$5, 5 minute bcd flush hose build.

[northernone]

Nice solution to rinsing, looks solid. I particularly like projects that involve finding uses for old parts.

Cameron

Check your area... I belong to the "Gainesville Hacker Space" which is a part of the maker movement. I have access to 3d printers, MIG/TIG/Arc welders, plasma cutters, even more wood tools, electronics and a lot of people who know to work the machines that I don't know how to work. I love it.

With great power comes great responsibility.

 

[The Chairman]

With great power comes great responsibility.

And often presents of Tequila! I so want to put an :sblogo: on the glasses.

 

[Nathan Doty]

Bc Flush Adapter , Piranha Dive Shop |

I always expected proof of time travel to occur somewhere else than a scuba forum. But here it is, inarguable proof that time travel is possible. Obviously someone from the future read about my amazing invention then traveled back to some time BEFORE I posted it, and introduced it to the market.

Judgement day is real people. Kiss your loved ones before the uprising begins!

 

[divad]

I have roughly 42 bilion loose nuts and bolts of every size, except the one I actually needed so I had to go buy 1 single solitary nut. Which is irritating.

I hate that....

 

[Hethen57]

Thanks for the inspiration on this project. I found a plastic hose connector to small drip line fitting at the hardware store which plugged right into an old bcd hose (after applying some heat) for under $3. Worked great to flush my BCD after diving last weekend.

 

[lairdb]

(Yes, it's a necrobump.)

I just replaced another inflator valve because it's more of a pain to service it, and I wasn't flushing it well. Found this thread and thought "I can 3D print that!"

Success: SCUBA BCD garden hose flush adapter by lairdb

Here's a couple of images; more at the Thingiverse link.

Main thread here.

 

[tursiops]

Fun fact, I love tools way too much. So I'm thinking about making this adapter on a lathe and my first thought was what the NPS thread on a hose bib would be. Imagine that, it's a 3/4-14, just like an AL80, so I already have the tap. Kewl. I'm going to think this through!

I thought in the US the garden hose thread was NH 3/4 x 11.5.

 

[lairdb]

I thought in the US the garden hose thread was NH 3/4 x 11.5.

Yep. The NPSH 3/4-14 is rare and not what we USAians think of as "garden hose".

 

[The Chairman]

It seems to work.

 

[rhwestfall]

just cut the first stage fitting off the hose, get a barbed x garden hose fitting and use a small hose clamp...