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I wanted to say thank you to the posters on the DIY forum for all the ideas, pictures, plans, web-links, advice, etc. I'm reasonably mechanical and I've wanted to work on my gear for a while. Using the threads on SB, I've downloaded manuals (frogkick), found repair kits online (DiveSports) and taken over responsibility for my own gear.
I just O2 cleaned a couple of tanks and rebuilt one of my Titan Regulators. There's an LPO on the bench now waiting for some Salt-X that I just ordered.
I've included pictures of a couple of items that should look very familiar to some of you.
In process:
Drysuit Dryer rack - scounging for a cheap blower.
Tank Tumbler - proof of concept built with spare roller blade wheels - It worked fine for hand rolling 2 AL80s for a 15 min O2 clean - looking for a "free" motor
Future projects - Now that I've read Vince Harlow's Oxygen Hacker's Companion, maybe a Nitrox mixing station
Great looking tumbler. Too bad you can't power it with a hamster on a treadmill. Maybe a stationary bike? You know, get in shape while you tumble your tanks.
Great looking tumbler. Too bad you can't power it with a hamster on a treadmill. Maybe a stationary bike? You know, get in shape while you tumble your tanks.
I'd rather get the hamsters in shape while I keep the couch down!
Seriously, your work is truly inspiring and everything you have is worth being extremely proud of. One negative comment: spare roller blade wheels? I would have hoped you said you destroyed your rollerblades with extreme prejudice to liberate the wheels after realizing skateboarding is the way to go on terrafirma. I love my Earth and like my self image: I ride an Element.
Awesome work though. Oh, motor source: junk yard for a ceiling fan, a treadmill motor, or maybe a washer motor.
With kind regards (from DIY and a fellow scuba diver standpoints ),
Thomas
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