Boy are you weenies behind the curve. I made my v-weight out of zinc to 
act as a sacrificial anode. You bunch of landlubbers.

   Jim

Sender: Tony Profera  Date: 4/27/99 9:22 PM

>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*
>> http://www.panix.com/~mmowens (scuba page recently
>>updated)
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