On Mon, 15 May 2006 16:44:08 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Mon, 15 May 2006 14:02:29 -0700, Jim Stewart
wrote:

I can't deal with my 30+ year old Tanaka
regulator set and its continual drifting.

What's a reasonable new set of regulators
that won't cost an arm and a leg. I'm
not adverse to buying a whole new set if
that's the cheapest way.

Check welding stores for rebuilts. Around here they run $30 to $50
when available, and pass the same tests as brand new ones. They're
name-brand regulators because those are the ones they can get parts
for.

Indeed. Some shops have a barrel in the front of the store. You drop
in your set, get a rebuilt set in exchange. The barrel gets emptied
every so often by the rebuilder.

Very common in oil field country.

Gunner

"If thy pride is sorely vexed when others disparage your offering, be
as lamb's wool is to cold rain and the Gore-tex of Odin's raiment
is to gull**** in the gale, for thy angst shall vex them not at
all. Yea, they shall scorn thee all the more. Rejoice in
sharing what you have to share without expectation of adoration,
knowing that sharing your treasure does not diminish your treasure
but enriches it."

- Onni 1:33