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08-18-2020, 07:04 PM | #1 |
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Current best shafts on the market
Hey all looking into the best 8mm euro shafts on the market at the moment. Seems like Hunt shafts are right up there but also priced right up there. How do the devotosub shafts compare to hunt?
I currently use south african spears but might try some 17/4ph spears once again, used to use the sporasub one shafts but they dont make them anymore nor where they 8mm. |
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08-19-2020, 03:19 PM | #5 |
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Re: Current best shafts on the market
I recently seen an Omer America shaft break in two at the pinned shark fin after shooting a fish. I've been using Addiction Spears with Dean in Cali, but I see you're in Australia.
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08-19-2020, 06:09 PM | #6 |
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I would stay with the SA shafts.
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08-19-2020, 07:54 PM | #7 |
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Yeh i ended up getting an 8mm SA made spear, i just cant seem to go past them for cost vs toughness. i also got it on special for a good price. To put it in perspective I paid $48 delivered for the SA spear vs a hunt spear which would have been $170 delivered. Just cant justify that price difference.
Im interested in whether i can install one of these cones on the SA spear to improve performance more? |
08-19-2020, 08:45 PM | #8 |
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You can get 8mm cones from Mako.
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08-20-2020, 08:08 AM | #9 |
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When you combine two different metals in a conductive media (sea water), you'll have electrolytic corrosion. I won't do that.
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08-06-2021, 08:44 AM | #11 |
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Sigalsub shafts are great. Diveinn or scubastore.com has them for a good price. they sell the nose cones too.
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ok so maybe I shouldnt bother with cones on SA shafts? Anyone else out there tried a SS cone on Carbon shafts ??
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08-21-2020, 12:15 AM | #13 |
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I don't think galvanic corrosion will be an issue with carbon shafts that are coated and probably the epoxy layer will create some insulation. Of course with any carbon shaft you will eventually get corrosion, but the voltage will probably migrate in the area of least resistance ... which is your shaft notch connection to your stainless steel trigger mech. I am guessing you are using a stainless steel trigger with your carbon shaft.
If galvanic corrosion concerns you a good idea is to have a magnesium sacrifical anode on your grip and have it contact your SS trigger. The idea would be to have the largest voltage change at the magnesium washer ... which can be replaced easily. This should protect your shaft much better even if you don't use a SS cone. |
10-29-2020, 06:58 AM | #14 |
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Hi,
Sorry to tag a further question onto your original. 2 years ago I had some custom spears made in the US. Stainless, diameter, length, flopper placement, shark fins etc... all to order. Arrived in great shape, all still in great shape and I can't speak highly enough of them. Unfortunately I've lost all the original paperwork and emails and can't recall their name. They only did the square cut notch though, but as I was using these on neptonics mechs it was perfect. I'm want to get in touch for some new guns, but can't find them. If anyone can point me in the direction or recall the name (just throw them out there please), I'd be very appreciative. Adrenaline spears, or something along those lines I think. Daintreediver, if someone can jog my memory, then that'd be my input to your question But as you are using SA shafts I assume you are after the euro notch? Cheers in advance Murdoch |
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