Project Argonaut, totally new, vintage style DH regulator

Wow, In less than eight hours it has exceeded its goal.

---------- Post added January 10th, 2014 at 05:01 PM ----------

Note: I just notice that there are still 5 regulator that can be purchased with the promotion.
You can also get a discount and put on the waiting list with some of the pledges.

 

Luis
I know I signed on and the goal was almost reached . Wow it was quick

 

WOW! >150% of funding goal attained, and all units claimed! Nice!!!!!!

 

Signed on and donated. Looking forward to seeing this new reg out. It looks great...

 

And now it appears that red hoses might be an option!!!
Very tempting, but if my wife decides that the red hoses match her Christian Louboutin shoes that could be a real problem!

 

under the "old school" fashion statement, I'm thinking Kraken patches are a necessary item......

 

Late to the party again. Did the $100 pledge. All else sold out before I got here.

Excited to see the real thing. I have never seen one in use, lots of pics and of course Mike Nelson used one..........

 

The fictional character, Mike Nelson, would have loved to have had a Kraken, but alas, fifty years ago all he had was a dinky Voit, silly man. He was a captive of his time, like all of us. Finally, like President Obama suggested, it is time to put the past behind and move on. The Kraken does that. Too bad the president did not follow his own advice.


If red is an option, I want it. I am so sick of black everything. I am not into the military black thing (If I had life to do over again, I would consider it more strongly). I think branding is important and when I see the grey hoses, I think of Voit, when I see yellow hoses I think of USD. Red is the Argonaut, it already has the red label.

Nem

 

Don't know about a patch but I do hope the Tshirts are offered later, I would like one of those.
As for the red hoses, I think they will be an option although it may be limited depending on how many are bought, you never know about what people will buy. I am kind of torn on them, at first I really did not like them but once installed on a reg with all the clamps in place they grow on you. I have a dive trip planned in the next few months and I think I will install them on my reg and see how they look underwater and what kind of reaction I get from other divers.

 

I just got this pictures of the new yoke from Bryan.


No, they are not going to be gold plated. These are actually just an unfinished (not-plated) highly polished brass parts. I am looking forward to see it once it with the final coating.


I designed the new yoke to easily handle any high pressure tank, with plenty excess capacity.






















Here are shots of the 3D model.