Ideas on fixing air regulator air bleed valve

[jbontke]

I got this central pneumatic air regulator/oiler combo with a blast cabinet a while back. The problem is the air bleed valve is missing its guts. One day it blew out on me and I found that the previous owner has stuffed cork in it to stop it up.

Sure I could plug it back up, but I would like to have it functional. I am looking for suggestions on finding a replacement air bleed valve. I am not sure where to find one. I don't think they make ball valves small enough. The hole diameter without the current defective value is 3/8".

So far this is the best 'idea' I have found: http://www.lowes.com/pd_91874-76554-A957_0__?productId=3535264

 

[gungatim]

ha ha same thing happened to mine...I JB welded it for a while, then tossed it in the scrap bin and bought a quality one. I love HF stuff, but those are not on the good list unfortunately...

 

[jbontke]

I wrote up a nice reply, but when i posted it something went wrong. So here is what i did:

Separated the lubricator form the air regulator. Used the bottom portion of the regulator because it does not have a hole. Issue fixed.

The 3/8 hole in the bottom will fit tightly with 1/8 NPT thread. A 1/8 NPT thread valve should fix the issue.