Harry Wade wrote: > Michael, > Visit your local professional plumbing and/or welding supply house > and ask what they have in an air/propane torch kits. Most of them will > have only one, or maybe two, options and they'll be hanging on the wall for > quick access for walk-in traffic. Or visit the net. Do NOT say > Gimme-that-one to the counter man without first asking price (unless you > don't care about price) as prices vary considerably between mfgs and > between suppliers, but sets for general plumbing (and small boiler) use are > now in the $200 range (tank not included). The particular brand I have is > Goss, which is a cut above the usual plumbers set, but which I found on > sale at a cut below the average. Sievert, which Mike and others have, is a > name that gets bandied about a lot in this discussion but Sievert is in a > different (higher) class and we don't have an exact match for it here in > the US. > > Regards, > Harry > This may be a bit more than most people in gauge 1 need, but Sulphur Springs has a Sievert starter kit (29000-KIT) that has the regulator, hose, handle, and four cyclone tips for $250.00. The kit was put together for people building the 3/4" locomotives in Kozo Hiraoka's books so the largest burner is probably too hot for boiler work in gauge 1. If you are interested, you can contact me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards, Tom Eaton
