Today I acquired...........

[4String.]

Could have done with that bad boy when I stupidly bunged my head in a pipe on a wreck and nearly ended up feeding myself to a moray with a head like a German shepherd

It looks a bit overkill, but it’s been the one constant piece of my dive kit in almost 20 years of sub aquatic adventures.

It gets cleaned and checked after every dive and I keep the cutting edge very keen, and on at least 6 occasions it’s cut me clear of nylon monofilament netting that I couldn’t see which got tangled around my first stage. It also does a great job of cutting rope that gets wrapped round weekend admiral’s propellers .

 

[slim_boy_fat]

It also does a great job of cutting rope that gets wrapped round weekend admiral’s propellers

So you provide a social service too.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

It looks a bit overkill, but it’s been the one constant piece of my dive kit in almost 20 years of sub aquatic adventures.

It gets cleaned and checked after every dive and I keep the cutting edge very keen, and on at least 6 occasions it’s cut me clear of nylon monofilament netting that I couldn’t see which got tangled around my first stage. It also does a great job of cutting rope that gets wrapped round weekend admiral’s propellers .

i had a collection of dive knifes when i was a rescue swimmer with SAR, unfortunately someone decided to just keep taking them without asking from the kit room when they lost one, only have one now and its rubbish as i was sick of replacing them

 

[Arc Tourist]

Still have most of my dive gear, even though I haven't been in the ocean since the late 1990's. For some reason I noticed my wetsuit had shrunk when I was sorting out what I couldn't part with, as I was downsizing to ship things across the pond here.

 

[4String.]

I also have 2 of these Trilobite line cutters in “glow in the dark” green, one on either shoulder of my bouyancy jacket.




Easy to access and deploy, and razor sharp, backed up with an equally sharp Remora knife that lives in a sheath that’s clamped to my air-integrated computer hose. 2 knives and 2 cutters cause eyebrows to be raised quite often, but better safe than sorry. And I find keeping the cutting edge sharp with a whetstone to be disturbingly therapeutic...

 

[brightspark]

Still have most of my dive gear, even though I haven't been in the ocean since the late 1990's. For some reason I noticed my wetsuit had shrunk when I was sorting out what I couldn't part with, as I was downsizing to ship things across the pond here.

its quite suprising how your gear shrinks when not being used in a while

 

[pcwizme]

How many lathes dose a man want?

Nice find though

I'm thinking Spencer is about to open his own museum of lathes and awesome toys... I mean useful tools

 

[4String.]

Still have most of my dive gear, even though I haven't been in the ocean since the late 1990's. For some reason I noticed my wetsuit had shrunk when I was sorting out what I couldn't part with, as I was downsizing to ship things across the pond here.

Drysuit all the way, especially in winter when the air and water temperature are both about 4 degrees .

 

[Arc Tourist]

I also have 2 of these Trilobite line cutters in “glow in the dark” green, one on either shoulder of my bouyancy jacket.


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Easy to access and deploy, and razor sharp, ………………………......

That's a slick idea.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I also have 2 of these Trilobite line cutters in “glow in the dark” green, one on either shoulder of my bouyancy jacket.


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Easy to access and deploy, and razor sharp, backed up with an equally sharp Remora knife that lives in a sheath that’s clamped to my air-integrated computer hose. 2 knives and 2 cutters cause eyebrows to be raised quite often, but better safe than sorry. And I find keeping the cutting edge sharp with a whetstone to be disturbingly therapeutic...

I found the spring loaded window breaker I had in my pfd pocket raised plenty of eyebrows

 

[Arc Tourist]

Drysuit all the way, especially in winter when the air and water temperature are both about 4 degrees .

I use to take a plastic jerry can filled with hot water when we would go on beach dives and prime the inside of my wetsuit with a quart or so. It took the edge off getting that cold shot of seawater down your neck and using your body energy to warm things up. Made for a longer more comfortable dive.

