What is your favorite of all time regulator?

[Andrew Dawson]

Scubatools has an aluminum 1st stage holding tool [screws into the HP or LP ports] that is not terribly priced:

First Stage Handle, Featherweight, Aluminum

They also have a brass one if you want to spend a bit more.

 

[Andrew Dawson]

As far as my favorite first stages that could be...

I love the idea of the Scubpro MK19 [environmentally sealed, plus swivel turret]...and to couple it with G250V or G260s [excellent breathers and easy to service/tune]

 

[Bigbella]

Scubatools has an aluminum 1st stage holding tool [screws into the HP or LP ports] that is not terribly priced:

First Stage Handle, Featherweight, Aluminum

They also have a brass one if you want to spend a bit more.

If you read further, on both the brass and the aluminum options, "The stainless steel cross tee provides a leverage point for tightening and loosening the handle. The threaded ends are stainless steel, socket, set screws which can be replaced if damaged . . ."

 

[rhwestfall]

and to think, we just used to use old CO2 cylinders from our vests as the stage holder for in the vise....

 

[Bigbella]

and to think, we just used to use old CO2 cylinders from our vests as the stage holder for in the vise....

We still do, on occasion; but my go-to is my bench-mounted fixture, from years ago, along with my favorite regulator . . .

 

[Andrew Dawson]

Looks like I stand corrected...I forgot about the SS ends. Good catch and info!

 

[grf88]

I have a first stage handle but I also made up this simple box fixture:

 

[Bigbella]

Looks like I stand corrected...I forgot about the SS ends. Good catch and info!

"The threaded ends are stainless steel, socket, set screws which can be replaced if damaged . . ."

One just wonders what that source of potential damage would be, to those replaceable set screws, on the first stage handles -- yikes . . .

 

[Brian G]

I'm still using the cut off end of an HP hose. I guess I'm too cheap to get a real tool. For a few services a year it is working fine.

 

[ThatDogDontHunt]

Scubatools has an aluminum 1st stage holding tool [screws into the HP or LP ports] that is not terribly priced:

First Stage Handle, Featherweight, Aluminum

They also have a brass one if you want to spend a bit more.

I got a couple of bolts from a local industrial supplier for free. They were engineering samples...

They clamp in a vise just fine.