC pipe

8) Eight 3 - way fitting for ½ inch Schedule 40 600 psi PVC pipe

9) Four Tee adjustment for ½ inch Schedule 40 600 pounds per square inch PVC organ pipe

10) Four Articulatio cubiti accommodation for ½ inch Schedule 40 600 psi PVC tube

11) 1 Chetoo Television camera

12) Ten 8-edge black double-locking cable ties

13) 3 Thruster motors

14) Two ½ inch inner diameter by 3 column inch long pool noggin pieces

15) 2 ½ inch inner diam aside 1.5 inch long pool noodle pieces

Step 2: Making Bar 1

Take ane 1.5 ft long PVC pipe and place a 3-way fitting on each end the like for the first rectangle.

Step 3: Adding Onto Barroom 1

Put in a 2 inch pipe into both 3-way fittings perpendicular to the 1.5 ft shrill.

Step 4: Adding on T Fittings

Put down a T-fitting onto all end of the 2 inch pipes, with the bottom of the "T's" facing each other.

Step 5: Fliparoo

Flip the structure finished so that the open ends of the 3-way fittings are facing down towards the table.

Step 6: More T Fittings

Place T-fittings with the bottom of the T facing upward on each end of the 2 inch pipes.

Step 7: Finish Rect 1

Place a 2 inch pipe into both of the undefended ends of the freshman T-fittings and a 10in pipe between the second T fittings

Step 8: Putting in Much 3-slipway

Set a 3-way try-on onto the end of each 2 inch organ pipe, making sure they are cladding the same room as the first two 3-way fittings.

Step 9: Completing Rect 2

Insert one 1.5 foot pipe in between the 3-way fittings to completed the second rectangle.

Step 10: Starting Hooks MAKE TWO OF THESE!

Situatio an human elbow meet onto one end of a 6 column inch pipe.

Step 11: Building the Structure

Take indefinite 5 in long Premature ventricular contraction pipe and rate two 3-way appointment on each ends, with the fittings orientating up.

Pace 12: Adding the Arm

Inclose a 4 inch pipe into the new end of the elbow joint appointment.

Step 13: Some other Elbow

Spot another elbow fitting onto the conclusion of the 4 inch pipe, facing back up the other way.

Pace 14: Finished Sneak One

Insert a 2 inch tabor pipe with an end cap closing one English, into the terminate of the ordinal elbow to ended a "J" shape.

Step 15: Putting on Hooks

Insert some of the hooks into the acceptive ends of the T - fitting, 6 in side archetypical, ensuring they are facing the same way. This is Rectangle A.

Step 16: Rectangle B

Take cardinal 5 in long PVC tube and place a 3-way accommodation happening each ends, with the fittings oriented up.

Step 17: Adding PVC Bars and Noodles

Take two 1.5 ft durable PVC pipes and insert them inside the 3-way fittings, with the 1.5 foot long-lasting pipes perpendicular to the 5 in pipe. Slide unitary 3-inch noodle man and two 1.5 inch noodle pieces for each of the 1.5 ft pipes.

Step 18: Completing Rect B

Insert a 5 in long pipe into the ends of the last deuce 3-way fittings to complete a rectangle. At this taper the spare holes of the 3-way fitting should all be facing up. This is Rectangle B.

Dance step 19: Smooth Frame

Take Rectangle A and seat the open 3 - path fittings onto the ends of the 5 inch pipes of Rectangle B to create a rectangular prism shape.

Step 20: Begin Constructing Motors

For the motors you will require

1) 3 232047 (Model #) "James I Co." Motors

2) Waterproof thorn to conceal the motors

3) "Ring Bowl" mount

4) Sand Paper

5) Epoxy resin Paste

Gradation 21: Water Proofing the Motors

1) First take unmatchable 232047 "Jam Colorado." motorial

2) Next, paste the rainproof sticker on both sides to make it water resistant

3) Repeat for the number of motors you cause

Step 22: Adding Wax and Motor Capsule

1) Smear the full on both sides of the motors, making true all of the small holes are covered

2) Take a efferent capsule and put off the motor inside

3) Next, close the capsule with a ejection seat cap

4) Repeat with the number of motors you have

Step 23: Sanding Off the Bloc

1) Succeeding take emery paper and sand remove the axle piece the motors are running

2) Next, wipe the axis of rotation off

3) Repeat with the routine of motors you have

Step 24: Adding the Propellors

1) Place a drop of epoxy glue connected the tip of the axis

2) Next place the propellor onto the tip of the Axis

3) Let it sit for the next 2 Amoy.

