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Here's the result: You can see that even with my attempts to save the chrome on the bottom, it didn't really work. I ended up re-applying the tape to the bottom of the valve like 3 times total but even with the tape on it would wear through the tape on the outer edge anyway, and by the end I...

TL;DR: the Blue Steel 7/8" UNF manifold currently being sold by Piranha Dive Mfg does *not* fit on 3500 PSI Genesis / PST tanks without significant machining of the valves! Read below for the nitty-gritty details, but unless you're comfortable machining the brass of your valves, be *very*...

Just thought I’d update this thread with additional results. I’ve learned new lessons and wanted to share. I cleaned four different tanks after hydro. I used the flash rust mixture: 1/3 cup filled to 1 gallon total. This volume of fluid filled a single tank up to near the opening when they...

I’ve got something like 700 dives, and like 80+ full cave dives. I *just* started taking a camera into a cave — but only a stand-alone GoPro, to be used only on the way *back*, and only for a few seconds in areas of the cave I know *well*, and with no nearby navigation decisions. It’s crazy...

I have an Aqua Lung singles regulator set for sale. It includes a Titan first stage, an LX primary second stage, a slim Aqua Lung octo, BC inflator hose, drysuit inflator hose, and Suunto console with depth, pressure and compass, with a high-pressure quick-disconnect. This regulator is...

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This is a unique and interesting regulator package. It is an Aqua Lung Mistral 50th Anniversary Limited Edition double hose regulator in an original wood presentation box. Only 500 of these were made for Aqua Lung's 50th Anniversary. This one is Serial Number 294. It includes the double-hose...

I have an Aqua Lung Mistral 2005 Edition double hose regulator for sale. It includes the double-hose regulator with mouthpiece, modern slim Aqua Lung octo, BC inflator hose, drysuit inflator hose, and Suunto console with depth, pressure and compass, with a high-pressure quick-disconnect. This...

Ah yes, the Christmas-tree diver: the diver with so much stuff hanging from them they look like a Christmas tree… Don’t be that guy… :) (Which is why that’s a great question you have asked.) Two answers: pockets or D-rings. The problem is: most recreational divers do not have pockets on...

While exposure gear can be rented, it’s usually threadbare and of questionable fit, so if you’re going to buy any gear, I would recommend focusing on the wetsuit. Renting fins and mask are certainly doable, and in my opinion more doable than a wetsuit. Having said that, some people are very...

For Michigan or Florida, that is a cheap price. I have been bugging my fundies instructor to double her pricing. She’s booked out a year in advance, and burning the candle at both ends. She can’t do that forever. And the simple solution is: charge more. She can make the same amount of money and...

I used to have separate singles and doubles setups. The wings are different, the regs are different, so it made sense to just have a separate setup for each. Now I don’t dive singles anymore, but I now have separate setups for different environments: cave/shipwreck drysuit dives vs swift water...

I’ll check out the details of what you’re describing, thank you for clarifying. I certainly understand that wherever you draw the line they’re going to be people unhappy with where you have drawn it. :) My point is this: all of this information seems to be completely unknown and un...

Thank you for the suggestions. You’re right: if you forget about local, you could just work on the cloud and it would make things a lot simpler. I’m weird, I guess. I prefer on-prem. I’m far from anti-cloud, but I want control, and independent ability to protect my data. Get off my lawn. :)...

The app is called SubSurface – mobile. You download it from the App Store. Then, you go into subsurface on your computer and go into the settings. From there, you can create a cloud account. That will allow you to push your logs up from your computer to the cloud, and the Subsurface-mobile app...

The only people who can answer that question for you is Catalina. That’s why most people say you have to have them from the same lot, because that’s the only way you can be certain that they are the same. But you’re overthinking it. It will be fine. :) @Dirt Pineapple ‘s point is an excellent...

It’s not ideal. There’s no guarantee how similar the tanks are going to be. When they are the same lot you can be pretty confident they will be similar. But it’s not exactly a rule. I have a set of LP 85s that were made nine months apart. They’re doubled up and have worked fine for the last...

You do if you want the gas to stay in the tank! :) There’s a couple ways people handle that. They either install a burst disk larger than the pressure that they want to use in the tank, or they intentionally disable the burst disk. Back when most burst discs were separate assemblies where you...

That’s the point to take away here. You need high precision and accuracy especially when you are comparing the results to others (or to a standard) and in a situation where small changes will make a big effect. Your compressor has neither of those conditions. First of all, you’re going to get...

I wired up K type thermocouples on my compressor. I used not-adhesive thermal heat sink pad material to electrically insulate the thermocouple from the tubing: a single layer above and a single layer below. I then used a simple wire tie or two to hold the thermocouple tip up against the...