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ebay gas welding kits?

Quick question:

Been lurking a while and have learned lots already.

I'd like to start oxy-acetylene welding at home and need to buy a torches, regulators, etc. I noticed Victor or Harris kits at around $280 and some "Victor compatible" kits for around $100 or less. I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for" but in this case I'm only a weekend welder. Are the cheap kits good enough for what I'm doing? I'd like to save some money if possible but my biggest concern is safety.

thanks for the help

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jumper
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I'm ashamed to admit I bought one of those $69 oxy-acetylene kits on eBay and it is quite serviceable. Now I use it mostly for cutting. At first I thought it was junk until I took a class and found that the good torches in class were just as hard to use!

Not sure how well it will hold up, as I've >Quick question:

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jimgnospam

Harbor Freight has genuine Victor torch kits for around $150. Search for "victor" on their web page. For OA I would stick to name brands.

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AL

"AL" wrote in news:23xcc.196475$_w.1917157@attbi_s53:

Thanks for the help.

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jumper

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