Thanks for the info Doug. I have a Victor 100c torch and acet tips for it but this is my first venture into propane and smaller torch handles, therefore the questions. While not too heavy the 100 series handles balance is poor, holding it at the bottom mounted control valves balances it but its pretty lousy to work with it from that position. When holding the middle of the handle you're fighting the bottom valves weight and the hose weight. I know I'm not telling most of you anything new, just putting it out there as general info.

I mentioned above I got the Uniweld 71 and also ordered a Victor UN-J, TEN 2,3, 4 tips and a light weight hose(hose is the $45 one from TM Technologies). I got a bonus of sorts from work, couldn't think of anything I'd rather have than the propane set up, really looking forward to trying it out. I'll use my acet regulator for the bbq propane bottle but will stick with the oxy reg and bottle for awhile to see if I want to get an oxy concentrator.

Brian