Eric Sedletzky
Contributor
Hello fellow scubaboarders and proud owners of my experimental light travel Freedom Plates (in both thin stainless and aluminum).
A while back I made a half dozen or so “light” stainless plates out of 14 GA and 16 GA material. The plates were about half the weight of the regular plates, the 14 GA were slightly more than half the weight.
I have not heard a peep from anyone about them, if they are working ok, not working. Are they holding shape, distorting, are the slots holding up? How about the webbing, how is it holding up being used on such thin material, any cutting or excessive chafing problems on any webbing or cam straps or the wings?
There were also a dozen or so aluminum plates that went out that were also experimental. How are those holding up?
I expect that the 5052 grade aluminum is probably getting a patina being exposed to salt water. But beyond that, how are the top slots holding out with the weight of the tank pulling on them on land and being swung around on boat decks, donning doffing, etc. Any distortion or cracking? That was one of my main concerns.
I need feedback of any kind please to help make any improvements before I send the order to my laser cutter for flat stock.
I don’t get to travel much to warm water spots so I need to live vicariously through all of you that get to dive in the most wonderful spots around the world.
Thank you, much appreciated.
A while back I made a half dozen or so “light” stainless plates out of 14 GA and 16 GA material. The plates were about half the weight of the regular plates, the 14 GA were slightly more than half the weight.
I have not heard a peep from anyone about them, if they are working ok, not working. Are they holding shape, distorting, are the slots holding up? How about the webbing, how is it holding up being used on such thin material, any cutting or excessive chafing problems on any webbing or cam straps or the wings?
There were also a dozen or so aluminum plates that went out that were also experimental. How are those holding up?
I expect that the 5052 grade aluminum is probably getting a patina being exposed to salt water. But beyond that, how are the top slots holding out with the weight of the tank pulling on them on land and being swung around on boat decks, donning doffing, etc. Any distortion or cracking? That was one of my main concerns.
I need feedback of any kind please to help make any improvements before I send the order to my laser cutter for flat stock.
I don’t get to travel much to warm water spots so I need to live vicariously through all of you that get to dive in the most wonderful spots around the world.
Thank you, much appreciated.