Fiberglass. It’s used in everything from Corvettes to boat hulls. It simply permeates our society. And for the commercial diving industry, it is never more prevalent than in diving helmets. In the beginning, most commercial hats started ...
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I was having a long conversation with John Drewniak, formerly of Trelleborg Viking fame. We were talking at length about different suits and their construction. Specifically, he wanted to discuss the different glues. John mentioned that he thought it ...
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Greetings fellow divers. This month, I thought that an appropriate subject would be to talk about umbilicals. If you had the fortunate experience to attend Underwater Intervention 2008, you would have seen a plethora of choices when it comes to ...
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Instead of our usual fare of maintenance tips for today’s modern and technologically advanced gear, let’s take a look back and discuss maintaining historical diving helmets. I recently had the honor and privilege of diving Rich Riley’s Schrader ...
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Tanks, tanks, and more tanks. This issue we will go over some details and maintenance tips on scuba pressure cylinders. Look for a future article on highpressure vessels. For now, I would like to concentrate on those colorful vessels that we throw on ...
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