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Grumble.. There use to be only _one_ kevin here :) I've been blending my own for a while now, and I started with the Oxyhacker, and then took IANTD Gas Blender for (originally) the sole purpose of purchasing gas and parts more easily. The gas blender course is well worth it. I know an instructor that will actually do a little unofficial side-bar on mixing trimix and homeblending if he knows what you're aiming for. Jim Cobb has some really good stuff on mixing, including a parts list I put together for a cheap whip. http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/mixing.html It's my experience that you can get away with mixing with a cheap 2.5" gauge, but it's a LOT nicer to have a test gauge 4" or larger. I used to only hope for the right mix until I got a nice gauge. Also, the premade whips that lloyd bailey sells are really pretty cheap, and a lot easier to get than piecing one together. John Allen also sells whips, but it might take a LONG time to get it from him (hi john :) http://members.aol.com/JOHNA0000/index19.html The oxyhacker covers most of what you need to know. The new edition is really nice because it has a section on helium I built Roger Lacasse's O2 analyzer, it was easy, and it works better than miniox, because it's a better sensor. http://spiff.physics.mcgill.ca/scuba/gear/analyser.html You can look in the archives for price discussions on gas, but it's all cheap compared to what you pay at the dive store around here. Oh, yeah, and it's REALLY nice to have your own compressor. At 12:58 PM 9/2/1998 PDT, you wrote: >A friend of mine let me borrow a copy of his book "The Oxygen Hackers >Companion". I'm interested in hearing feedback from people doing their >own gas mixing as to whether or not you feel the procedures outlined in >this book are relatively accurate and safe for a technically competent >individual. Also, how well does the oxygen meter work that plans are >outlined for in the book? I'm thinking about buying a copy of this book >but want to hear whether or not it's worth it before I do. Also, are >there any other books out there that anyone could recommend for someone >wanting to get into doing their own mixes at home. > >regards, >Kevin > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -------------------------------------------------- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> Northwest Labor Systems http://www.nwls.com Lake Stevens, WA -------------------------------------------------- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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