Dickyboy
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 07:54 AM |
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CO2 gas bottles
To avoid paying disposable canister prices I need a refillable item, does anyone know:-
How easy to get the "pub style" cylinders refilled?
How to adapt the outlet on those cylinders to a regulator from either a disposable or BOC type cylinder?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 08:11 AM |
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where are you going to get your gas from? They will probably only be willing to fill correctly fitted and marked cylinders
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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BillHoll
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 posted on 17/6/08 at 08:25 AM |
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I use a local fire extinguisher supplier, he will happily refill a pub type bottle or for a depoisit of £10 you can have one of his bottles. Cost is
about £8 to refill and this lasts for several projects. I use the pub type regulator that you can set the output pressure but it does not have gauge
to tell you how much is left. I do not find this as a problem as I have 2 bottles. Weld quality is good as you can afford to increase the pressure
slightly if you are welding outside.
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coozer
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 08:48 AM |
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Local beer wholesaler sell them for about £15, no deposit. I got my regulator (and all the other beer gear) off ebay.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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jamiepearson69
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 11:35 AM |
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Gas Bottle
I Hire a Co2 bottle from my local Gas supplier. Cost about £8 a year I think and then not much to fill it up.
With regard to the regulator, I got an argon regulator and then the bloke changed the fitting for a CO2 one. This was in Scotland However!
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mad4x4
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 11:39 AM |
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ANy welding supplier will supply a regulator to go onto a pub bottle as it is the same as the BOC full size bottles.
Should also be able to get regulators on Ebay
I have a spare Agon one if anyone whats it (new £20) U2U me
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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NS Dev
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 07:05 PM |
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1) I use NWS gases, part of nuneaton welding supplies, in nuneaton (google it) they charge £12 a fill for pub bottles and supply them on a "no
hire charge" basis, you just sign for the first one and they swap em from then on.
2) Use either a CO2 regulator, available from welding supply shops (the CO2 one has the correct r/h thread female coupler instead of the r/h thread
male one as on argon OR speak to your friendly landlord who will prob have an old regulator laying about for feeding kegs. Most are adjustable usually
with an allen key and are fine for welding.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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MikeR
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 07:47 PM |
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I second nuneaton welding supplies.
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