Yoke socket DIY

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Just curious, how would hanging up your fins saves your money?
I spend a lot of money on scuba (gear, trips,etc.,) - so I was saying if that, if $10 was important enough for me to do a DIY on something like this, I probably should not be diving at all.

I get you may have done it just for the “joy” of doing it or $10 may be more significant for you - so good for you: no ill will intended (but socket still looks too rough/sharp for me to ever want to use).
 
Just curious, how would hanging up your fins saves your money?

He won't spend money on diving and dive equipment :)
 
You forgot about the possible thousands of dollar in therapy that having a satisfying hobby can avoid. :)

I get it now, with few more DIY projects like this and he will have saved enough $10's to buy his own yacht with Crew. I doubt that he would invite me to dive of his yacht however 😔
 
Cost effectiveness is not really relevant to DIY and the other things you mention are really not about safety.

If you actually read what I said, safety is one of the evaluation criteria for a DIY project.

Although he was boasting about saving $10 DIY and complaining about how much things cost VERY specifically, you admit that DIY isn't about saving money and cost effectiveness? Rest assured that I'll remind you of this statement in future 😉
 
I spend a lot of money on scuba (gear, trips,etc.,) - so I was saying if that, if $10 was important enough for me to do a DIY on something like this, I probably should not be diving at all.

I get you may have done it just for the “joy” of doing it or $10 may be more significant for you - so good for you: no ill will intended (but socket still looks too rough/sharp for me to ever want to use).
okay, got your point.
I could spend another 10-20 mins with a dremel to do a better job and make it pretty for sure. but what's the point. the contact surface of the socket is inside. that "sharp" edge won't do any damage to the yoke nut. plus it's not sharp as you think.
if you're afraid sharp things aound your Reg, have a look at O-ring picks.
 
(and wait a week for shipping, delaying other entertainment)?

That's a "high" not equaled by anything else. Do you know what it feels when you hear the UPS guy throwing the package on your front porch??

Come on, I have been checking the tracking service several time a day waiting for my packages for several days now (even with email notifications I still check it). Don't you do this yourself?
 
If you actually read what I said, safety is one of the evaluation criteria for a DIY project.

Although he was boasting about saving $10 DIY and complaining about how much things cost VERY specifically, you admit that DIY isn't about saving money and cost effectiveness? Rest assured that I'll remind you of this statement in future 😉
saving money was my purpose, but it's not the main purpose of DIY.

Quote WIKI DIY: (not a word about safety)
"Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and semi-raw materials and parts to produce, transform, or reconstruct material possessions, including those drawn from the natural environment (e.g., landscaping)".[1] DIY behavior can be triggered by various motivations previously categorized as marketplace motivations (economic benefits, lack of product availability, lack of product quality, need for customization), and identity enhancement (craftsmanship, empowerment, community seeking, uniqueness).[2]

The term "do-it-yourself" has been associated with consumers since at least 1912 primarily in the domain of home improvement and maintenance activities.[3] The phrase "do it yourself" had come into common usage (in standard English) by the 1950s,[4] in reference to the emergence of a trend of people undertaking home improvement and various other small craft and construction projects as both a creative-recreational and cost-saving activity.

Subsequently, the term DIY has taken on a broader meaning that covers a wide range of skill sets. DIY has been described as a "self-made-culture"; one of designing, creating, customizing and repairing items or things without any special training. DIY has grown to become a social concept with people sharing ideas, designs, techniques, methods and finished projects with one another either online or in person.

DIY can be seen as a cultural reaction in modern technological society to increasing academic specialization and economic specialization which brings people into contact with only a tiny focus area within the larger context, positioning DIY as a venue for holistic engagement. DIY ethic is the ethic of self-sufficiency through completing tasks without the aid of a paid expert. The DIY ethic promotes the idea that anyone is capable of performing a variety of tasks rather than relying on paid specialists.
 
Between the cost of the regulator maintenance seminar, the cost of the tools I bought, the parts I bought, and the 7 regulators I've bought just to have more things to maintain, and various other expenses, I am out ~$1000. So far, I've only saved ~$200 on regulator maintenance. But, I've already spent more than 100 hours taking the class, rebuilding regulators, and other related activities. That works out to less than $8 and hour to do something I really enjoy! If I can refrain from buying too many more regs, my cost per hour of entertainment should continue going down. It is possible (though unlikely) that I may even break even some day, making all that entertainment free!

Definitely very cost effective entertainment. OP did even better (at least on that one project).


You got a point there, I just spent the money I was going to use to buy a car for my wife to buy a DPV and a sm bc and a bunch of other little things.

Holly fish if she finds out but I am so excited now 🤠
 

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