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Scuba Forum / UK Scuba / June 2006152mm 7L ALUMINIUM FLAT BOTTOMED cylinder boot wanted
Anyone know where I can get a boot for an aluminium 7L flat bottomed stage cylinder? Cylinder diameter is 1522mm Gordon > Anyone know where I can get a boot for an aluminium 7L flat bottomed > stage cylinder? Cylinder diameter is 1522mm > > Gordon Bloody hell, that IS a big cylinder! DOH - I meant 152mm :-) I have seen them on pictures...and you can get boots for any size of steel cylinder..but I can't find a 152mm for a 7 Litre Ali cylinder anywhere > Anyone know where I can get a boot for an aluminium 7L flat bottomed > stage cylinder? Cylinder diameter is 1522mm Errm... why do you want a boot? Given that they stand up on their own accord... >> Anyone know where I can get a boot for an aluminium 7L flat bottomed >> stage cylinder? Cylinder diameter is 1522mm > > Errm... why do you want a boot? Given that they stand up on their > own accord... Well it trashes the paint so the corrosion gets started quickly but worst of all somebody might mistake you for a DIR diver. HTH nigelH the key is....they stand up nicely...but without a squared off boot, they roll about the car and across carparks - but I can't find a boot anywhere on Ebay or Google...so I guess they don't exist :-( > the key is....they stand up nicely...but without a squared off boot, > they roll about the car and across carparks - but I can't find a boot > anywhere on Ebay or Google...so I guess they don't exist :-( I've found that, being a diver, I tend to have a fair few lumps of lead lying around and that they make pretty good chocks. Or if you want to build something a bit more impressive you could try and fashion something like this http://www.tanktrap.com out of some PVC pipe and rope. > > the key is....they stand up nicely...but without a squared off boot, > > they roll about the car and across carparks - but I can't find a boot [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > and fashion something like this http://www.tanktrap.com out of some PVC > pipe and rope. >> Or if you want to build something a bit more impressive you could try >> and fashion something like this http://www.tanktrap.com out of some PVC >> pipe and rope. Don't do it. I don't know if you guys have the foam "noodle" floats that are very common here in Florida, but if you do, cut one of them up into pieces, put holes in each end of each piece and run polly rope through them. Secure them in place and set the spacing with knots and washers. The foam holders are far superior to the PVC ones. They grip the tank and the surface they are sitting on and don't slide around easily as all, even in the open bed of a pickup truck. They cushion the tank against bumps and won't scratch anything. Best of all, they cost almost nothing if you make one yourself. Mine are made for two tanks. Here's one made for three. http://www.leisurepro.com/Prod/AQUFTH3.html . Lee >>> Or if you want to build something a bit more impressive you could try >>> and fashion something like this http://www.tanktrap.com out of some PVC [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Lee I would have suggested "noodle" foam but it doesn't seem to be as abundant here in the UK. I agree that it would be a better material to use. After a quick search I found these https://sslrelay.com/www.funkycrab.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=154492af49a5061/sho pdata/index.shopscript for #2.99 >> Don't do it. I don't know if you guys have the foam "noodle" floats that >> are very common here in Florida, but if you do, cut one of them up into >> pieces, put holes in each end of each piece and run polly rope through >> them. Secure them in place and set the spacing with knots and washers. >> The foam holders are far superior to the PVC ones. They grip the tank >> and the surface they are sitting on and don't slide around easily as all, >> even in the open bed of a pickup truck. They cushion the tank against >> bumps and won't scratch anything. Best of all, they cost almost nothing >> if you make one yourself. Mine are made for two tanks. Here's one made >> for three. http://www.leisurepro.com/Prod/AQUFTH3.html . > I would have suggested "noodle" foam but it doesn't seem to be as abundant > here in the UK. I agree that it would be a better material to use. After > a quick search I found these > https://sslrelay.com/www.funkycrab.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=154492af49a5061/sho pdata/index.shopscript > for #2.99 That's the stuff. Interestingly, your link took me to the main page, not the pate where the noodles are sold. Choose Product Overview, Pools (Paddling & Swimming) and look toward the bottom of the page. Lee Yup - this boot thing has become a challenge as I said "no problem, I can find 152mm boots" to a bunch of friends in Italy....and I am determined to find one (at least) > Yup - this boot thing has become a challenge as I said "no problem, I > can find 152mm boots" to a bunch of friends in Italy....and I am > determined to find one (at least) I didn't follow this thread from the beginning, so I can't be sure this has not been mentioned before. I don't recommend tank boots to those that dive in salt water except when you just have to have them. They tend to trap water and salt against the metal at the bottom of the tank and hide any damage the salt may cause. It's not a big risk, but there's very little reason to accept any risk for flat bottom tanks. Having said that, I have boots on my round bottom steel tanks. For me, the ability to stand them upright meets the "have to have" definition. I am particularly careful to rinse those tanks well and have the boots removed every time the tanks are inspected. So far, so good. Lee > I don't recommend tank boots to those that dive in salt water except when > you just have to have them. They tend to trap water and salt against the > metal at the bottom of the tank and hide any damage the salt may cause. Yeah but if you have boots the paint doesn't get trashed so it doesn't rust up anyhow. I know the people who do my tank inspections pull the boots as the come back realigned so I dragged them off to see what it was like and, after eight years, my twins are still lovely smooth paint. When I consider some of the rusted up unbooted tanks I see on dive boats, normally with an unsightly blotch of duct tape on the bottoms I realise that my boots are probably putting years on the life of the rig and doing wonders for the resale value. nigelH  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> I don't recommend tank boots to those that dive in salt water except when >> you just have to have them. They tend to trap water and salt against the >> metal at the bottom of the tank and hide any damage the salt may cause. > > Yeah but if you have boots the paint doesn't get trashed so it > doesn't rust up anyhow. Your tanks are painted? > I know the people who do my tank inspections pull the boots as the come > back realigned so I dragged them off to > see what it was like and, after eight years, my twins are still lovely > smooth paint. Guess so. You're a lot easier on your tanks than I am on mine. > When I consider some of the rusted up unbooted tanks I see on dive boats, > normally with an unsightly blotch of duct > tape on the bottoms I realise that my boots are probably putting years on > the life of the rig and doing wonders for the resale > value. I was going to ask "You sell tanks?" but I must admit to having sold a couple of mine. I need to sell more, but I just can't bring myself to part with them. Lee > I was going to ask "You sell tanks?" but I must admit to having sold a > couple of mine. I need to sell more, but I just can't bring myself to > part with them. that's the same excuse as used by the Ministry of Defence ;p >> I was going to ask "You sell tanks?" but I must admit to having sold a >> couple of mine. I need to sell more, but I just can't bring myself to >> part with them. >> > that's the same excuse as used by the Ministry of Defence ;p 8^)) >>> I was going to ask "You sell tanks?" but I must admit to having sold a >>> couple of mine. I need to sell more, but I just can't bring myself to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > 8^)) eight to the power of two right brackets? >> 8^)) > eight to the power of two right brackets? Rotate it 90 degrees to the right. |
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