C02 regulator under $40

[metalmeltr]

I need to find a way to go from a paintball tank to a npt and have the pressure regulated below 250psi. I would like to stay under $40 if possible. I am not counting the cost of a C02 tank as part of the $40

[Technician1002]

Good luck. Best bet is classified ads for used keg regulators. Many are adjustable in the 0-100 PSI range. Some go higher. New they are almost in your price range, but sadly will need plumbed to the paintball fitting at additional cost.

http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-bee ... d-614.html
http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbee ... ator.shtml

[Hubb]

The doohicky you would need to go from tank to NPT.

I would seriously recommend a regulator from the same site as well. It's going to be a little out of the price range (so you should check eBay...) but they are still suggested over any other.

[D_Hall]

Personal opinion: I wouldn't trust my life to any CO2 regulator that cost $40. And if you're putting that CO2 in a PVC chamber, that's exactly what you're doing.

[turner]

http://www.tippmannparts.com/Female-ASA ... lick=24075

that would get it to npt

[Technician1002]

Personal opinion: I wouldn't trust my life to any CO2 regulator that cost $40.

I'm welding with one I got second hand for $15. Try to buy a good regulator but pay used prices for it and test it thoroughly. The brass regulators I use retail for over $100 US each. I bought a used torch for less than $100 with tanks and regulators. I then picked up another regulator for $15 that I use. The $15 regulator is better than the one that came with my torch. I use the original torch regulator with propane for brazing and soldering. I'll post pics of both later.

[D_Hall]

I'm welding with one I got second hand for $15. Try to buy a good regulator but pay used prices for it and test it thoroughly. The brass regulators I use retail for over $100 US each. I bought a used torch for less than $100 with tanks and regulators. I then picked up another regulator for $15 that I use. The $15 regulator is better than the one that came with my torch. I use the original torch regulator with propane for brazing and soldering. I'll post pics of both later.

Sure, I'd weld with a cheapo reg too. Worst thing that happens is you get a crappy weld. But using the same reg to fill a pressure vessel that you KNOW will rupture in your proximity should it allow your source gas in unrestricted? That's a whole 'nuther ball o' wax.

[metalmeltr]

No pvc would be holding pressure in this setup. Does any one know why the adapter to go from the tank to the pipe thread costs $15? As far as cheap regulators being unreliable i plan to use one regulator to bring the pressur into the 250psi range and use an air compressor regulator to adjust the pressure