I have a Viking HD XL Dress un-punched that will fit all Standard 12 bolt helmets. Still in the box $1,500.00 USD + shipping.
Located in San Francisco Area.

Their are no regulations on Bandmasks.
Only guideline I know of is U.S. Navy Dive Manual for Navy divers.
OSHA and Coast Guard have no restrictions.
Like I said go for an Air Hat.

Go with a free flow air helmet.
A little research and you can find a used Swindell or a new Advanced 2000 air hat same design just new.
No strain on neck, head moves in the hat. neck ring sits on shoulders.
Great hat for ship work. you do not need a gasp per breath hat.
Also Aquadyne AH-2 air hat works great.
Both have good communications, double exhaust valve and protect the head from impact, no neck injuries or strains.
Band mask liability is ear infections and poor communications.
Old school is the way to go pal for what you are doing.
You want a hat that works for you and not you working for the hat.
A used Swindell is less money than a EXO or Bandmask and is a better working rig.

Stay in school and get that degree.
That degree will take you to the top of the ladder in your career.
Call a few companies and talk to there managers and listen to what they say.
Companies want people that will grow with the company and be a valuable asset.
The ability to stack sandbags at a pipe crossover belongs to the knuckle draggers.

You will go to the front of the line.

Look in the phone book.
Ask the local auto body shop where they get there work done.

Stay the f@#$k out of the Congo.
that is the last place in the world to pick.
Don't break your mothers heart by having to bury her son.

What the hell is this idiot talking about.

Look on the ADCI web site and their is a list of most of the diving contractors in the USA and International with contact information.
Seek and ye shall find.

They do not pay for anything.
How you get to there front door is all on you.
Check Craigslist for rooms to rent in the area you want to go to.

The difference between a used compressor and a new one is the amount of money(loss) you can afford when the used compressor breaks down and the client runs you off the job.
New is new and not worn out.
Used with new paint is still used.
Sounds like you can't afford to be in business.
Just an observation.
If you buy used buy a Quincy they can be rebuilt the rest are junk.

A man could not have a better friend then Chuck.
His quick thinking saved my life on a dangerous dive. Peace be with you brother I wish you fare winds and a following sea.

The BR-22 is a safer torch, rugged and works great.
Parts are not interchangeable with the BR-21 so those box's of spair parts are now a dusty shelf item if you switch to the 22.
Like everyone out there the 21's will be used till they fall apart and the spairs are used up.
Collets for the 21 cannot be used in the 22 so I guess you could paint the 21 collets red and black and then you can play checkers.

OSHA Standards are you must have formal training.
If the company throws a diver in the water that has not had formal training then they are in violation of OSHA safety standards and subject to fines.
Dive training standards by ANSI are a basis for formal training.

Read Federal OSHA standards for Commercial Diving which you must ahear to no matter where you work in the USA.
Standards require Formal training to be a commercial diver.
Divers who were grandfathered were divers prior to Fed.OSHA Standards.
Formal training is Military,Apprenticeship,Commercial Dive School.
Not uncle Bill and a Desco Mask with hand pump.
You must meet the standards to get in the water.
On the job training unless a recognized apprenticeship will not count.
On the job training only counts after formal training.
ANSI Standard for Commercial Diver Training is at least 625 hours of formal training with certification.

Come to think of it selling panty hose door to door did have better rewards.

Given the choice between a SBCC graduate and one from a puppy mill I always hired the kid from SBCC. Best training, educated ( could spell his name ) and good work ethics.
Check who owns the dive companies today and you will find that most are graduates of SBCC.
If you want to climb the ladder of success the best way to the top is with a degree or the best training both can be obtained at SBCC.

You earned the money for the opportunity to attend dive school.
Everyone is born with rights.

The Leonard Greenstone Marine Technology Training Center (Chino Divers)is facing closure due to lack of funding by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
As you know our graduates are Hammers in the industry with a great track record. We are the only prison in the world that trains commercial divers. We are not taxpayor funded. The recidivism rate of Chino Divers is 5% the best in the USA or the World.
Voice your support for Chino Divers via e-mail to
Matthew.Cate@cdcr.ca.gov
cc. Chuck.Pattillo@Calpia.ca.gov
Fred.Johnson@Calpia.ca.gov
Chino Divers Thank you from the bottom of there hearts for your support.

Ego exceeds ability

Always put my Rolex in my wooly bears pocket when making heavy gear dives that way I knew they would bring me back up if nothing else to get the watch.

Seabee or combat Engineers is pretty much the same thing, both are trained constructors.
Over the years I have found that divers I hired that were ex combat engineers out performed Navy divers.
No disrespect for Navy divers but there training after dive school which is what counts usually has nothing to do with marine construction.

Go talk to the Army, Army Engineers have Construction Divers.
Better training then Navy if you want to be a Commercial Diver when you get out.

Hang it on the front porch and use it as a dinner bell.

