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11th September 2007, 19:53
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| New Member  Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmersville Texas
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 | Optima plate I made this for my Optima so that the bottles would fit up close to the canister, makes avery thing a little shorter. The back plate that came with the unit is not broken and is in good shape. I just thought the other was better for me. Any comments? |
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11th September 2007, 20:02
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| Is it snack time yet?  Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Suffolk, VA
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| Re: Optima plate That looks great! Anything to bring the unit in closer, tighter and more streamlined. Did you make the plate from scratch or improve on something else? One more thing -- I see from your picture that you are rocking the older style Optima handsets. I might be mistaken, but there is a trade up option for the new ones. Good job on that backplate. |
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11th September 2007, 20:22
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| Custom Title Allowed!  Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida, USA
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 | Re: Optima plate It looks to me like you raised the center ridge up much higher, is that correct? Did you do anything around the hose through hole to protect against hose damage from rubbing against the aluminum edges? |
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11th September 2007, 20:30
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| New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmersville Texas
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| Re: Optima plate Quote: (Originally Posted by zoo_diver)  That looks great! Anything to bring the unit in closer, tighter and more streamlined. Did you make the plate from scratch or improve on something else? From scratch all one peace. The alu. is not that much heaver than the plastic. I plan on diving it this weekend to see if there is any difference. This one is purity crud, I plan on making a few more a little more precise.One more thing -- I see from your picture that you are rocking the older style Optima handsets. I might be mistaken, but there is a trade up option for the new ones. Good job on that backplate. |
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11th September 2007, 20:37
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| New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmersville Texas
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| Re: Optima plate Quote: (Originally Posted by n2diving) It looks to me like you raised the center ridge up much higher, is that correct? Canter ridge is about the same as the Optima plate. I plan on putting some type of plastic or rubber edging to protect the hose. The bottles or Cat 20s, the 13s drop with no change al so.Did you do anything around the hose through hole to protect against hose damage from rubbing against the aluminum edges? |
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11th September 2007, 20:41
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| Underwater Mechanic  Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: TEXAS, Dallas/ Ft.Worth
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| Re: Optima plate Very nice design... When you starting production... You could rubber dip it or visit a rhino liner place (truck bed liner) and I bet they would spray it for you. Just a thought. Andrew
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11th September 2007, 20:56
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| New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmersville Texas
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| Re: Optima plate Quote: (Originally Posted by Crazyduck) Very nice design... Good to her e from you Crazyduck. My thought was a hose wrap like a hose wrap on the Rebreather flex hose.When you starting production... You could rubber dip it or visit a rhino liner place (truck bed liner) and I bet they would spray it for you. Just a thought. Andrew |
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11th September 2007, 21:08
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| French Erik  Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA
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 | Re: Optima plate Hmmm, can it be made in steel ?  Cold water diving. Turns out that with my O2ptima with 6lbs, transpac and LP27, I am still not weighted enough for dry suit diving. I was holding on to rocks at 18ft. Erik |
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11th September 2007, 21:44
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| New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmersville Texas
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| Re: Optima plate Quote: (Originally Posted by edasque) Hmmm, can it be made in steel ? Probably could make one out of St.it would be a little more trouble.I do some cold water diving, most of the lakes around here have thermal cline in the lower 50s. Most of my weight is up around my neck because of the canister bouncy.Cold water diving. Turns out that with my O2ptima with 6lbs, transpac and LP27, I am still not weighted enough for dry suit diving. I was holding on to rocks at 18ft. Erik |
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12th September 2007, 00:49
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| Re: Optima plate Quote: (Originally Posted by SiscoKid) Probably could make one out of St.it would be a little more trouble.I do some cold water diving, most of the lakes around here have thermal cline in the lower 50s. Most of my weight is up around my neck because of the canister bouncy. If you made that shape out of a single piece of sheet metal, without any welding you done some fancy forming.Some of that metal's got to be thinner than it used to be  That would be a mighty effort out of SS. Tobin
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