billy
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| posted on 20/1/06 at 08:28 PM |
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gas bottle for mig
Anyone know the best place to get a biggish bottle for my mig welder??? or do i have to rent one
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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alfaman
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| posted on 20/1/06 at 09:17 PM |
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I rented one from BOC a few years ago when I was welding my Fiat X19
Compared to the pathetic disposable bottles you use with a mig it was far cheaper in the long run although I had to buy a regulator along with the
cylinder rental but even then it wasnt that expensive, less than £100 altogether if I remember correctly.
As you can imagine welding a 20 year old Fiat X19 would require a LOT of disposable bottles
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dnmalc
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| posted on 20/1/06 at 11:24 PM |
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If you go to a calor gas depot they will sell you a 5 Kg bottle of CO2 for £16. I have already covered this in a previous thread
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Chippy
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 12:24 AM |
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You get much nicer welds though with Argon/CO2 mix. And if you go that route you will have to hire from BOC, or similar, pain but there you go.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 11:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dnmalc
If you go to a calor gas depot they will sell you a 5 Kg bottle of CO2 for £16. I have already covered this in a previous thread
While some Calor dealers are selling CO2 this way -- Not sure this 100% ---- certainly dosen't appear to be a "Calor" product --
do a Google for "Calor Co2" no mention of CO2 cylinders.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 12:49 PM |
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if its CO2 you want then the local pub is the place too go, but as stated Argon/CO2 mix gives a much better weld and I find is much easier too weld
with too.
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billy
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 08:19 PM |
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Thanks lads  i popped into the local BOC place and found they were doing a great pro-mo deal, full bottle for a £1 and 3 months free rental, the
rental when it starts in april is only £45 per year so im happy with that
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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