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Argonaut Jr
Recreating Simon Lake’s wooden Argonaut Jr. submarine, from construction and systems through successful diving and the lessons carried forward from earlier submarine work.
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Argonaut Jr
Published 2023-05-20
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Videos
Videos follow the project timeline. When Part 1 of a series is reached, the complete series stays together before the timeline resumes.
Argonaut Jr Model CNC Cutting
Argonaut Jr 2010 Model Buoyancy Test
Argonaut Jr 2010 - Pouring the Drop Weights
Argonaut Jr 2010 - Display Model
Argonaut Jr 2010's Drop Weights
Argonaut Jr's Decks and Wheels
Argonaut Jr - Doing the Side.
Argonaut Jr - Fitting Her Out
Argonaut Jr - Ballast Weights and Tanks
Argonaut Jr - Fitting Out
Argonaut Jr - Loading the Drop Weights
Argonaut Jr - Electrical System Install
Argonaut Jr. - Dry Dock Pressure Test
Argonaut Jr. - Best Submarine Launch Ever
Argonaut Jr Sanding the Hull x264
Argonaut Jr - Mikes Dive - short version
Argonaut Jr 2010 - Rolling Along
Argonaut Jr 2010 - History
Argonaut Jr 2010 - Mike and the Ballast Tank Explosion
Argonaut Jr 2010 -Mike and the Explosion Part1
Argonaut Jr 2010 -Mike and the Explosion Part2
Diving the Argonaut Jr. Submarine
Argonaut Jr. - First Dive x264
Argonaut Jr - Shorts
Argonaut Jr's Anchors
Argonaut Jr - Models
Argonaut Jr - Tiller Wheel
Argonaut Jr and Marine Plywood Testing
Argonaut Jr and the Plasma Table
Argonaut Jr - Adventures Diving a Wooden Submarine
Argonaut Jr - Boyle's Law
Argonaut Jr - Drop Weights
Argonaut Jr - Final Fitout and Testing
Argonaut Jr - History
Argonaut Jr - Hull Construction
Argonaut Jr - Launch and Frist Dives
Argonaut Jr and Simon Lake's Dive Helmet
Argonaut Jr - Sideways
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Principles demonstrated
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Journey
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Primary evidence
Videos
Videos, transcripts, website material, and Doug-authored project posts.
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