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Matt Thompson (matt_thompson@ta*.co*) notes...
> 2. [A harder problem] I'm also looking for a source for dive slates that DO
> NOT use pencils attached by small rubber tubing that always comes off.
Reply from Mike Chalup (chalup@pr*.ig*.co*)
<When doing dive support at a marine biology institute, we used a clip
<board with thin ( <= 1mm ), white plastic sheets as a writing surface.
<Material might have been specifically made for wet/dry note taking,
<but not sure. Also sort of recall using some version of a mechanical
<pencil. Probably can secure the pencil under the clip when not being
<used.
We've had fairly good luck making our own slates, actually. We use two
varieties. The first is a short section of white PVC pipe, with the
outside sanded down to accept pencil markings. One end has surgical tubing
arranged in a triangle through three drilled holes (about 1.5 cm from the
end) evenly distributed about the end of the pipe. The tubing keeps this
tubular slate in place on your arm.
The other slate we use is a 'loose leaf' setup, where four 15 cm by
20 cm sheets of lexan (use the 3 mm stuff; my 5 mm setup is too heavy and
bulky) are sanded down on both sides. Two holes are drilled at the top of
one of the 15 cm sides, though each a tie clip or a split key ring is
inserted. This gives you the ability to 'turn' the pages. I found that
this setup requires a fair bit of sanding, although if you have access to
an orbital sander, especially a pneumatic one, it doesn't take long at all
(use a low-numbered sandpaper though).
Hope this helps...
Keener
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/ | Pete St. Onge (pstonge@tr*.ca* | aka "CMDR Keener")
/ /| Catharine Parr Traill College, Trent University,
/ / | Environmental and Resource Sciences
/ / | Peterborough Ontario CANADA K9J 7B8
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