How is that attached?

DBailey · Jan 22, 2005

I finally got to see some Halcyon gear at a show (Our World Underwater, outside of Chicago). I like the gear setup and more than likely will be changing to it (or something similar) in the future once the cashflow is settled. I picked up their catalog and was flipping through it the other night when something caught my eye.

On every primary air source in the catalog, there is a snap bolt attached either on the metal fitting going into the regulator or just below the metal fitting on the hose. How is the snap bolt attached?

Is it just "zip tied" to the regulator?

jbd · Jan 22, 2005

DBailey:
Is it just "zip tied" to the regulator?

Yep, just a zip tie.

MXGratefulDiver · Jan 22, 2005

jbd:
Yep, just a zip tie.

Are zip ties "DIR" this year? ... :eyebrow:

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

jbd · Jan 22, 2005

NWGratefulDiver:
Are zip ties "DIR" this year? ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I hope so, or I'll have to change my set up

Boogie711 · Jan 22, 2005

The more common set up (at least as far as I've seen) is tied on with a small section of cave line.

Dryglove · Jan 22, 2005

And before those a o-ring was utilized which is no longer accepted last i heard.

Kupu · Jan 23, 2005

I used zip ties to attatch my backup knife to my BCD. A few weeks ago a DM looks down at the floor of the dive boat and picks up a small plastic strap. He looks at me and asks " part of your gear?". Looking down I see that one of the two zip ties holding my knife is gone, "Uhh Huhh, that's mine".
I figure I'll use my knot tying skills from here on to keep my knife where I want it.
Zip ties and DIR? Hmmm??

SDAnderson · Jan 23, 2005

DBailey:
I finally got to see some Halcyon gear at a show (Our World Underwater, outside of Chicago). I like the gear setup and more than likely will be changing to it (or something similar) in the future once the cashflow is settled. I picked up their catalog and was flipping through it the other night when something caught my eye.

On every primary air source in the catalog, there is a snap bolt attached either on the metal fitting going into the regulator or just below the metal fitting on the hose. How is the snap bolt attached?

Is it just "zip tied" to the regulator?

To answer your question, the images in the catalog show the snap-bolt tied with cave line. There are some "how-to" tricks to it that can be found with a search for step-by-step instructions.

The idea is for the connection between the snap-bolt and the hose to strike a balance between easy to intentionally break and hard to accidentally break. It seems that current thinking says that O-rings are too easy to accidentally pop if you get hung up and that zip ties are too hard to cut if you're trying to disconnect. Cave line falls in the sweet spot - it's easy to cut with a knife or shears but very difficult to pull apart.

Furner · Jan 23, 2005

zip ties are waaaaay too snag-friendly for my taste. cave line for me please.

DBailey · Jan 23, 2005

Thanks for the responses.

A quick search on "cave line" not only explained what "cave line" is (i.e mason line since I work construction), but there were some good links on how to attach the snap bolt to the item using the cave line.

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