BostitchBTFP72326 Regulator and Gauge Kit, 1/4-Inch NPT Thread

I have this attached to an air caulking gun. This will reduce the PSI from 120 to 15 so the sealant flows perfectly

Awesome. I used this to regulate an 11-gallon auxiliary tank that is in-line between my 6-gallon 150 PSI pancake compressor and my tool(s). This makes it so that I can keep the compressor pumping 125 PSI into the tank (It's rated max), and then regulate the tank closer to the work area depending on the tool's needs. This cycles my electric compressor less often and keeps the noisy thing as far away as possible. I bought a second one to keep a separate regulated line in my garage so i can have 2 tools going at different pressures.This just has 1/4" FIP (female) inlet and outlet, so brass connections can be purchased either from compressor accessories section or plumbing dept of your local home improvement store. Just make sure you locate the arrow on this unit and keep airflow going in that direction.The knob seems fairly heavy-duty plastic, and the gauge seems accurate as well. I usually have my compressor alone set to around 90 PSI to drive 3" framing nails, and that's what this was set at as well when using the aux-tank. The body is solid metal. The gauge has a metal housing with a plastic lens. The gauge also has pipe-dope pre applied, so that is nice.Yes, it comes with the gauge unattached, but if you have to twist the body on in a tight space, you will appreciate that.EDITED: There IS an automatic bleeder valve that activates when you decrease the regulated pressure to the line. I didn't notice this at first because I fine-tune the knob with small adjustments. Making a bigger adjustment will release the pressure. If you are making smaller adjustments that don't activate the bleed valve, just use the tool a couple of times to get to the new pressure.Overall, great value and quality feeling product. I recommend.

This replaced the tool gauge in my Bostitch pancake compressor. It got smashed all to ( ). Easy to remove and install this piece. Came with its own thread dope already on the tread. Works great! It has been a few months now and are no problems.

I'm rarely so pleased with a product that I review it before Amazon prompts me to do it... but this is an exception.Last year I bought a Central Pneumatic (HF) #682619 Spray Gun Air Adjusting Valve for my DeVilbiss spray gun. I paint cars sometimes, and I'm purely a hobbyist. That little regulator worked fine, so when I purchased a touchup spray gun last fall ( an ATD Tools 6903 HVLP Mini Touch-Up Spray Gun) I thought I'd use the same HF on-the-gun regulator.So last week I bought one from HF. The gun wants 29 psi in, to get 10 psi out. Same as my bigger gun. I could NOT regulate the HF device. It would jump from 0 to 90 psi, with no hope of getting it right. So I took it back for an exchange. I tried again. I was able to get to 29 psi this time, but couldn't hold it. It was so sensitive that the barest touch would send the air pressure all over the board. I was really disappointed.So I checked online and found this Bostitch BTFP72326 Regulator. It had good reviews, and only cost about $3 more, even with Prime shipping. I put it on last night. Wow! It feels solid, adjusts well, is easy to read... it's perfect. I could not be more pleased. I'm regulating easily at 29 psi, but could have dialed in 5, 20, 30 or 50 just as easily. Very nice to adjust.So I'm taking my HF version back for a refund. I don't know why the one I bought last year worked well, and the last two didn't, but I'm not going to worry about it. I'll always buy this Bostitch in the future when I need one.

Works so much better than my old one; the housing the gauge screwed into had split on the one that was on the Craftsman 1 gallon compressor when I purchased it. I don't need a huge compressor - just something capable of pumping up a tire, or running a nail gun. It worked great for eight years and then that housing split. I went on the Sears website to order a new one from parts - by the time they added shipping, etc., it came up to $48. A new compressor is only $110. So I started looking around, found this one for around $16. Was a bit hesitant, but went ahead and ordered it and it fits perfectly. The gauge on my old one was in a different place, but I was able to make this one work by just tilting the gauge up so I could see it. Fired it up - no leaks, shuts off perfectly as it should and holds pressure very accurately. Definitely worth the effort to save myself $36. No wonder Sears is in trouble.

The regulator broke on by Bostitch compressor during a move, its thin metal like pot metal. This compressor has two gauges facing up with the tank pressure on the right and the regulated air on the left. I could find regulators locally of a different brand but the air flow was the opposite directions which caused the gauge to be facing horizontal instead of up and the knob facing up, so you would have to stoop to read it or if you tried to mount the gauge facing up the control knob would be against the motor/compressor plastic housing. So, I ordered this Bostitch branded one. As the ad says it needs to be mounted so air flows in the direction of the arrow but it neglected to say which way that was and just like the other regulators I looked it was backwards from the original. On my compressor the gauges are facing up and the knob horizontal facing toward you, the air enters the regulator on the right this one is the opposite. I was able to wrap enough Teflon tape on the threads so it tightened so the knob and gauge formed a V so the knob wasn't rubbing on the housing and the gauge was at a 45 degree angle so you could still see it while looking down at the two gauges. This one works fine but I have see better regulators for around thirty dollars that has thicker metal and have a port on both sides for the gauge so you can pick the direction the gauge faces (this one only has the one gauge port) which may be a better value.