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Posted: 5/14/2018 5:20:21 PM EDT
I have plenty.
I thought a thread for posting stuff like this would be interesting and helpful. Not sure what it is, or wth it is used for post here. Me first. Scubapro MKVI, pneumatic yoke c1969. A mkv with pneumatic mechanism. I picked this up locally for $15 as seen. Mint condition. I upgraded the 2nd and overhauled the 1st. This design has it's setbacks though.....first stage can be knocked off tank valve at very low pressures. Also, it is a finger crusher, ask me how I know. One and done occurrence. Installation Video |
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The only down side is I would break them with a cave fill. They only go to 3k.
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Just be careful using a Sherwood for a stage bottle reg.
And I have not found a ready source of Beuchat parts. Then I haven’t checked fleaybay. |
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I use Sherwoods as a primary only and am very familiar with their patented dry bleed system. Not opposed to using them on a bailout charged though. I use a mkll or an Aquarius (old model) on a bailout.
I will not divulge how many Sherwoods I have, have serviced, or mongrelized. If I did I will have to admit to a problem. |
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Beuchat Vx 10 Iceberg's were my primary and 2nd back in the day. I had zero issues with them.
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I am a big fan of Beuchat. Too bad they pulled out of US market
I had a VX Evolution that is still the best breathing reg I have tried to date. Body got cracked when someone crashed into the bench on a charter in heavier seas. Beuchat made the first gen or so regs for Apeks. They eventually split and made there own. |
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Those 1085's are great second stages. Service is a snap and you can beat off a curious shark with one if you need to. Had to donate one in anger to a friend who was having an issue in Cozumel, she didn't notice any difference between it and a modern second stage.
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Shit- ALL my gear is old and odd.
Sherwood and Beauchat are my go to regs, with 1 Dacor being the newest at 12 years old. If this thread is still alive when I get outta the hospital, I'll post pics. |
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Been neglecting the lil twins so got them wet today. With MkVl mentioned earlier. https://i.postimg.cc/RhCMx6L3/20190324-162652.jpg View Quote |
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I got tired of using the pan and bought the mag online. Just bought the gauge and then bought the mouthpiece adapters at scubatools. Peter Wolfingers site. Cheapest option.
I ended up adding back one shim to bring up the IP about 10psi. |
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Those pieces came from several sources. I buy stuff cheap on ebay, break down the pieces, bin the firsts, gauges and seconds and at my leisure, clean, re-build and re-assemble them. Not necessarily with their original sibling parts. I try and keep all the parts in my sets of the same vintage. Exception here is the SPG and myflex hose. That MK-10 was the biggest PITA because of the verdigris and the piston knife edge.
Those were actually some of the worst pieces than I re-built. I had to re-work the knife-edge on the piston, it had a knock in it and the IP would creep. Had to stone and micro-mesh it out. Had to white vinegar and scrub out some green meanies on this one. New SPG. New primary and new inflator hose. This set will perform on a par with all but the very highest end modern stuff. I replaced the HP seat and all soft parts except the diaphragms and exhaust valves. I even removed and replaced the O-rings on the two VIVA vanes. |
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I still use a US Navy Conshelf 21, my dive team guys disassembled it, ultra sound cleaned the parts and added new hoses. Found it on eBay years ago for $60.
I use it for all my local non nitrox diving, I will post some pics later. My son is starting his open water class and used the above rig in some pre classes I gave him. |
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I found a center fed Scubapro gauge on fleabay today and ordered it.
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My one and only dive computer. Actually never used it, won in a raffle long ago. Strictly mechanical, gas bag and metering valve?
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Nice, the "bend-o-matic".
In good shape Eta: I have a pdf manual if you or anyone else is interested. Quite revolutionary for 1966 technology |
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Eta: I have a pdf manual if you or anyone else is interested. Quite revolutionary for 1966 technology View Quote Bend O Matic Looking more in to it, they first appeared in '59 |
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All this thread needs is for Jacques Cousteau to do the voice overs.
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Been meaning to find a way to share pdf's, here is a go at it.. Bend O Matic Looking more in to it, they first appeared in '59 View Quote |
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Man, that is fantastic - need a dive report!
I remember doing some overhead work and getting a mouthful of water using a USD conshelf.. that is what moved me to the poseidon line, the jetstream/odin. I still have one - needs service though... |
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