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Post by surflung on Apr 4, 2014 5:27:52 GMT -8
... One precaution is that the hole where the orifice goes into the main body, if you have too deep a layer of plating, the orifice may not fit... John - Yes, I had two minor issues with the plating. The high pressure orifice wouldn't seal properly until I cleaned it up with some OOOO Fine steel wool on the end of a new pencil eraser. And, where the valve goes into the O-Ring recess on the tank, the plating got a little too thick. That one I was able to clean up with 600 grit aluminum oxide sand paper. - Clean-up and fitting after plating is pretty common... We have to do it here at work when we send out guns for plating. - Thanks to all for your compliments!
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Post by Michel on Apr 6, 2014 17:36:11 GMT -8
Beautiful job! Looks like NIB, stunning! Michel.
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Post by diverdon on Apr 13, 2014 16:25:34 GMT -8
Holy Smacks thats a beautiful reg. Kinda makes me wanna go kick mine. I might be too afraid to dive one that nice.
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Post by surflung on Apr 15, 2014 11:16:28 GMT -8
- Thanks again for the compliments. I'm not likely to scratch it up diving it myself but I've noticed I really have to be careful with letting newbies use my DH regs... They're always laying the tank down with the regulator face on the floor or dock. I have a few of those little blue fitted covers to protect my regs in my dive bag. - There's still SOME risk of scuffing them up but I guess I'd rather dive them than hang them on the wall.
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Post by diverdon on Apr 15, 2014 17:01:05 GMT -8
- Thanks again for the compliments. I'm not likely to scratch it up diving it myself but I've noticed I really have to be careful with letting newbies use my DH regs... They're always laying the tank down with the regulator face on the floor or dock. I have a few of those little blue fitted covers to protect my regs in my dive bag. - There's still SOME risk of scuffing them up but I guess I'd rather dive them than hang them on the wall. Me too. I think I'm going to enjoy diving my DH regs quite a bit. Might just add a little spice back into the sport. Err, what little blue fitted covers are we talking about? Don
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Post by Terry on Apr 15, 2014 17:11:13 GMT -8
Hi Don: They're fitted protective covers that Bryan has available for sale in the store section on The Vintage Double Hose website. I also have a couple of them and they work great. Terry
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Post by diverdon on Apr 15, 2014 17:53:00 GMT -8
OK, thanks Terry. I may mosey on over...
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Post by surflung on Jul 30, 2014 14:20:54 GMT -8
First Dive Voit VR1 Project- At Wazee last week I finally got the VR1 hooked up to my Sea Hunt Twin 38s for a dive. Being a totally re-built Mistral on the inside, it is a very easy breather. I'm going to have to switch the hose clamps around on the mouthpiece... Putting them on the inside looks neat but they do touch the sides of my mouth and I don't like that. - The Twin 38s were originally USN tanks from the 40s. I bought them last Summer for $50. The valves are Voit on one side, US Divers on the other, and yoke is US Divers. These tanks use bushings to adapt them for the 1/2" tapered threads of the scuba valves. My first look inside revealed totally pristeen inside surfaces... Not a spec of rust or pits. Subsequent hydrotests gave the tanks a clean bill of health. - I blasted off some paint residue to find old galvanize underneath. This I refinished with Galvalite 96% Zinc Paint. The tanks bands were the black vinyl coated ones. I dissolved the vinyl with acetone and blasted all the corrosion off before refinishing them with the same Galvalite Zinc Paint. Finally, I made a new harness and reserve rod. - So, with the Voit VR1 and these Twin38s... I am as close as I'll ever be to the same diving lung as Mike Nelson used in the Sea Hunt episodes. I really like the comfort, regulator position, and buoyancy of this set up.
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