Oh my God, I just realized that I have a valid "planned" use for duct
tape!!! I cover the inside of my SS doubles bands to keep electrolysis from
eating the living shit out of my tanks.
Ok; Cobb what do you do...have your bands gold plated?
Maybe I'll get some SS tanks so this won't be a problem.
Tony Profera
-----Original Message-----
From: Paltz, Art <Art.Paltz@R2*.CO*>
To: Mailing Tech Diver List (E-mail) <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: The Horror


>Hi All,
>
>I use duct tape on my stage bottles, no not to mark them!  I wrap a
>piece around the SS band so I don't accidentally catch it on something.
>No sharp edges.  I tried using an inner tube but it would eventually
>work its way off the clamp.
>
>I also always carry a roll with me.  You never know when you'll need
>some so there is always some in the tool box.
>
>Art.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maggie [mailto:mmowens@pa*.co*]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:03 AM
> To: vbtech@ci*.co*; Jim Cobb; Tech Diver;
>vbtech@ci*.co*
> Subject: Re: The Horror
>
> Jim,
>
> Duct tape also works very well to temporarily patch a
>hole you have in your
> latex neck or wrist seal when you are stuck on the boat
>and can't replace
> your seals.
> You can also use it to hold down your drysuit pocket if
>it unexpectedly
> starts to come off and you don't have enough time to let
>the glue dry.
>
> Are you going to tell me that it would be better to miss
>the dive?
>
> At 04:24 PM 4/26/99 -0800, Sean T"." Stevenson wrote:
> >The applications you point out below seem somewhat
>nonsensical, but
> >duct tape has several good uses in diving as well.  For
>example, when
> >travelling, I put a big duct tape "X" on all of my
>luggage so that no
> >one will mistake my bags for their own at the airport.
>As well, I have
> >an extra bulb encased in a bit of bubble wrap, duct
>taped to the inside
> >of my light cannister.  For the cost conscious diver,
>quite functional
> >gaiters can also be made from duct tape, but then you
>will look like a
> >guy who is wearing gaiters made from duct tape...
> >
> >-Sean
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:17:47 -0400, Jim Cobb wrote:
> >
> >>First I got you guys to shed unknown tons of zip ties
>off of your
> >>worthless stroke asses and now this. Duct tape. Yes,
>Duct tape. This
> >>stuff is being use on critical life support equipment
>with horrifying
> >>applications.
> >>
> >>Examples:
> >>
> >>- A perfectly good Dacor scooter so wrapped up with
>duct tape it looked
> >>like an armenian war casualty. And he calls himself a
>"professional".
> >>- A handle light with not ONE but TWO colors of cut
>tape. What did this
> >>mean, some sort of code? This guy hangs out with you
>FL caver types so I
> >>am verrry suspicious as to whats going on down there.
> >>- A drysuit, what was between this divers goulions and
>the cold, dark
> >>sea? THAT RIGHT, DUCT TAPE! Yet another FL spook, and
>he's worried about
> >>viruses, HA!
> >>
> >>THIS INSANITY HAS TO STOP!
> >>
> >>George, JJ and Bill, we a need a DIR policy statement
>on this duct tape
> >>crap right away, before we wind up with another
>zip-tie fiasco and we
> >>need it now!
> >>
> >> Pissed off Jim
> >>
> >>
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> Maggie, who seems to be a
> northeast-wreck-diving-geek-formerly-using-stroke-gear
> mmowens@pa*.co*
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