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  1. Sam Miller III

    Christmas in August

    I assume I am among the many that are confused after viewing your post... Gifts ?
  2. Sam Miller III

    Farnsworth Dive Report

    Bob Given ! That is a name from the past ! I was unaware he had an intertest Farnsworth or the growth was named in his honor It has been years since I last had contact -- I heard a rumor that he has passed away #@drbill is that true ? SDM
  3. Sam Miller III

    Quality knife with gloves in mind

    1) Purchase a big knife with a big handle and scabbard off e bay - cheep $ 2) Purchase electric grinder from Harbor Freight - $29.95_$ 3) Grind knife to desired length - shape blade.- sharpen knife 4) Cut scabbard to desired length 5-- Dive knife..for penny's and a grinder for garage work...
  4. Sam Miller III

    Farnsworth Dive Report

    @SoCalRich As always a great report The Yellow Wall has grown there "forever?" or at least as long as I have dove there..... ( and I was one of the first to div Farnsworth Banks) Suggest reading the following old thread "Farnsworth on 4th November 2012 - it was nearly perfect" A lot of...
  5. Sam Miller III

    Rare Sea Net mfg Frankie the Frogman depth gauge and fins over $600

    @Mike Lev A very nice and almost complete collection of early depth gauges. I commend you for your persistence in accumulating them. Thank you for sharing Now What ? I have only one that has survived the test of tine all these years.. It is in its original unopened package, in appearance...
  6. Sam Miller III

    Diving From an Inflatable Raft

    many times from WW11 type rafts
  7. Sam Miller III

    Rare Sea Net mfg Frankie the Frogman depth gauge and fins over $600

    @Mike Lev $ 600 big ones for an old pair of "Flippers" !!!!!! Pops passed on in 1954 and Sea Net was closed for good I was very active in diving at that time and I recall the flippers as very flimsy and to be avoided The fins are 66 plus years old -- just 34 years and 100 years old Rubber...
  8. Sam Miller III

    Tired of this pair of tanks

    @Ana I didn't consider it "showing off" more a plea for help ! i was under the impression you were, as my wife and i as well many of of our California friends, over burdened with old obsolete dive equipment that needed a new home I attempted to provide a small amount of advise for disposal...
  9. Sam Miller III

    Hello from Las Vegas!

    @Michael Whitehead Your name matches your hair or your hair matches your name...Great picture ! FYI check out threads for Harry Wham who establisbned the very first dive shop in Las Vegas in the 1950s Harry had a very colorful exciting life who was well known and respected in the then infant...
  10. Sam Miller III

    Tired of this pair of tanks

    @Ana KMAG YO YO SDM III
  11. Sam Miller III

    Tired of this pair of tanks

    Interesting how dive equipment apparently seems to have a life of its own ... given enough time and it seems to multiply Place a single regulator in a box... come back ten years later i\there are ten regulators it happens to every one - IF - They remain in diving long enough SDM 111
  12. Sam Miller III

    Shell collectors ?

    @Eyegore Welcome to the very small world of tridacna owners This beautiful shell has immediately become a very valuable treasured family heirloom Mrs. Miller and I have been diving and shell collecting- we prefer "Conchology" for a very very long time Accordingly, we have two very large...
  13. Sam Miller III

    Voit MR12 rebuild a success!

    @lowwall FYI I have know Greg Barlow for well over 30 years amd communicate often via E mail Most recently regarding my new in the original box MR 12 . Greg is a very fine gentleman and world class expert on Voit equipment Keep on reading and learning Perhaps of interest HDS was establisbned...
  14. Sam Miller III

    Another free vintage tank, what is it?

    @Eric Sedletzky Waste of time and effort K MAG YOYO
  15. Sam Miller III

    Tank and setup for home pool

    Air is air In the world of rececreatinal SCUBA diving is can be delivered via a 3 foot, 7 foot or a 30 foot hose My children all began with a SCUBA tank on the bath room floor and the "Diving " in a bath tub Then a do-boy 2 foot deep recreational back yard pool At about 3, 4 or 5 the...
  16. Sam Miller III

    For Sale Double tank valve manifold and brackets

    @rose Roberson Goooood Mornng Mrs. Roberson After reading your well researched post I thought I and my new best friend @Hogfxstkr, from the great state of Kentucky -- the home of Bourbon & branch water, fast horses and good looking women had made a terrible mistake... Not So ! My new best...
  17. Sam Miller III

    For Sale Double tank valve manifold and brackets

    I appreciate that you are new to the SCUBA Board, the diving world, and are from the land locked state of Kentucky Noted world wide for its Kentucky Derby-- the run for the roses Your avatar displaying an upside down dive flag is of concern :It is a lovely artist rendering of a torn and...
  18. Sam Miller III

    1962 Voit ad - but that positioning...

    John..... We go way back ..I am certain .longer than ether one of us can recall I told you at least one hundred million times Call me Sam Those I don't know well or very long it is Dr. Sam, But the multitude I require them to address me as El Supremo. (Which is a title far superior in...
  19. Sam Miller III

    1962 Voit ad - but that positioning...

    The dive lung aka SCUBA unit; tank, valve and bands were a very common configuration and was the standard of diving for a decade or more during the geneses if diving .Note on the original imported units there was only shoulder straps and waist straps with the very positive "d" release...
  20. Sam Miller III

    Photos from our second annual underwater clean up

    @Diverdon I admire your single handed efforts to clean up the harbor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BRAVO ! Great job ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You recognized a need - met it head on ... Now the second annual clean up is history The third only 11 months away You are a credit to recreational diving and your...
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