EDIT: just to keep o0n topic, today I acquired some scrap steel from my neighbour to make up a cantilever joist hanger.

 

[4String.]

I found the spring loaded window breaker I had in my pfd pocket raised plenty of eyebrows

I dived the wreck of the Hispania in the Sound of Mull on one occasion with a guy who’s weights included a 4lb lump hammer, chisel and crowbar...

Absolute madman, he thought nothing of disappearing into holds full of silt if there was the vaguest chance of finding anything non ferrous. How he never became a statistic is a complete mystery to me, but I only dived with him that once...

 

[Arc Tourist]

Speaking of weights, I made up a mold (and still have it) by pinning two blocks of aluminum together, then drilling a one inch hole 4" deep between the two blocks, then separating and milling a 2" wide belt slot in one of the halves; added a sprue cutter, and bob's your uncle ! They work a treat as they provide a close fit to your body and don't get in the way of your elbows.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I dived the wreck of the Hispania in the Sound of Mull on one occasion with a guy who’s weights included a 4lb lump hammer, chisel and crowbar...

Absolute madman, he thought nothing of disappearing into holds full of silt if there was the vaguest chance of finding anything non ferrous. How he never became a statistic is a complete mystery to me, but I only dived with him that once...

at some point ill get round to doing my dry suit course and diving in the uk, have only dived malta so far

 

[Arc Tourist]

Mostly dove in California, in the 1970s I use to spearfish with a group called the Fathomiers. I had a ScubaScout kayak and we would paddle a few hundred yards off the coast into the kelp looking for large white sea bass. We built our own long guns and attached the spear to a ring which was attached on one end to a fifty foot line inside of plastic tubing and to a bleach bottle float on the other end. When you shot a fish the spear would break away from the gun so you didn't lose it and the fish would take off on a run. If I was shore diving, I would swim to the beach, drop all of my gear and follow the float until it stopped then swim out, recover the line, and haul it in from the shore; white bass are big. Ahhh, good memories.

 

[brewdexta]

I suppose nearly acquired counts. Today I got a mate in the US put a pre-order in for the new Milwaukee M18 router. For some reason I couldn't find an on line dealer who would sell to the UK. I wanted a cordless router for a while and have mainly Milwaukee kit, so when this was announced I stopped tinkering with the idea of the Makita and a battery adapter plate for my Milwaukee batteries. Should be here in November.

 

[Turbo]

Part of a set of Cobra tools combination spanners - 8, 13, 22-23 & 25-32mm. A nice surprise was finding that the 8mm was a ratchet spanner! Not bad for £5!

 

[Turbo]

Rtech 180 Mig, 18 months of warranty left plus a hobbyweld cylinder.

All these accessories

Starparts valved tig torch

1kg of 7018's

Not saying how much for all but when I include fuel for a 230 mile trip plus my lunch I had change from £400!

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I suppose nearly acquired counts. Today I got a mate in the US put a pre-order in for the new Milwaukee M18 router. For some reason I couldn't find an on line dealer who would sell to the UK. I wanted a cordless router for a while and have mainly Milwaukee kit, so when this was announced I stopped tinkering with the idea of the Makita and a battery adapter plate for my Milwaukee batteries. Should be here in November.

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Been wanting the DeWalt 18v router since it came out. Been giving it a while for the prices to come down to sensible money though.

How's the weight of you were using it to chop latchplates in in place?
Edit. Just seen it's not arriving yet.

 

[Kayos]

I suppose nearly acquired counts. Today I got a mate in the US put a pre-order in for the new Milwaukee M18 router. For some reason I couldn't find an on line dealer who would sell to the UK. I wanted a cordless router for a while and have mainly Milwaukee kit, so when this was announced I stopped tinkering with the idea of the Makita and a battery adapter plate for my Milwaukee batteries. Should be here in November.

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I thought that was a coffee maker until I read it. I have the Makita coffee maker