[PSUBS-MAILIST] Shell, downsizing

Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles personal_submersibles at psubs.org
Sun Dec 2 22:49:47 EST 2018


Hi Rick,

Shackleton carries two 80cf tanks of O2. The ABS requirement is 72 hours
plus mission time, with consumption calculated at a rate of 1cf/man hour,
so one of these tanks per person satisfies them. The tanks are 7" in
diameter and about 34" tall including the valve. Sorry, can't recall the
price. The system of swapping out takes care of hydro, maintenance, rust,
etc.

Best,
Alec

On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 3:47 PM Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Alec
> Yes that's what I have herd as well. I think the only thing different
> between med 02 and industrial 02 is that med 02 is a little dryer and more
> expensive because it has the word "medical" on it. I originally checked
> into using small industrial tanks but changed my thought process to Scuba
> tanks due to going with aluminum for weight and non rust reasons. I will
> only see salt water where I am. How many cubic feet are they what is the
> length and diameter and cost you paid if you remember as it is looking more
> and more like that is what I am going to have to do.
> Thanks
> Rick
>
> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 8:35 AM Rick Patton <satwelder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Thanks for your responses.
>> I have industrial 02 bottles in my shop but by equalizing the bottles you
>> would not get you a full bottle  which I would prefer to have before going
>> out. I could get an HP 02 transfer pump to do that but they are expensive.
>> The Welding supply stores here have to send the bottles to Oahu to be
>> filled and they won't fill a scuba tank with any kind of 02 and the dive
>> shop as I said want's a tech cert which is costly to get so this ordeal has
>> been quite frustrating!
>> I did get an oxygen provider cert many years ago which this shop may
>> accept (there trying to decide) but they expire and the only guy on the
>> island that I know of able to give that course has left. Seems crazy that
>> you can go out and but an assault rifle after passing a background check
>> without proving to them you know how to use it and then shoot up the town
>> but they make it so hard to purchase 02!
>> Rick
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 2:52 PM Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Rick,
>>> I did a Padi Emergency Oxygen Provider course.
>>> It was very short & the local dive store (Global dive) was happy selling
>>> me O2
>>> here in Auckland with that certification. You can quote me if your store
>>> isn't sure.
>>> In my case I approached them & they only needed a few more interested
>>> people
>>> to run the course.
>>> Cheers Alan
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/12/2018, at 12:31 PM, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <
>>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Checked into buying 2 aluminum 80,s from the shop here on the Big Island
>>> and they will sell me the 02 cleaned tanks but won't fill them with 02
>>> unless I have a tech divers certificate or some such thing.  What have
>>> others done?
>>> Rick
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:14 PM Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
>>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Brian,
>>>> congratulations on getting that mold done, glad it came out ok.
>>>> Know what you mean about accumulating stuff; I have spent the last few
>>>> days buying racking & clear plastic containers & organising my sub
>>>> stuff.
>>>> I have been buying electronics that I already had. Great putting stuff
>>>> in
>>>> clear plastic bins so I know what I've got!
>>>> Alan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 30/10/2018, at 1:41 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <
>>>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>                 I successfully made my mold for my shell /cover for my
>>>> sub , now I'm just fixing some imperfections that occurred when
>>>> separating the parts .   I've been inquiring into a truck strong enough to
>>>> haul my sub but it turns out all the older trucks are now banned in
>>>> Kalifornia,  there are trucks around but they are illegal to have on the
>>>> road, really sucks.  So I guess in the long run I'm better off just hiring
>>>> somebody to haul it .   This state is so messed up.   Also I'm doing an
>>>> extreme downsizing , I'm moving out of my rented shop and just going to my
>>>> house now to work from.  I'll be keeping the sub on the side part of our
>>>> property.  I'm kind of re leaved to get out of that shop simple because
>>>> I've accumulated so much crap !   Better to simplify things.
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>>
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