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slopecombat - 4/6/09 at 06:36 PM

theconrodkid - 4/6/09 at 06:38 PM

Mr Whippy - 4/6/09 at 06:40 PM

blown the budget on just the welder...

Richard Quinn - 4/6/09 at 06:42 PM

That's not even the welder!

Mr Whippy - 4/6/09 at 06:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
That's not even the welder!


neither it is, blimey what a price

I'm with BOC and I'm sure my bottle was nowhere near that

Confused but excited. - 4/6/09 at 07:59 PM

I went to a pub and it was waaaay cheaper than that, with zero rental.

slopecombat - 4/6/09 at 09:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
That's not even the welder!


neither it is, blimey what a price

I'm with BOC and I'm sure my bottle was nowhere near that



Don't forget first edition !

Badger_McLetcher - 4/6/09 at 11:56 PM

Don't even joke about those. They last 5 minutes and burn a hole in your wallet it takes many times longer to refill!

Minicooper - 5/6/09 at 12:31 AM

You should weld a bit faster, 3 years are you expecting a problem or two?

Cheers
David

slopecombat - 6/6/09 at 12:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Minicooper
You should weld a bit faster, 3 years are you expecting a problem or two?

Cheers
David





Ninehigh - 6/6/09 at 08:14 AM

You rent the bottles? What happened to just replacing it with a full one like you do with gas?

mr henderson - 6/6/09 at 10:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
You rent the bottles? What happened to just replacing it with a full one like you do with gas?


This is how BOC and Air Products work. You have to rent the bottle as well as pay for the refills

John

Ninehigh - 6/6/09 at 10:50 AM

Can you own the bottle, if you do a lot of work or do they screw you forever with it? Don't think I'd want to be constantly paying for something I'm not using (while I don't have time/inclanation for the build!)

mr henderson - 6/6/09 at 11:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
Can you own the bottle, if you do a lot of work or do they screw you forever with it? Don't think I'd want to be constantly paying for something I'm not using (while I don't have time/inclanation for the build!)


Not that I'm aware of. I know some smaller firms don't work this way, but they tend to be regional, and there are none in my region.

There might be in yours, though. There was a trhead about this recently, but I can't remember the title

John

slopecombat - 7/6/09 at 12:38 AM

Now, that I have tons of gas: I finish the wire

Mark Allanson - 7/6/09 at 10:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
You rent the bottles? What happened to just replacing it with a full one like you do with gas?


This is how BOC and Air Products work. You have to rent the bottle as well as pay for the refills


John


They also charge you delivery, and if you collect it yourself, you get a collection charge. I am surprised they don't charge for parking and to rent the pen you sign the collection slip with.

C10CoryM - 7/6/09 at 04:22 PM

You guys are getting hosed
I bought a new cylinder about that size for about $200Cdn and refills are $80.
You can rent bottles here too but it's not worth it unless you are using them in a business and need them delivered often.

Can see my cylinder behind the engine hoist here:
http://www3.telus.net/public/corym/may1709%204.jpg

EDIT: thats $80 for 75% argon mix which should be more than straight CO2

[Edited on 7/6/09 by C10CoryM]

kb58 - 7/6/09 at 04:43 PM

I'm in California so there's a big regional difference, but I bought my bottles and never pay anything other than for gas. Granted they give me a different tank each time I go in but there's no rent. As I recall they said they rented them years ago but no longer do. That stopped before I bought mine back in 1997 or so.

FWIW, a 125 cu. ft. tank refill of 100% Argon runs US$35-45.

[Edited on 6/7/09 by kb58]

slopecombat - 7/6/09 at 09:26 PM

I have rented my bottle to:

Air Liquide

Buying option was more expensive.