"Build Your Own Diving Lung", Revisited in 2018 -2022

[ScubaLawyer]

You are my hero Bill!

Congrats on living through yet another dive on homemade gear!

M

[antique diver]

You are my hero Bill!

Congrats on living through yet another dive on homemade gear!

M

Thanks M!

I have two working "diving lungs" now, so if you are ever out my way we can dive them together! Wouldn't we be cool?

[ScubaLawyer]

Be careful what you ask for Bill.
I may just show up on your doorstep one day.

M

[antique diver]

Be careful what you ask for Bill.
I may just show up on your doorstep one day.

M

Well, a little advance warning would be nice.

[ScubaLawyer]

Be careful what you ask for Bill.
I may just show up on your doorstep one day.

M

Well, a little advance warning would be nice.

And here I was going to do a stealth parascuba into your pond from 12,000 feet. No worries, no plans to be in Texas anytime soon.

[antique diver]

I really was going to quit this fascination/obsession, but I keep finding parts that lead to some new Diving Lung project. Can't help myself.
So these parts showed up last week as I was cleaning up the shop, and set me to thinkin'.



Something will come of this pretty soon (I hope).

[BigSwell]

I'd be happy to take that brass yoke and nut off your hands if it won't be needed. ;]

[antique diver]

I'd be happy to take that brass yoke and nut off your hands if it won't be needed. ;]

OOPS... too late! I have already installed it on the yoke version of my Bendix Aviation reg collection. Sure looks good there.

[antique diver]

Latest version of the Diving Lung finished today. I converted one of my Bendix Aviation regs to a yoke mount for easy use on most any modern tank valve. Also places the diaphragm side over two inches closer to diver's back for additional decrease in breathing effort.

[SurfLung]

What If...
- I just wonder what the diving equipment world would look like today if Bill Tucker had been improving the Bendix regs back in the 1950s. Bill, you are truly a renaissance-type guy. So many of us have been helped as well as just plain educated and inspired by your posts, projects, ideas, and even personal emails. Congratulations on this latest triumph!

[antique diver]

What If...
- I just wonder what the diving equipment world would look like today if Bill Tucker had been improving the Bendix regs back in the 1950s. Bill, you are truly a renaissance-type guy. So many of us have been helped as well as just plain educated and inspired by your posts, projects, ideas, and even personal emails. Congratulations on this latest triumph!

Hey Eben!
You have always been a great friend and supporter of my crazy projects over the years, and I appreciate your interest and the kind words.
Also want you to know that I read everything you post with great interest in your activities and projects. I just don't always respond, but rest assured, I keep up with what you are posting.

Thank you!
Your TX friend (who is still waiting for you to come dive with me in one of our local mudholes... well, we do have about 8' vis at present)

[antique diver]

The diving lung mounted on my compact 27's

With the lung turned toward diver's back the inhalation horn is on diver's left, so mouthpiece valves are reversed. The small wings are easily removed from the harness for normal vintage style diving, but I may leave them on for solo dive this week.

[antique diver]

I recently acquired the makings of Bendix Lung conversion #3. Doesn't look like much in this photo, but I have hopes for it to be a good one. It will be a "back to the basics" diving lung, utilizing the slightly modified/simplified internal first stage. More photos soon, when it starts to look recognizeable.

[Britmarine]

Just in case anybody lacks access to the original "Build Your Own Lung" magazine article:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FBukIN ... sp=sharing

[SurfLung]

Thanks BritMarine... I downloaded it and saved it!