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Thanks to everyone who replied. Much appreciated. Looks like o-rings are the way to go :-) Cheers, At 00:35 5/07/1999 -0500, Brian Greenberg <grnbrg@cc*.UM*.CA*> wrote: >Simon L Hartley writes: >> Just wondering how to go about attaching Bolt Snaps to hoses? >> >> Not with cable ties I'd wager :-) > >:) This has been mentioned here before. And no, not with cable ties. >O-rings. > >Take a larger diameter oring, and pass it through the ring on the bolt >snap. > >Remove the hose from the first stage and pass it through the loops on >either side of the ring. > >Slide the bold snap up the hose until it is near the regulator/pressure >guage, and re-attache the hose to the first stage. > >This gives a firm attachment that can easily be broken in an emergency. > >For non-breakaway attachment, see (I think) Jeff Bentley's page for >how to use caveline for attaching. Someone else will have to provide the >link, as it has changed recently, and I don't have it on hand. > >Brian. >-- >grnbrg@cc*.um*.ca* >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > Simon Simon L Hartley RSM Unit Web Administrator\First Year Course Coordinator Associate Lecturer School of Resource Science and Management Southern Cross University P.O. Box 157 Lismore NSW, Australia 2480 Ph: (02) 66203251 or (61 66) 203 251 Fax:(02) 66212669 E-mail: shartley@sc*.ed*.au* http://www.scu.edu.au/staff_pages/shartley/index.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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