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Post by nikeajax on Jan 10, 2018 11:06:15 GMT -8
I got this really cute Sportsways Orca:  The previous owner tried to rehab it, but really (expletive deleted) it up, not seriously, mostly just brute force and ignorance combined  So, I got the second stage rill-purdy: the cover was scratched and scuffed up... I remembered reading that they were stainless: yep! So, with some 320, 600-grit paper, then a dremmel tool with a polishing head and good rubbing compound, it don' look too bad now! JB |
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Post by SeaRat on Jan 10, 2018 13:32:21 GMT -8
Do you need a first stage to go with it?
John
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Post by nikeajax on Jan 10, 2018 13:51:09 GMT -8
John, I have one, but which kind are you offering: spare parts are always great to have? Let me know how much you want? Also, could you send it with an MR-12 diaphragm please? Thanks JB |
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 6, 2018 12:31:08 GMT -8
Well, it’s finally done: the hard part was getting a new HP-seat for it! These originally had their seats crimped in: Phil’s was original, and he brought his to Steele’s so I could compare the two. These seats weren’t meant to be replaced; you just had to buy a whole new piston… On mine, someone had taken the seat out and straightened the sides so that a new seat could be put in. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a seat that fit it. How I finally remedied this problem was to drill straight through the seat and cleaned up the burs. I put in a Dacor seat that I got at Steele’s: with a razor-blade I cut the excess off of the end sticking out. With a blunt probe, I pushed the seat out, and flipped it over, and, and, and… I connected it to a tank and watched the piston activate through the equalization-ports: silent as a grave! I took a hit off of the second stage and it breathes very-very-nicely— SIIIIIIIGH! Jaybird  |
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Post by crabbyjim on Feb 6, 2018 13:17:56 GMT -8
Very nice. When do you plan to bting it down here to dive it?
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 6, 2018 14:28:18 GMT -8
Jim, that's the $64-Dollar Question. Without going into too much detail: when I can build up enough of the muscles in my back. I d'know: I can't rush this, it's super frustrating though  JB |
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Post by vance on Feb 6, 2018 16:21:13 GMT -8
Well, it’s finally done: the hard part was getting a new HP-seat for it! These originally had their seats crimped in: Phil’s was original, and he brought his to Steele’s so I could compare the two. These seats weren’t meant to be replaced; you just had to buy a whole new piston… On mine, someone had taken the seat out and straightened the sides so that a new seat could be put in. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a seat that fit it. How I finally remedied this problem was to drill straight through the seat and cleaned up the burs. I put in a Dacor seat that I got at Steele’s: with a razor-blade I cut the excess off of the end sticking out. With a blunt probe, I pushed the seat out, and flipped it over, and, and, and… I connected it to a tank and watched the piston activate through the equalization-ports: silent as a grave! I took a hit off of the second stage and it breathes very-very-nicely— SIIIIIIIGH! Jaybird I just got an Orca in a lot of partz. I'll let y'all know what this one looks like. Stainless? Yeah, buddy! |
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Post by crabbyjim on Feb 9, 2018 6:48:45 GMT -8
We have to stop bidding against each other. It's costing us money.
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Post by vance on Feb 9, 2018 17:09:50 GMT -8
Was that you? You gave up quick.... I usually only want an SPG or something, not the reg. We should communicate and co-bid on some of this stuff. It'd be cheaper, and I wouldn't have to have so much extra crap!
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Post by vance on Feb 9, 2018 17:12:14 GMT -8
Interesting. Wasn't really paying attention to the pics. My Orca has the balanced HTII type of first stage on it. Not correct?
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 13, 2018 8:25:25 GMT -8
Nope, I never made a bid: I only thought about it is all JB |
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Post by vance on Feb 13, 2018 11:20:33 GMT -8
I believe it was Jim I was up against!
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Post by vance on Mar 15, 2018 8:14:56 GMT -8
So, there's a BIN/Offer sale on the Bait right now: it's a NE Divers single hoser and a Calypso IV (asking too much @ $99). There is a nice Sea-Vue SPG, too. The NED 2nd stage looks an awful lot like a Sportsways, which makes sense because of the Hydro Twin connection between NED and Sportsways. The 1st looks like a Sportsways part, like the one on my SportDiver II and the above Orca. But, it appears to have a PRV on it, making the 2nd a tilt valve? JB, maybe all you need is a NED sticker for the purge button on your Orca!    |
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Post by nikeajax on Mar 15, 2018 12:12:08 GMT -8
That one's a tilt-valve, really old one! I remember reading just a wee-bit ago that the Orca was purchased by NED from Sportsways: they're very nice regulators Now I have an octo for mine, thanks buuuddy  JB |
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Post by tomcatpc on Mar 15, 2018 15:37:53 GMT -8
I always liked the New England Divers Inc. logo, someone needs to make a T-Shirt with that on it!
Mark
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