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Post by oldhoser on Jul 21, 2012 15:51:50 GMT -8
Hello From Eastern Canada!! I just found this site and I thought I'd join . I've been diving for 38 years and although I own newer gear every now and then I haul out the flat neoprene suit my 1952 steel tank and my U S divers Aqua Master regulator and go for a short dive. you would be surprised how many people think you are in mortal danger , to which I reply people take their /57 chevys for a drive and not kill themselves so I take my 60 era gear for a run ... Attachments:
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Post by Linda on Jul 21, 2012 22:08:34 GMT -8
Hi, great pic, and welcome aboard! Thanks for joining us.  |
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Post by JES on Jul 22, 2012 5:11:58 GMT -8
Welcome aboard! We're glad that you've decided to join VSS.  |
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Post by nikeajax on Jul 22, 2012 11:05:48 GMT -8
Ahoy mate! Being an old-stuff-junkie, I appreciate your '57 Chevrolet comment, although I'm a '56 Buick guy--obtuse wise-guy! As I've said before, ask lots of questions... I might learn something Jaybird |
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Post by scubadiverbob on Aug 2, 2012 10:27:12 GMT -8
Hi, and welcome to our forum!
Wow, you remember how long you've been diving! A little longer than me (not much) ...
I took my gear to a dive shop and they didn't even know what it was (LOL)! Then, I needed a burst disk for a friends tank .... apparently they hired a teenager, with a jr. openwater cert., as a sells person, and she didn't know what a burst disk was ... said I had to wait for someone else to help me.
You mentioned an Aqua Master ... probably works better than much of the newer stuff, and you don't need any "specialized" tools to overhaul it! Probably will still be working when the newer, plastic, stuff no longer works ... like a 57 Chevy!
Do you know most cars now are made in china out of plastic? And, I think many modern regulators are too ...
Robert
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Post by oldhoser on Aug 17, 2012 19:20:15 GMT -8
Hi I once took my old 72 steel tank to the local shop and the kid who was working told me it was up for a visual inspection and that he could do it so with a grin I told him to go ahead. The Tank has a 1/2 in pipe thread valve in it, you lock it in a chain vice and use a huge wrench to tighten it into the tank . He took his small adjustable and a rubber hammer and gently tapped on it and after a few minutes he looked at me puzzled and told me the valve must be seized in the tank .so before he damaged the valve I told him it is a pipe thread valve and they are supposed to be that tight, he had no idea what I was talking about. so I told him never mind I'll take it to a guy I know who can take the valve out and VIP the tank ...
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