Rebreather fettling bench

[Juz]

Careful. I have a Patent on that idea (See HERE)

No mate, Digger said WITHOUT splinters.

Juz

[Digger]

Oh, and can we have a little mini-lift up to the bench so that we don't have to lift big heavy units onto it with 4 tanks strapped to them?

Digs.

[wreckweasel]

Bench with a lip, wall mounted parts boxes (halfords normally sell these dirt cheap and you can drop bits in while you're fettling).

Soldering iron/flux etc (useful for folks with torch problems too). electrical tape.

I personally wouldnt bother with spares, theres too many and they're often unit specific or worse consumable... + it teaches the gimps who dont carry spares the error of their ways. I'd imagine most stuff can be picked up at the likes of scapa scuba anyway.....

Im easily pleased, as long as theres a clean work area and its dry/stable (ish) Im ok. oh and red wine. lots of red wine.

[TerryH]

Ok wrong size, but would have thought something like this fixed to the bench would work.

http://www.garlandproducts.com/compo...art/Itemid,32/

I used to have large thick plastic litho plate trays, which would be ideal for this sort of thing.

[bubbleless]

Velvet lined, or gold plated, sorry that would be for the photographers

[Letz]

But frankly any space reserved for this kind of thing is a consideration that most skippers haven't bothered with, so any bench is a good thing.

Now don't forget a marker pen for writing on sorb

[The Doctor]

Standing on the harbour wall the best bet.

[Midnight]

The bench needs to be protected from the elements and preferably in a heated room.

Heating a room is not a good idea unless you are also going to provide an air handling device that maintains a substantial number of air changes as heated air attracts moisture which will then condense on all cooler surfaces. You would be better using the power to run a small propeller-fan and incorporating good free-ventilation if it is to be an enclosed space.

[Sonicthediver]

Heating a room is not a good idea unless you are also going to provide an air handling device that maintains a substantial number of air changes as heated air attracts moisture which will then condense on all cooler surfaces. You would be better using the power to run a small propeller-fan and incorporating good free-ventilation if it is to be an enclosed space.

You mean an extractor fan then.

I would hope that anyone using a bench such as outlined, would allow there unit to drain a bit first, where practicle, and strip off the bits to be worked on (again where practicle) so keeping clutter to a minimum.

I always dry my head in a warm room where ever possible on an expedition or in my digs if on a day boat and have never found condensation to be a problem (there is always a fair bit in the head/scrubber box after a dive anyway for obvious reasons) I dry out what I can then leave overnight in the warm to compleatly dry, its worked for me for years.

A warm and dry diver working on his/her kit is less likely to rush things, will have better dexterity, and a higher concentration level, so is less likley to f*ck up

[Midnight]

You mean an extractor fan then.

It does not have to be an extractor fan, it could be a supply fan so long as the air is allowed to be drawn in or driven out at the opposite end of the area.

I would hope that anyone using a bench such as outlined, would allow there unit to drain a bit first, where practicle, and strip off the bits to be worked on (again where practicle) so keeping clutter to a minimum.

I always dry my head in a warm room where ever possible on an expedition or in my digs if on a day boat and have never found condensation to be a problem (there is always a fair bit in the head/scrubber box after a dive anyway for obvious reasons) I dry out what I can then leave overnight in the warm to compleatly dry, its worked for me for years.

A warm and dry diver working on his/her kit is less likely to rush things, will have better dexterity, and a higher concentration level, so is less likley to f*ck up

In an environment where power is not an unlimited resource a far better use for it would to be provide a well ventilated area than a space heater. Air movement is the key, this would not be a major issue in your B&B but where there is limited space and a large number of canisters, electronics, camera bits etc. etc. it is critical. Check out your psychometric calculations if you do not believe me.

Stay warm and dry my friend,
Midnight