Stress Fractures

CCR900 · 22nd July 2007, 18:11

Has anyone seen/found 2 stress fractures on the lower section of the case?

Fractures are equal and opposite i.e. 1 on each side. Attached photo doesn't do them justice, theyare deep and growing. What's best way to stop the creep, some sort of resin?

F

DrJM · 22nd July 2007, 19:22

Fil !!!!!!!!!

Sand it and apply resin on it

I had a lot of them on the cover and main body.

J

Frankie Pellegrino · 22nd July 2007, 20:07

Hey Fil
I have to agree with Jerome. I dropped my kit and fractured the case by the counter lung holes. I applied a high strength clear epoxy. It worked perfect.
Cheers Frankie

narked at 90 · 22nd July 2007, 20:48

i had a unit here for a wile to work on it had loads of cracks and creeps in the case. in my opinion the resin used was way to inflexible for the use it was intended for it was far to easy to stress and crack rather than flex and give.....what's the point of having a carbon case if it's light but falls to bits after 5 dives?
john routley

RAL · 22nd July 2007, 21:32

Quote: (Originally Posted by narked at 90)

i had a unit here for a wile to work on it had loads of cracks and creeps in the case. in my opinion the resin used was way to inflexible for the use it was intended for it was far to easy to stress and crack rather than flex and give.....what's the point of having a carbon case if it's light but falls to bits after 5 dives?
john routley

Looks like an aftermarket case is needed. I wonder who will fill the void?

Regards
Ral

Hk101gr · 22nd July 2007, 21:37

Quote: (Originally Posted by RAL)

Looks like an aftermarket case is needed. I wonder who will fill the void?

Regards
Ral

An aftermarket to a carbon case?

What could top that?

narked at 90 · 22nd July 2007, 22:25

Quote: (Originally Posted by RAL)

Looks like an aftermarket case is needed. I wonder who will fill the void?

Regards
Ral

any one who's interested in putting things right i guess.... but i think this is Kevin's baby that needs looking after buy him rather than copying 4th cell holders by others

Quote: (Originally Posted by Hk101gr)

An aftermarket to a carbon case?

What could top that?

so whats so good about a carbon case?....looks cool? i'll give you that. can stand point loading i dont think so....so you make it thicker defeats the idea of making it out of carbon why not just mould it out of GRP in the first place???

Hk101gr · 22nd July 2007, 23:11

Quote: (Originally Posted by narked at 90)

so whats so good about a carbon case?....looks cool? i'll give you that. can stand point loading i dont think so....so you make it thicker defeats the idea of making it out of carbon why not just mould it out of GRP in the first place???

Well good point there.... i was under the impression that the case was built to be bulletproof and handle all kinds of abuse but i see i was wrong

divetheworld · 23rd July 2007, 07:00

Quote: (Originally Posted by narked at 90)

any one who's interested in putting things right i guess.... but i think this is Kevin's baby that needs looking after buy him rather than copying 4th cell holders by others

so whats so good about a carbon case?....looks cool? i'll give you that. can stand point loading i dont think so....so you make it thicker defeats the idea of making it out of carbon why not just mould it out of GRP in the first place???

Carbon is of course, over engineering for a rebreather case. We had been manufacturing composites for a long time and can say that carbon can be the strongest material if it is in the right shape with the right manufacturing process. Perhaps it might have been better if it was made differently but in the end, its just bling.

So when is Delta-P going to launch their copy of your 4th cell holder John? I looked through their stuff, just the old shitty one. It probably would have been respectful to ask you for manuafacturing costs first before walking all over it. Wonder if he does a better job of approximating someone elses work better than the VPN stuff.

Allan_o · 23rd July 2007, 10:58

If anyone tends to make a new hardcase for the Boris i would be interested in 3 cases...

