HI Hanne, Welcome back to this side of the pond, I’m from the US, but relocated to Croatia a couple years ago. I asked about this a while back on this thread… Current EU Suppliers?
Yes, it’s shocking how much easier and cheaper it is to outfit a studio in the US. I’m building my new one now and considering shipping a container from there US rather than buying al new here as it will probably pay for itself.
The fittings for things are all different of course. The sources at the link should have most of what you need if you don’t mind paying the EU prices. Smith is a very american company though and I sold my little torch when I moved, didn’t like it much either. You can adapt the fittings, but you’ll always have something people locally don’t understand and can’t offer parts or support for. THere are some smaller swiss or german style torches that look closer to a meco in size which is more to my liking also.
That said, my wife will probably adapt her US glass torches to EU fittings because there are so few options here.
Best of luck and drop my a line if you need anything.
-Lawrence