Mark Vlahos
Contributor
I just replaced my gloves with a tool I made from the instructions in Ken's post. I did make a few minor deviations from the original though.
I used an end cap for ABS pipe, but it was for 4" ABS pipe, not 4.5". To help with the groove for holding the O-ring the first thing I did was to drill a hole in the center of the end cap and then put a bolt in the hole and chuck it up in my hand drill. The thing looked like some sort of huge hole saw but without teeth. when I powered up the drill I simply held a file against the ABS cap where I wanted the groove. I held the file still while the cap turned, in just a few moments I had a nice even groove. Then I cut the 3/4 or so inch end off the cap and voila, My tool was all but finished, one more cut across the tool so I could compress it and some work with a small hand file and I was ready to roll.
I chose to put the blue gloves without liners on since I can change glove liners just like I change thickness of my other undergarments.
Holy crap! expanding the tool with the O-ring in the glove is not easy, one bleeding cuticle, and some extremely colorful language later the stinking thing is ready. This is certainly a lot cheaper than buying new gloves from the LDS with the rings in place.
Does any one have an old torn pair of Dive Concepts gloves they want to give away?
Mark Vlahos
I used an end cap for ABS pipe, but it was for 4" ABS pipe, not 4.5". To help with the groove for holding the O-ring the first thing I did was to drill a hole in the center of the end cap and then put a bolt in the hole and chuck it up in my hand drill. The thing looked like some sort of huge hole saw but without teeth. when I powered up the drill I simply held a file against the ABS cap where I wanted the groove. I held the file still while the cap turned, in just a few moments I had a nice even groove. Then I cut the 3/4 or so inch end off the cap and voila, My tool was all but finished, one more cut across the tool so I could compress it and some work with a small hand file and I was ready to roll.
I chose to put the blue gloves without liners on since I can change glove liners just like I change thickness of my other undergarments.
Holy crap! expanding the tool with the O-ring in the glove is not easy, one bleeding cuticle, and some extremely colorful language later the stinking thing is ready. This is certainly a lot cheaper than buying new gloves from the LDS with the rings in place.
Does any one have an old torn pair of Dive Concepts gloves they want to give away?
Mark Vlahos
