Re: Which backplate, Wings, and Harness?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 6:46 pm
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Sorry about the delay. I had hand drawn them, but I will have a better pattern shortly and post it up.davidthornburgh wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 2:55 pmThanks, James. Any pattern handy? DavidJames wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 8:07 pmI don't have much experience with mine yet, but the first 2 dives on it were with a DIY BPW that I made.... the plate is hand cut from a plastic cutting board. Works like a champ, and cost me $5 at big lots. Cutting your own might be a good short term solution, while you hunt for the perfect answer.
I've only used the cuttingboard plates (my kids use them too) with home made wings, but you can cut the tank strap slots to match whatever wing you want to use.
Respectfully,
James
Sewn nylon outer shell, 3d printed flanges and elbow, and an Intex swim ring as the bladder... so far so good. I have a couple threads on "the other forum" about it. Right now, my 14 y.o. uses the one pictured, my 10 y.o. has one in blue and white, and I use a red and black one of slightly different design on a VDH plate that was gifted to me.
Very cool, I think I'll try that at some point.James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:57 amSewn nylon outer shell, 3d printed flanges and elbow, and an Intex swim ring as the bladder... so far so good. I have a couple threads on "the other forum" about it. Right now, my 14 y.o. uses the one pictured, my 10 y.o. has one in blue and white, and I use a red and black one of slightly different design on a VDH plate that was gifted to me.
Respectfully,
James
I've been using ABS for all my Scuba parts, and so far they are holding up fine. They won't have the long term durability of molded parts (like I can see the threads degrade some already on flanges that I've disassembled/reassembled multiple times), but as long as they aren't gratuitously abuses they should last from what I'm seeing. Only printed parts I've actually broken have been tri-glides, the beefier replacements I've printed are doing much better.EWNichol wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 5:09 pmVery cool, I think I'll try that at some point.James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:57 amSewn nylon outer shell, 3d printed flanges and elbow, and an Intex swim ring as the bladder... so far so good. I have a couple threads on "the other forum" about it. Right now, my 14 y.o. uses the one pictured, my 10 y.o. has one in blue and white, and I use a red and black one of slightly different design on a VDH plate that was gifted to me.
Respectfully,
James
How have the 3D printed parts held up? I've made a few odds and ends for my kit, but I haven't used any long enough to really get a feel for how they age. What materials have you tried?
I'll check out the other forum too.
Thanks