B&M Converter is bad

stock distributor...

know anyone who has a distributor machine...as that distributor will probably need springs and the mechanical advance slots inside the distributor will need to be weld up to limit the mechanical advance...

timing light aint going to do you any good until the distributor is fixed or replaced.
I don't know anyone that has a machine. I would rather buy a newer better distributor than try to fix the one I have. Any suggestions on a decent street distributor that won't break the bank and is easily tunable and reliable?