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steviec_lj
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Ooooooooo
Boxes of goodies.
Brand spanking new, fantastic deal from @Tom Orrow L, a few extras chucked in for good measure too.
Parweld XTM211Di Multi Process Welder.
MIG, AC TIG, DC TIG & MMA in one unit, at half the price of the ESAB offering. It was this that pushed me to dropping brand loyalty, and the good things I’ve heard about the Parweld kit.
Came as standard with a Digital MIG torch, Digital TIG Torch and Gas Regulator. I added a foot pedal to the deal just because I could.
Sold the ESAB as we closed the deal on this too, so effectively only cost me £900, in fact thinking about it, I managed to sell quite a bit recently so it’s probably only cost me a couple of hundred and streamlined the workshop too!
Might look at a couple of the GYS units and treat the lads on the farm too..
Boxes of goodies.
Brand spanking new, fantastic deal from @Tom Orrow L, a few extras chucked in for good measure too.
Parweld XTM211Di Multi Process Welder.
MIG, AC TIG, DC TIG & MMA in one unit, at half the price of the ESAB offering. It was this that pushed me to dropping brand loyalty, and the good things I’ve heard about the Parweld kit.
Came as standard with a Digital MIG torch, Digital TIG Torch and Gas Regulator. I added a foot pedal to the deal just because I could.
Sold the ESAB as we closed the deal on this too, so effectively only cost me £900, in fact thinking about it, I managed to sell quite a bit recently so it’s probably only cost me a couple of hundred and streamlined the workshop too!
Might look at a couple of the GYS units and treat the lads on the farm too..
I had heard about this all in one machine from parweld.
Does look epic.
Just awaiting to see what the retail and then realistic prices are.
steviec_lj
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Laser engraver / cutter number 4, this ones a little (400 x 430mm bed) cost about £180 from Gearbest, plan is to build an enclosure and use it at craft fairs and events to personalise items while people wait (sat next to it is a triceratops rear legs cut out and ready for packaging)
bigegg
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A gallenhamp electric muffle furnace.
No pics, as it's still in the back of the car.
Sold as "spares/repairs" for £25.
First glance says it needs one of the element wires reattaching at the controller end (pulled out of junction box) - seller says its ok apart from that, but needed rid as he was "clearing out".
So i had a look round at his other stuff, and got this for a tenner:
Its a "churchill corona" bench drill in case the pics aren't clear.
No pics, as it's still in the back of the car.
Sold as "spares/repairs" for £25.
First glance says it needs one of the element wires reattaching at the controller end (pulled out of junction box) - seller says its ok apart from that, but needed rid as he was "clearing out".
So i had a look round at his other stuff, and got this for a tenner:
Its a "churchill corona" bench drill in case the pics aren't clear.
Arc Tourist
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Today I "re-acquired" some gear after digging through my storage unit. With other members recently talking about a mutual hobby, I thought I'd better check on some equipment that I have not used in awhile. Tanks need a Hydro test as its been longer than I thought since my last dive. Too hot to sort through things today, but its fun to open cases with things you've forgot about; Everything has been kept in a cool dry building, so hopefully nothing has deteriorated. Wish me luck.
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" Wsh me luck"
May the force be with you.
May the force be with you.
45 cu ft ally's with j valves
. I've been diving for over 20 years now and have never seen a j valve in the flesh. You and @Cobbler should get together at some stage. With your tanks and his Poseidon "DV", and doubtless one of you has a "stab jacket"
, I reckon the Historical Diving Society would welcome you with open arms 
. And if you ever get bored, google "David Tye, Oban". He was a trials rider from Matlock who my Dad used to race against in the early 50's, and he moved to Oban where he set up Oban Divers camp site and did salvage diving and scallop diving. He got a bend while diving in 1970 which left him paralysed from the waist down and permanently in a wheelchair, but remained very philosophical about it. A fascinating character, I had the great privilege of meeting him quite a few times, and there's plenty of hair raising tales of his exploits salvaging the wrecks around Oban in the 50's and 60's wearing a vulcanized rubber drysuit that had no means of equalizing
, and no tank contents gauge, so when it got hard to breathe, you only had a few minutes of air left and it was time to head north...
Tangledfeet
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Parm
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After almost 30 years of being involved in my trade, I've been awarded Chartered Fellowship of my learned society in recognition of the contribution I have made to worker health protection
One or two celebratory lemonades will be enjoyed this evening
One or two celebratory lemonades will be enjoyed this evening
bigegg
Scream Not Working Because Space Make Deaf
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Nice one!
Arc Tourist
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45 cu ft ally's with j valves
You and @Cobbler should get together at some stage. With your tanks and his Poseidon "DV", and doubtless one of you has a "stab jacket"
Now I'm feeling old.
I had pre-stabe jacket equipment, a set of U.S.Divers steel twin 60's with double hose regulator and a manually inflated bib. I sold the twins to the owner of Depth Perseptions dive shop in San Luis Obispo, California. I might still have the bib (?), will find out tonight, as my Wife wants to open the packages when she gets back from shopping. I told her there are no shoes in them so it won't be like Christmas.
My Old Landy
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Congratulations, high praise indeed!
Cobbler
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45 cu ft ally's with j valves
You and @Cobbler should get together at some stage. With your tanks and his Poseidon "DV", and doubtless one of you has a "stab jacket"
4string, ..... nothing as modern as a stab jacket, an ABLJ please. I had an old military twin set for a while, the valves were like bath taps, it was designed to be used in poor vis, upside down with no contents gauge. Breath off One tank til empty, open the other & equalise between the two & close, breath until empty, then use the remaining air in the second as reserve to surface. I never used it that way, I turned them the right way up as normal.
I also had a 60 with a J valve reserve, I tended to leave it open & use the gauge. My Poseidon Cyclon DV was the one of the best in its time, could be used on 300 bar, not many could in those days. There were a few “TAD”s around in the early days, ever come across them?
mike os
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Congratulations mate, you deserve it
If your ABLJ was a Fenzy, this should increase your surface air consumption:
And the Poseidon is still a legend, especially amongst the seriously cold water divers. Can't think of another second stage, sorry, "demand valve",
, that works either way because it has a side exhaust. TAD??
roofman
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Well done Parm..i know how serious you take your role so all the hard graft seems to have been noted mate
Cobbler
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4 string .....No it wasn’t a Frenzy, similar though. You are right, the Cyclon doesn’t tend to freeze as it’s a diaphragm first stage, no piston to freeze in the bore. You could also get a rubber cap that fitted over the first stage that you could fill with alcohol if you are really going cold. They used them in the Antarctic, as they were trouble free on difficult dives. As an aside, Wild life photographer Doug Allen used to come along to our pool sessions to test his camera kit before going off to Antarctica.
