Scuba airline hardware source for snuba float?

[ToddD]

I'm trying to put together long air lines but can't find the right hardware.
My plan is basically what JSINK sells here but I want to put a Y fitting topside for 2 hoses. Diver Gear | Alternative Dive Gear Scuba | The Air Line Hookah by J. Sink

I've got all the hose I need but can't find the fittings I need.
LP port plugs for 1st stage. I think they're 1/4 - 24
1st stage 1/4 - 24 fitting for short hose end
quick release for short hose to Y fitting
swivel - quick release for Y fitting to long hoses
swivel - quick release long hoses to short 2nd stage hoses

I have the 2nds I need with short hoses
I have all the long hose I need
Just need a way to attach it all and can't find a source for all this hardware!
Any help is appreciated.

This is for shallow water use, 5-15 foot range.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

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[Jason in Enid]

Take it all to a scuba shop, then get certified, then pay them to create a floating rig that won't kill you. If you don't have scuba-specific hoses with swaged fittings, I fear what exactly you are going to end up with besides an air embolism.

 

[ToddD]

"Take it all to a scuba shop"

No thanks. I'd rather make it myself.

"then get certified"

I am.

"then pay them to create a floating rig that won't kill you."

No thanks.

"If you don't have scuba-specific hoses with swaged fittings, I fear what exactly you are going to end up with besides an air embolism."

Thanks for your concern. Know where I can order up some hardware?

 

[Jason in Enid]

Yes, but I'm not going to help you kill yourself or your partner. I could build one of these in a few minutes, I don't see how anyone who is a certified diver can't figure it out.

 

[ARC]

can I ask ? Do you have a hose connect belt ?

 

[ToddD]

It will be connected to a tow belt around my waist, is that what you mean?

 

[Darren in NC]

I could build one of these in a few minutes, I don't see how anyone who is a certified diver can't figure it out.

He said he was certified, and he already has it figured out. He just wanted the source of the correct scuba hardware to make it work. Being certified hardly means you know where to get these items.

 

[Jason in Enid]

He said he was certified, and he already has it figured out. He just wanted the source of the correct scuba hardware to make it work. Being certified hardly means you know where to get these items.

I can claim to be an airline pilot, but when I start asking for where the ignition switch is, it's pretty telling.

 

[ARC]

It will be connected to a tow belt around my waist, is that what you mean?

Sorry about my RT (response time) as I step away quite a bit...
I will start by saying this... I am not familiar with a "tow line"... I am a full on compressor diver...
So I familiar with the setup you speak of... but I do not know a "tow line"...
The only line I am familiar with... is my LIFE line. heh... meaning my AIR.
The belt is not there to "tow" anything...
It is there to save your life.
Simply put... loss of regulator (being jerked from mouth usually) ON THE EXHALE...
is number one catastrophic death/coma situation...
This is WHY the belt is there... So .. by you answering with "tow line"...
um ...
heh.

If you want those parts... will have to either...
A... order online.
B... walk into a dive shop and simple buy what you want.
BUT...
IF you disclose what your intentions are... they may refuse sale (if they are smart)...
SIMPLY based upon the OBVIOUS liability issue.
But then again... I doubt you will have much trouble getting them from a dive shop.
I purchase all of my quick connect connectors (brownie) which in my opinion ARE BETTER and safer than the ones I THINK you are referring to...
Simply by walking in to dive shop.

P>S> DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE YOUR OWN HOSES... 1st biggest mistake.

 

[ToddD]

Filling tanks isn't an issue, as I'm a certified diver, as I've already stated.
It's called a "tow belt" because it's a belt that tows.
I have a tank float, the belt secures the hose to my body and tows my tank.

I haven't seem so many replies to a thread that have been so unproductive in a long time.

Thanks for your concerns. Know where I can order up some hardware?

 

[Sandman]

Keene Engineering Online Keene Eng. can help. You should use food grade hoses to cut down on headaches. A cooling Reservoir tank will be a blessing. I only used hookah after I gave up on filling tanks.

 

[ropesfish]

ToddD - Have you checked Keene Engineering @http://www.keeneeng.com
or XSScuba @ XS Scuba Hose Adapters ?
If that doesn't do it, try the DIY section on Scubaboard.com and/or Decostop.com forums.

 

[ToddD]

I been on Keen's site but haven't called them. I'll give them a ring and see if they'll sell me the bits I need but I can't imagine they would.
oh, this is relevant to my interests... NPT to Scuba adapters! These could work with fittings I can pick up locally.
I'm getting closer!
https://www.divegearexpress.com/regulators/adapters/npt.shtml

 

[ARC]

I been on Keen's site but haven't called them. I'll give them a ring and see if they'll sell me the bits I need but I can't imagine they would.
oh, this is relevant to my interests... NPT to Scuba adapters! These could work with fittings I can pick up locally.
I'm getting closer!
https://www.divegearexpress.com/regulators/adapters/npt.shtml

heh...
And I quote . . . "fittings commonly seen in scuba. We sell these adapters but we absolutely are NOT qualified to answer any questions about what you want to do with them."
End quote heh.

 

[ARC]

If you are bound and determined...
just buy the real deal parts...


Here is Tooka Snooka
http://www.browniesmarinegroup.com/third-lung-diving/tooka-new/

Here is main pages... may have parts...
Brownie's Marine Group - The Worlds Leading Innovator, Designer, Manufacturer and Distributor of Surface Supplied Air Diving Systems and Fully Marinized Compressor Systems

 

[FISHEYE]

Hose barb fittings and some nice stainless steel hose clamps work.I have a set up with 60 foot of food grade hose and it has worked flawlessly for over 15 years.Using a 1970's us divers reg and scuba tank on the deck.

 

[VERDE]

Hey ToddD!! Not Trying to be a Jerk or Wizard, but just helpful!! I am a certified open water offshore diver and physician, and would suggest contacting the Naval Diving Comp Tank in Panama, FL, for any concerns of possible DeComp issues, should you have any concerns of DeComp Issues!! Just Information!! Stay Safe!! GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

 

[Whitt]

Check out Dive Gear Express on-line. They should have most of what you need.

 

[old man]

Keene Engineering Online Keene Eng. can help. You should use food grade hoses to cut down on headaches. A cooling Reservoir tank will be a blessing. I only used hookah after I gave up on filling tanks.

Todd, diving using compressed air can be extremely dangerous if you are not scuba certified and and can easily kill you or someone diving with you.

I would go as far as comparing it to jumping out of an airplane without a parachute and yes I am certified in both scuba and jumping out of a plane with a parachute.

 

[ToddD]

Thanks for all the feedback. Found what I need.

And again, I'm a certified diver guys, I would say stop preaching but people who are not trained may read this, being the internet and all.
Safety first and foremost.