Check the bolts they could be counterfit China specials.

Looks like your all set to go into debt for piss poor training so it does not matter what puppy mill you go to.
You have been told the straight scoop on how to make it in this business and chose to ignore it, so have at it kid I am sure you will make a great impact on the industry.

SBCC is by far the best dive school in the USA and yes you get college credits. The owners and upper management of a large number of dive companies are graduates of SBCC Marine Technology program.
What does that tell you.
The more tools in your tool box (brain) is what will get you employment and success is the diving industry.
Do not waste your money on puppy mills.

Go to Keene Engineerings web site.
Your pump is to small even to jet.
Use a gas or diesel fire pump, portable or skid- pressure you need is 100 psi min.
You could also use a trash pump with the suction hose as your dredge with a 30 degree pipe nozzel.

All employers look at what has this guy got that the other lacks and is he worth the cost to hire.
The more tools you have in the tool box (brain) the better the chance you will get a job.
Do you know how to weld? If not put that on your list of things to learn.

Looking for used Igloo type single lock chamber or horizontal 42" / 54" or what is available.
Must be ASME code, 75 psi +
Could be that old one in the weeds in the back of the bone yard.
contact - e-mail - fredjohnson@pia.ca.gov

Ever think about just going Free Flow? Now thats an option no one thinks about! Especialy since that 5120 is running on idle all day.

Go to a machine shop and have them make one.

California is slow also.
Try Underwater Resources, SF
Sea Engineering, Alameda
Vortex, Oakland
Pile Drivers Local 34, Join as an apprentice.
Very tough to get with union dive companies since top hands are slow in work.

Urethane clear paint. Paraffin wax with bee's wax mix helps to keep the paraffin wax from flaking off.

7014 rod dipped in urathane works very well for U/W welds.
Also rods dipped in canning wax works ok but not as well as the urathane. wax can flake off and then flux absorbs the water.
7014 rod used right away in 12 feet of fresh water without a coating welds as well as rod that has waterproofing.
We have tested the 7014 urathane in our wet pot to 125 ffw with good results.
good to train with since the cost is low.

Europe measures pressure by BAR not PSI

This is a mandatory read here for Chino Diver students.
Every diver or wannabe should read it.

California is mostly Harbor, ship repair, inland and industrial work.
Santa Barbara City College program is the best and the best money wise.
Stay away from the puppy mills and there high cost.
Learn to weld and get certified it will hold you over between dive jobs.
there is always room for someone with skills.

It could also be silver soldered back together by that A/C tech Marty suggested.

No such thing as can't be repaired.
I have welded them back together in the past.
Good weld shop can braze it back together just like new.
Or buy some brass sheet stock and take it to a machine shop and have them cut you out a new one. Use the existing for the guide.

Check out Santa Barbara City College MARINE TECHNOLOGY.
Top notch Commercial Dive training. Very very afordable.

Nothing funny about this at all.
Loss of job for contractor and maybe future work also lost.
Loss of employment and income for the crew because of poor judgement.
Steal anything from a job or your company and it will bite you in the ass.
No room in the industry for sticky fingers.

Santa Barbara City College your best bet by far.

Hit up Santa Barbara City College Marine Technology Department.
Less then $6000.00

There is a Swindel on E-bay right now.

Advamced Diving still makes the Swindel and also has a used one for sale.
I never could understand why a guy wants to suck on a regulator helmet with a 325 or 5120 running with all the air in the world. Swindel,Aquadyne AH2, Desco all cheaper to maintain and rugged.
Great coms.

Floor polishing pads work just fine. Just cut to size and glue velcro on bottom to attach to Hyd. polisher.

If you really care who the hell is the oompany!
You cannot protect fellow divers without the knowledge of where the risk is.

Gave up custody of your kids to go to dive school and become a diver 110% committed?
That says a hell of a lot about you.
No blanks need to be filled in.

Having owned or operated diving companies for the past 40 years I always gave priority hire to the diver that also had 6G welding certs.
When equipment breaks its the welders that fix it.
When you need a tool made its the welder that makes it.
The more you know the more opportunities you have.

Seeking a size med.Rat Hat headliner.
E-mail-fredjohnson@pia.ca.gov

The sweetness of low price is soon forgotten with the bitterness of poor quality.

RapidFire ignition cartridges are the about the size of a 12 gauge shotgun shell. One time use.
you slip it on the end of Broco rod,press O2 on and strick against steel. Self ignites.
You will have to contact Broco for price.
Sorry to say it sounds like you don't make enough money on your jobs.
cost is a pass along to the client, just like the burning rod is.
If you have a lot of cutting to do then use a DC machine.

New ignition source for BROCO ROD.
RapidFire Cutting Rod Ignition Cartridges, Broco part #PC/RFC-10
only needs oxygen to ignite rod.
slip igniter on tip of rod and strick with oxygen on.
We have tested and used at Chino Dive School.