BC Repair - Inflator hose attachment

[DanBMW]

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Has anyone used this kit to repair their BC? I have an old (small) SeaQuest BC that was given to me and I'm trying to determine if it is worth saving. All comments appreciated.

 

[Waterwulf]

The ones I see on eBay both say 2” but the hole in aqualung is 2 1/8 “ with the flange being nearly 3” . Any ideas ?

The lathe idea is actually not a bad one but don't use Nylon because it's to brittle. Use a material called UHMW. I made a lot of oddball one off parts out of that stuff in my shop. It machines like very soft Aluminum, very easy. The only problem with it, is that it's hard to lock into a lathe or mill because it's so slippery. It's also known as Super Slick Plastic. I buy mine cheap on Ebay as "cut offs".

 

[TerrySCUBA]

The lathe idea is actually not a bad one but don't use Nylon because it's to brittle. Use a material called UHMW. I made a lot of oddball one off parts out of that stuff in my shop. It machines like very soft Aluminum, very easy. The only problem with it, is that it's hard to lock into a lathe or mill because it's so slippery. It's also known as Super Slick Plastic. I buy mine cheap on Ebay as "cut offs".

Many thanks for the heads up on UHMW - I had spectra lines on a stunt kite over 25 years ago ! The rod will be perfect to machine the required parts from if I can find an engineer here to complete the task , wish my poppy was still around he’d make it in a jiffy :-(

 

[Waterwulf]

Look for a small machine shop, not one of the big ones. They're all to busy to bother with a little one off job like that but a small shop would do it. Also, look into having more than one made. A one off special set up job will charge less for each one if you get multiples made. Then you have spares or ones for sale. Lastly, just a thought but have you looked into a 3D printer?

 

[bakodiver391]

I made a flange and nut for bcd repair on a lathe once. I am not the best machinist, but it seemed more trouble than it was worth. It did work though.