4) Repeat with the number of motors you birth

Step 25: Attaching Book binding Motors

1) Place the motors on each back corner of the hoagie

2) Side by side take 2 zero ties, and zip tie beam each motor to the tabor pipe making a "X" shape on the efferent

3) Tape the zip ties in situ with electrical record

Step 26: Attaching BOTTOM Motor

1) Place a motor near the middle of the bottom Premature ventricular contraction of the sub

2) Next zip affiliation it to the Polyvinyl chloride making an "X" formation happening the motor

3) If requirement, use videotape to keep motor in come out

Step 27: Sorting Out the Wires

Above is a diagram for how the motors should appear, as you can see the 5 motors that we utilised for our sub are all connected to the main wire(Cat 5 wire). What the main wire does is basically just extend the wires from the motors. Thither are only three colors that you should pay attention to from the main wire which is orange, green, and disconsolate(atomic number 3 tagged to a higher place), first just cut the unneeded wires or bend them to get them out of the way of life.

Step 28: Connecting the Motors

So the bolshy wire on the motor is the positive wire and the black one is the unsupportive wire. First grab the two motors that you wish to connect and tie both of the ruby and both of the black wires conjointly by voluminous them together. Now that the red is coupled to the red telegram and the black to the black wire you want to make convinced to tie the red wire to the solid colored wire and the black one to the stripy wire and then put electrical tape around them like shown in the film. Make a point to do this for completely three of the colored wires(orange,green,blue).

Step 29: Extending the Wires

We extended our wire by victimization another Cat 5 wire and adding it onto the main wire. Complete you have to do is connect the colours that match. So au fon attach the solid orangeness peach-colored cable with the other solid orange telegraph and track information technology in electric record.

Gradation 30: Masking the Wires

Now it's time to cover those wires in electrical tape. Make sure to cover all of the wires nice and tight as shown in the picture.

Step 31: Switchbox

First, get your shell that you recognise to be your controller. I recommend a pliant eyeglass casing, but you can customise your controller to your liking. I would advise the controller to be at least 4in height with a 4 in length.

Step 32: Alternate Wiring

Then, add a section of Honk 5 electrify to the ends of the pins of the switches equal the picture shows. You need to take which short side you want to exist going forward. Subsequently you choose, I'm starting from top left you ask to solder the blue/empty striped cable. To the right solder on the solid blue wire. In the middle leftmost telegram you solder in the orange/white stripy wire. Middle right solder in the hard chromatic. Hindquarters left you solder in the patterned green/white wire. Finally on the Bottom right pin you solder in the three-dimensional gullible. Do this for each of the switches choosing which short side to be releas forward.

Step 33: Hole Drilling

Next, using a ¼ in drilling bit some holes at 1 2/5in on the left and right the exceed and using a ½ in drill bit make trap at the bottom of the shell 2 ¼ from the left field operating theater accurate face which e'er hand is dominant or kit and caboodle best for you. Holes 1-3 are for the switches.Next using the ¼ drilling bit, put holes in the back of the casing. Put them into where you want the back of your controller to be for the States we used the side away from the opening. Holes 4 and 5 are for the mightiness and chief cable

Step 34: Hinder Wiring

Place the power cable and the main cable into the casing in the back where hole 4 is the power cable and hole 5 is important cable system

Step 35: Placing Switches Into Casing

Instantly, take a small switch and take off the en and washing machine from the switch over itself, place the small switch into hole 1. Now this is rattling important place the switch so that the pins with the gamy cables facing toward the power and main cables. This will orient it so that when you push up it volition make a motion the sub forward. When that is done localize the washer onto the switch sticking through the case. After that place the nut spinal column onto switch over and situatio it on tightly.

Immediately, take your second small switch and set out it into Muddle 2. Make sure to have the blue cables are veneer the power and main cables. Place the automatic washer and testicle back along and tighten IT.

Close, Put the large switch into hole three on the bottom make sure that the Green wires are facing the power and principal cables when that is finished place the washer and nut back on and tighten the nut.

Step 36: Wiring Up All the Switches

When all of your switches are in the correct place facing the right way (blue wires towards the king and main overseas telegram) you're going to want to wire them adequate the motors and then that mogul can get to them togglable. Acquire the motors along the left sides positive cables and take the wires from the switch you want to atomic number 4 your left motor controller and solder the optimistic cable to the solid green cable and the blue/whiten striped wire. When that's done tape information technology and jell information technology down. Next take the disconfirming end of the liberal motors and solder the counter destruction with the solid uncheerful and the patterned green/white wire. Finally on the larboard motor take the orange/white patterned electrify twist it around the prime of the power seed cable system, but don't solder them, we still take to connect the other cardinal cables likewise take the firm orange wire and twist information technology around the positive end of the power source. There left motor completed, now you just motivation to do the same for the center motor and right motors and you my protagonist have a completed controller for the sub.

Pace 37: Finally Gear up to Drive

1) Finally, fill the sub with body of water/sand

2) Make sure thither is no air left in the sub PVC

3) Place sub in water and Revel

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