You never want to put any oil on an oxygen connection / gauge / fitting /
line ............. get you a big explosion. If you used a gauge from your
welding set it would need to be thrown away and better still mutilated so
nobody else killed themselves with an explosion.

Stan Wilder

On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:15:49 EDT Richie Chunda <Richiesbad@AOL.COM>
writes:
> In a message dated 6/27/02 11:26:06 AM, afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU
> writes:
>
> << I have never seen a pressure gauge that goes this high. >>
>
> Andrew,
>
> I know from firsthand experience that mechanical pressure gauges
> with a
> maximum reading of 30,000 PSI are known to mankind; I imagine that
> they are
> also available for higher pressure applications.  If nothing else,
> check out
> an oxyacetylene outfit.  You will find an oxygen tank gauge which
> pegs out at
> 4000 PSI.
>
> Richie
>

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