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Sad to see this. I never interacted w/ Doc aka Roatan Man, but I certainly was aware of him as a regular poster. He appears to have led a full life and was well loved throughout. RIP.

Curious how you decided on the dive op. Asking b/c I opted for Sogod Bay scuba resort (or whatever their name is) when I was there far too long ago to remember the year.

Thanks for your interest. It sold months ago and I marked the thread as such, but am unable to lock it.

Still have the entire set up. DM me if interested so we can work out the details. Note, I don't have advice re: balancing out your z330.

No longer interested in underwater photography, so I'm looking for a good home for my Inon strobe and accessories. I reckon I used this setup for less than 3 months total and always packed and rinsed carefully. Preference is to sell everything as a package. $500 USD + SH from either Canada or...

Happy ending today... I contacted UBC Engineering's 3D printing lab shortly after posting here. Their website implies printing services for students and UBC employees, but I applied anyway and stated I was an alumna (which I am) so got a reply within a couple of days. Measurements were...

I saw this story yesterday, too. Ideally, it's getting enough attention now that the plan to farm them and kill them via ice will die a death as painful and stressful as what they're planning on inflicting on creatures likely far more intelligent and engaging than them.

Welcome to SB! I'm about a 12-min drive from you and I had no idea you existed. (non-local diver :wink:) Your rental prices are extremely reasonable. I had to rent a drysuit years ago to do some dives with a potential AOW instructor and I paid about your price for the suit alone.

Likely a service as there are affordable options... public libraries and the major uni in town has a student-run printing services that seems quite cheap. My main concern are the files, actually, and the accuracy in measurements.

Thanks for the replies, all! @James79 , @sprockjohnson , @davehicks The ring fits onto a beech Bodum spice mill. I need a white one to indicate salt. The square tube is needed to hold a place setting together. Vintage item and came missing one of the square tubes. The tube has a bit more...

I have a pair of metal calipers that I used when I was making jewellery. 'Analogue' though, so I'd need to check the accuracy on something I know to be an exact measurement first.

What about creating files for them in something like Tinkercad, though? I can find a place to print them w/ no problem, but I need to create the digital files myself, otherwise they'll cost me a fortune. Is the learning curve for basic shapes such as these relatively reasonable? The only...

Who 3D prints here? I have 2 very simple shapes I need duplicated. The potential cost in my case seems to be more in making the file than in printing, so I'd like to do that myself. It seems Tinkercad may be the way to go in my case. Mac friendly, no software to download... win-win. What's the...

Sincere condolences to Mike's friends and family. I read with interest his journey over to FL from Germany. I'm sorry his time in cave country wound up being relatively short, but he made his dream happen and it's quality over quantity anyway. RIP.

Earlier this week I read about the fire that has all but destroyed Wet Wear, a family-run business in Florida that makes custom wetsuits. A news article stated that they had to make significant cuts to stay in business during covid--one of them being insurance. A GoFundMe for the business has...

Very sad to learn of this fire. As per the articles, the fire was made worse due to the nature of burning neoprene, and they had no insurance due to cutting expenses b/c of covid. Last link is for donations to help them get back on their feet...

I admit to being vaguely amused... the emoticon clinched it. :wink:

I took me a while to pee in the suit... huge psychological block to get over.

Hah! Marine head... this is why my wetsuits are front zip. ;) So much easier to unzip partially and let a bunch of water flow through and flush out the suit for the remainder of the dive.

You wear a sports bra while diving? I'd not heard or knowingly seen such a thing. Interesting. I just wear a bikini top and bottoms that may or may not match. I think my favourite matching suit is a kids/teens set from a sporting goods store. Size 14 or 16. Good for the ego. ;P