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Woz · 17th October 2006, 13:41

Quote: (Originally Posted by 4ster)

My local scuba shops didn't have any good ideas - I bet this board does.

I dive a Dolphin and the Drager 4 liter cylinders are steel with a paint coating. The paint chips easily and needs something to protect it.

You can buy a number of tank coverings for standard sized scuba cylinders, but so far I have not found an off the shelf option for smaller pony bottles and the Drager cylinders.

The best I can come up with is to buy a plastic mesh covering meant to fit an aluminum 80 and then get busy with a knife and monofiliment line to sew it back together.

Anyone know of a better option?

You can buy smaller dia mesh- it's used by pneumatic and hydraulic cylinder suppliers to protect them during delivery.

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Woz Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Home Build Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 185	Re: painted cylinder protection Quote: (Originally Posted by 4ster) My local scuba shops didn't have any good ideas - I bet this board does. I dive a Dolphin and the Drager 4 liter cylinders are steel with a paint coating. The paint chips easily and needs something to protect it. You can buy a number of tank coverings for standard sized scuba cylinders, but so far I have not found an off the shelf option for smaller pony bottles and the Drager cylinders. The best I can come up with is to buy a plastic mesh covering meant to fit an aluminum 80 and then get busy with a knife and monofiliment line to sew it back together. Anyone know of a better option? You can buy smaller dia mesh- it's used by pneumatic and hydraulic cylinder suppliers to protect them during delivery. __________________ Still punting shiny diving tatt to gullible divers www.kitfondle.co.uk
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