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Post by Aquala1 on Feb 2, 2023 17:24:24 GMT -8
I thought it looked familiar. 😀 |
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Post by vance on Feb 2, 2023 17:53:23 GMT -8
I think it's an awesome label. I asked JB to make it with the photo of John in Clear Lake b/c I wanted to honor John's contributions. 
JB's artwork is really amazing. Thanks, Buddy! |
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 3, 2023 8:14:08 GMT -8
Always looking for way to help in our beloved forum!
JB
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Post by vance on Feb 10, 2023 17:26:22 GMT -8
Here's an update to the Dacor-boxed 2020. This should be revised as the Dacor-boxed 2023. Here is a photo of the cut top box, the Oly first fitted with a custom second with a modded single hose lever, and the 1/8" thick gasket.  I'm not convinced that the modded SH lever is going to provide sufficient throw. It gets stopped by the IP adjuster. A split lever would be better, IMO. |
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 10, 2023 18:08:45 GMT -8
Phil, my can doesn't have the sticky-outty part for the dial-a-breathe feature, and I ground the vein off too, so everything's nice and flush: I'm still thinking I can push the deck of the can out for my needs. My multi-part jig design will keep it from distorting; now I just have to remember to make it: between working on my house and my writing, I get sidetracked... Side note: I'm glad/happy you're enjoying being a grandparent as your distraction  JB |
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Post by vance on Feb 10, 2023 18:31:03 GMT -8
Thanks, JB! It's been amazing to watch the development that occurs once again. Circle of life, as they say!
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Post by vance on Feb 11, 2023 8:38:08 GMT -8
Phil, my can doesn't have the sticky-outty part for the dial-a-breathe feature, and I ground the vein off too, so everything's nice and flush.... I think my box is an R-4 with the vane removed and the sticky-outty part plugged. It just misses interfering with the first stage hole. The 2.25" circumference of the hole is perfect in order to just remove all 5 box screw holes. BTW, cutting that size hole in sheet metal was a challenge on the mill. I used a boring head and made many very small cuts. A hole saw might be used to rough it out, but that kind of freaked me out. |
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 11, 2023 16:12:08 GMT -8
BTW, cutting that size hole in sheet metal was a challenge on the mill. I used a boring head and made many very small cuts. A hole saw might be used to rough it out, but that kind of freaked me out. JB |
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Post by vance on Feb 11, 2023 18:17:57 GMT -8
I have done this kind of cut with drills, saws, and files. When I made the Titan III, I needed (wanted) a Mistral box cut to 2.25 with a tab. Can't do that with a hole saw or boring head and leave a tab. So, I drilled a lot of holes around the circumference and gently clipped, sawed, and filed to achieve that.
Not too bad, but labor intensive! Not a lot of fun.
The thing about using a cutter in a lathe or mill that is going to produce a lot of torque on the part you are cutting is that you must secure the part VERY well. Something like the top box can't be clamped super hard, b/c it can bend under the clamp. Even when it is secured in a way that doesn't compress the part, like screwing it down to a plate, the torque produced by the cutters might rip it out anyway!
Yikes! Hands, fingers, eyes, etc., get lost from this kind of accident. One must be very careful.
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Dry Suit Dive, Clear Lake_edited-1 by John Ratliff, on Flickr
