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[Degenerate]

I never said people wouldn't buy it, I said it's a dumb material for the purpose. Even if brittleness isn't a problem, in what way is it superior to stainless?

Likewise, titanium is a dumb material for regulators. You pay a lot of money to save a pound that you are going to have to add back in lead anyway. And it can destroy itself and potentially injure you if you inadvertently run a high O2 mix through it.

Lightweight gear seems to be important for (mostly US I guess) those who travel with their dive gear, and in that regard CF is definitely superior to stainless.
Cheaper to rent some lead at the destination than pay for the extra weight at the airport I guess?
Never came across an unreasonable fee for extra luggage here in the EU so just guessing.

 

[Still Kicking]

Why not make the CF wrap completely over the top of the shoulders and eliminate the shoulder straps? The CF could flex enough to allow the shell to hold all the weight. And if designed right you could even eliminate the waist strap since the CF would flex.
Why design the same thing everyone else has done for the last 70+ years?

Kinda like this?

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Carbon is hip and cool and pretty looking but not practical for backplates. It’s labor intensive to layup, the material itself is expensive, there’s mold making, a combination if different materials, spraying clear gelcoat, layup labor-several layers, clean up afterwards with edges, slots, etc. then you have to think about stress points at the slots and metal backing plates to prevent chafing. Those have to be laser cut and epoxied on. And then what do you save other than a few more ounces of weight?
I have made plates out of fiberglass before and have a very thorough knowledge of building plugs, casting molds, and casting parts. I had a marine business and specialized in fiberglass repair, fiberglass fabrications, gel coat, all of it.
For light weight I would return to aluminum before I would go fiberglass of any material. Thin stainless is where it’s at for light and strong.
Thick stainless is where it’s at for some added weight.

 

[Johnoly]

Kinda like this?

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1st time I've ever seen that, LOL !!

20yrs ago Gary Dahl came up with the "Pet Rock" and everyone laughed,,,,,,,,,,,until they heard he was a millionaire from it.

 

[lexvil]

1st time I've ever seen that, LOL !!

20yrs ago Gary Dahl came up with the "Pet Rock" and everyone laughed,,,,,,,,,,,until they heard he was a millionaire from it.

Pet rock was more like 40 years ago, the best part was the training manual that came with it.

 

[tursiops]

Pet rock was more like 40 years ago, the best part was the training manual that came with it.

http://csinvesting.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-Care-and-Training-of-Your-Pet-Rock-Manual-by-Gary-Dahl.pdf

 

[lexvil]

http://csinvesting.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-Care-and-Training-of-Your-Pet-Rock-Manual-by-Gary-Dahl.pdf

This was the genius of the thing, pure entertainment!

 

[azstinger11]

1st time I've ever seen that, LOL !!

20yrs ago Gary Dahl came up with the "Pet Rock" and everyone laughed,,,,,,,,,,,until they heard he was a millionaire from it.

Some history on the hawaiian pack here , RIP Sam Miller

 

[scrane]

This was the genius of the thing, pure entertainment!

Just like an unnamed politician?

 

[lexvil]

Just like an unnamed politician?

Genius and … no