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Dsix36 · 25th December 2007, 02:07

Quote: (Originally Posted by diverreb)

Nice job.... You may want to find someone with a glass bead blaster. It would put a nice uniform finish on it. Maybe think about a heavier bracket too. It makes the unit a lot sturdier when standing it up to work on. I'm a lot happier with mine since I beefed up the frame & foot.

Richie

Thanks, as posted earlier :
"I intend to make a "foot" out of alum to keep the regs of the deck on the boat etc."
This is the bottom brace from the backplate and the foot. I agree they are also weak and need to be sturdier. It is the next on my list of to-do's.

Prior to using the steel 27's I was planning to weld the foot solid to the backplate, but now with the longer tanks I will have to rethink it.

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Dsix36 Going Down? Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Deerfield Beach, Florida Posts: 1,154	Re: New Optima Backplate Quote: (Originally Posted by diverreb) Nice job.... You may want to find someone with a glass bead blaster. It would put a nice uniform finish on it. Maybe think about a heavier bracket too. It makes the unit a lot sturdier when standing it up to work on. I'm a lot happier with mine since I beefed up the frame & foot. Richie Thanks, as posted earlier : "I intend to make a "foot" out of alum to keep the regs of the deck on the boat etc." This is the bottom brace from the backplate and the foot. I agree they are also weak and need to be sturdier. It is the next on my list of to-do's. Prior to using the steel 27's I was planning to weld the foot solid to the backplate, but now with the longer tanks I will have to rethink it. __________________ THE MORE THAT I LEARN, THE MORE THAT I STILL NEED TO LEARN!!!!!!
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