Homemade regulators

[nikeajax]

Oh fer crying out loud, yer right--it's brass--but still!

I've thought about how cooky-tins might work a few times. I've seen a few tutorials on Ewetoob on how to cast with aluminum and brass by making your own crucible etc. out of readily available materials. In the early 90's I was doing lost-wax bronze pieces in college: that was fun!

JB

[vance]

I know, it's crazy. But.....

[nikeajax]

I always wanted to make a reg that looked like it was made out of sea shells: the two halves of the cans could be clam shells...

JB

[vance]

Check this eBay listed reg out. I'm not sure if it's homemade. The only info on it that the seller knows is that it was a friend's father's, and he was in the Navy in the 50s and 60s (which probably has no bearing on its origin). It looks like it is a second stage in the can and has a remote first stage. There is a pressure gauge! It doesn't look like an oxygen diluter conversion.



First stage:

Valve and ??:

Interesting! It reminds me of the Soviet rigs like the AVM-3 setups.