Cutting it is no problem. You can use a hack saw and a mitre box, or any kind of guide to make a straight cut. Plugging it is the tricky part. I opened a rob allen tube and it was a glue mess inside. The plug is unusual, I'll post a pic of it if I get around to it. But you should be able to salvage yours. I don't know what kind of glue RA use, or what to suggest. Speardiver aluminum tubes are plugged with compression fitted rubber stoppers, and O-rings that are incorporated into the handle and muzzle spigots.
Posts by Dan
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Ha! look at that. Thanks makoa.
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come on Jim, your comments always have ulterior motives
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marginatus, that's my thinking as well.
For the bands to stack neatly the separation between the tabs/notches can be as little as 1". I've considered that with notched shafts a little more separation is required to make it easier to get the 2nd band wishbone in the notch. But this is easily circumvented by adhering to the correct sequence of loading the bands, ie 1. Furthest band under/through nearer band to 1st notch.
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It is what it is. I'm having US shafts made, this time I can specify where the tabs will be, hence the reason for this thread.
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Well done. Looking forward to your impressions once you shoot it. Aimrite handle.. terrible choice.
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Only if the bands don't stack well, which is controllable, but this is only a matter of convenience. You can achieve better stacked bands on one tab by planning which band will be loaded first, and varying the lengths of the wisbhones to achieve a staggered effect.
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You mean how much resale value does an article of clothing that you piss in on a regular basis retain? LOL Anyways it's an irrelevant question because if you dive (even occasionally) with a wetsuit, once you use an open cell suit you will never go back to double lined scuba suits.
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I'd make up a few photoshops of my own to deal with them on the same level; organization leaders feasting on meat in a fancy restaurant, running over sea mammals with their boat causing gashes with their props etc. Nothing will come of this "campaign" so may as well ignore these sufferers. It's ironic that spearfishing is the most selective of all fishing forms, with no by-catch whatsoever.
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Violently Harpooned Ads - The Sea Shepherd Campaign Shows the Harm of Predatory Fishing
QuoteThe Sea Shepherd campaign may be very graphic, but it shocks people into an awareness of a particular form of animal abuse: Predatory fishing. While it is bad enough that fish are purposefully hunted prey, the fact that this form of fishing often brings harm to other animals is unacceptable.
I should only laugh at this stupid shit. But I just lost all respect for the sea shepherds. Up until now I supported their cause for the whales, at least at heart, not as if that meant much in the real world.
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I find that all shafts are made with tabs/pins/notches too far away for my taste. I've made shafts before with the tab almost right at the mech, and didn't have any problems. Why is everybody making the tabs so far away? The closer a tab is to the mech the more band stretch and more power the speargun has for its size. Am I missing something? Loading effort doesn't seem to be affected whether chest or hip.
Why are tabs spaced so far apart on most shafts? I load two bands on one full size tabs, and the bands stack just fine. If I was going to do it on two tabs/notches what's the harm in them being closer?
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Mark took a video and pics of the bandits. I'm the conductor with a fish guts baton
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Welcome to speardiver Nick.
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I was surprised, I'm not big on eating fish, that dog snapper was truly excellent. No psychology involved, I've tasted enough fresh fish to know the difference. This one stood out. I'll be really looking forward to dog snapper from now on.
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Amazing.
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Thanks Dustan.
