Again, I love carlisle torches and own a few of them! I'm not at all saying they are bad torches. If you read my second line (chris) I said "If it's been used 40 hours a week over a period of 20 years and hasn't been refurbished, I wouldn't pay more than $300 for it." The torches by nature will have to be refurbished or tuned up whether they are run right or not. They are lifetime torches, but that doesn't mean that they won't need work. As a matter of fact I'd love to buy a torch that would last a lifetime, that I could run for 40 or more hours a week, and never need to be refurbished, as far as I know that doesn't exist. My point being, if someone is about to buy a 20 year old carlisle for about $1000 and could get a new one for around $1300, is it worth the risk of possibly having to refurb the torch after a few years? possibly sooner? or to go ahead and spend a little more to get a brand new one? rhetorical question.
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