Regards Allan

22nd July 2007, 19:22	#2 (permalink)
DrJM Deep Cave Explorer Current Rebreather/s: Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Join Date: May 2005 Location: France Posts: 335	Re: Stress Fractures Fil !!!!!!!!! Sand it and apply resin on it I had a lot of them on the cover and main body. J __________________ www.snoopyloop.com Deep Cave Exploration
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22nd July 2007, 20:07	#3 (permalink)
Frankie Pellegrino Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NYC New York Posts: 133	Re: Stress Fractures Hey Fil I have to agree with Jerome. I dropped my kit and fractured the case by the counter lung holes. I applied a high strength clear epoxy. It worked perfect. Cheers Frankie
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22nd July 2007, 20:48	#4 (permalink)
narked at 90 In my own little world Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Classic Kiss Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: middlands uk Posts: 992	Re: Stress Fractures i had a unit here for a wile to work on it had loads of cracks and creeps in the case. in my opinion the resin used was way to inflexible for the use it was intended for it was far to easy to stress and crack rather than flex and give.....what's the point of having a carbon case if it's light but falls to bits after 5 dives? john routley __________________ CHECK OUT OUR INTERWEBS FOR CUSTOM REBREATHER UPGRADES *WWW.NARKEDAT90.CO.UK* *WWW.GRPSERVICES.COM*
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22nd July 2007, 21:32	#5 (permalink)
RAL Longbottom Time Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Florida Posts: 358	Re: Stress Fractures Quote: (Originally Posted by narked at 90) i had a unit here for a wile to work on it had loads of cracks and creeps in the case. in my opinion the resin used was way to inflexible for the use it was intended for it was far to easy to stress and crack rather than flex and give.....what's the point of having a carbon case if it's light but falls to bits after 5 dives? john routley Looks like an aftermarket case is needed. I wonder who will fill the void? Regards Ral __________________ The sea does not care about you.
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22nd July 2007, 21:37	#6 (permalink)
Hk101gr New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Patras,Greece Posts: 85	Re: Stress Fractures Quote: (Originally Posted by RAL) Looks like an aftermarket case is needed. I wonder who will fill the void? Regards Ral An aftermarket to a carbon case? What could top that?
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22nd July 2007, 22:25	#7 (permalink)
narked at 90 In my own little world Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Classic Kiss Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: middlands uk Posts: 992	Re: Stress Fractures Quote: (Originally Posted by RAL) Looks like an aftermarket case is needed. I wonder who will fill the void? Regards Ral any one who's interested in putting things right i guess.... but i think this is Kevin's baby that needs looking after buy him rather than copying 4th cell holders by others Quote: (Originally Posted by Hk101gr) An aftermarket to a carbon case? What could top that? so whats so good about a carbon case?....looks cool? i'll give you that. can stand point loading i dont think so....so you make it thicker defeats the idea of making it out of carbon why not just mould it out of GRP in the first place??? __________________ CHECK OUT OUR INTERWEBS FOR CUSTOM REBREATHER UPGRADES *WWW.NARKEDAT90.CO.UK* *WWW.GRPSERVICES.COM*
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22nd July 2007, 23:11	#8 (permalink)
Hk101gr New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Patras,Greece Posts: 85	Re: Stress Fractures Quote: (Originally Posted by narked at 90) so whats so good about a carbon case?....looks cool? i'll give you that. can stand point loading i dont think so....so you make it thicker defeats the idea of making it out of carbon why not just mould it out of GRP in the first place??? Well good point there.... i was under the impression that the case was built to be bulletproof and handle all kinds of abuse but i see i was wrong
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23rd July 2007, 07:00	#9 (permalink)
divetheworld Dive porn pimp Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Classic Kiss Other CCR Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 1,507	Re: Stress Fractures Quote: (Originally Posted by narked at 90) any one who's interested in putting things right i guess.... but i think this is Kevin's baby that needs looking after buy him rather than copying 4th cell holders by others so whats so good about a carbon case?....looks cool? i'll give you that. can stand point loading i dont think so....so you make it thicker defeats the idea of making it out of carbon why not just mould it out of GRP in the first place??? Carbon is of course, over engineering for a rebreather case. We had been manufacturing composites for a long time and can say that carbon can be the strongest material if it is in the right shape with the right manufacturing process. Perhaps it might have been better if it was made differently but in the end, its just bling. So when is Delta-P going to launch their copy of your 4th cell holder John? I looked through their stuff, just the old shitty one. It probably would have been respectful to ask you for manuafacturing costs first before walking all over it. Wonder if he does a better job of approximating someone elses work better than the VPN stuff. __________________ Self praise is no reccomendation. Dont try to be a great man, just be a man and let history be the judge of you. CHECK OUT OUR INTERWEBS FOR CUSTOM REBREATHER UPGRADES *WWW.NARKEDAT90.CO.UK* *http://www.grpservices.com/pursuit/* Supporting Shearwater Research Products in Europe
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Allan_o New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Copenhagen Denmark Posts: 80	Re: Stress Fractures If anyone tends to make a new hardcase for the Boris i would be interested in 3 cases... Regards Allan
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