Jason Fletcher
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 09:51 AM |
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Getting a Argon bottle filled. Where?
Morning gents
I have a BOC Argon bottle that needs filling and obviously don't want to trouble BOC with this  because I will last me a couple of years and
will cost a fortune with the rental. Does anyone know somewhere in the Coventry or Banbury areas who can offer me a Locost option of getting it
filled?
thanks in advance
jason
[Edited on 23/7/10 by Jason Fletcher]
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flibble
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 10:35 AM |
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Find a friendly locoster in your area who has a boc account and swap with them + cash to refill their new empty bottle?
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minitici
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 12:12 PM |
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BOC bottles are now tagged/barcoded...
may cause problems if you 'swap' bottles with an account holder.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 12:27 PM |
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^^ As above ^^
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 12:31 PM |
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Rent one monthly, refill it and cancel. I've not seen them check a barcode at our local agent yet I think that is just to tell them the age and
status of the test at the refill point.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 02:54 PM |
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I was told it was to stop people doing just that.
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Jason Fletcher
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 03:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Rent one monthly, refill it and cancel. I've not seen them check a barcode at our local agent yet I think that is just to tell them the age and
status of the test at the refill point.
The problem is that I have a Argonshield bottle and need Argon so I cant return the one I have to BOC in place of the new Argon one.
Spoke to air products today and they want 23p per day rental plus 96 quid for the gas
jason
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T66
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| posted on 31/7/10 at 01:13 AM |
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Ive given up with purchasing argoshield, due to cost and the unhelpful suppliers wanting monthly payments, deposits for bottles, contracts and the
colour of my wifes knickers...
It cost 50p a bottle, and like everything else in the UK the market gets taped off to increase profits....
My welds using Co2 @ £10 for a small bottle via my friendly publican suit me fine.
LocostMig
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Jason Fletcher
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| posted on 1/9/10 at 02:18 PM |
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Thought I'd update you on what I have found. It seems HSS hire shops have BOC cylinders and will supply them without contract. Mines coming
tomorrow at a cost of about £60 delivered.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 9/9/10 at 01:14 PM |
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T66 - are you talking for TIG or MIG? I wanted to get a TIG but the cost of argon for a fairly limited user is just too vast, but I was under the
impression that CO2 was not really usable in TIG. I use CO2 for mig, but using a publicans bottle refilled at the local industrial gas supplier for
£13.
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