"Build Your Own Diving Lung", Revisited in 2018 -2022
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:39 pm
About 6 years ago my daughter found this magazine, and knowing my penchant for all things related to vintage diving gave it to me for Father's Day. I have been wanting to do this since then. So I am finally getting started on this new project after recently acquiring the requisite WWII era Bendix Aviation Oxygen regulator from Bryan at Vintage Double Hose.
It's a good thing I didn't find this Popular Science article when I was 12, or I'm pretty sure I would have tried this then... and maybe wouldn't be around to tell about it now.
Other things take precedence right now, but I have already started working on it a little at a time and will be posting photos and news of the progress. I would like to hear from any others who may have done this and may be able to help advise of better ways to do it. I originally planned to do it as close a possible to what the article shows, but have since decided to make some mods that better suit me. I'll still retain as much as possible of the technology (or lack thereof) and parts of that busy era of homemade diving gear.
More to come.
It's a good thing I didn't find this Popular Science article when I was 12, or I'm pretty sure I would have tried this then... and maybe wouldn't be around to tell about it now.
Other things take precedence right now, but I have already started working on it a little at a time and will be posting photos and news of the progress. I would like to hear from any others who may have done this and may be able to help advise of better ways to do it. I originally planned to do it as close a possible to what the article shows, but have since decided to make some mods that better suit me. I'll still retain as much as possible of the technology (or lack thereof) and parts of that busy era of homemade diving gear.
More to come.