DaveFJ
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 02:06 PM |
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MIG Welder - Gas regulator
Ok - finally got some advice and tuition on using my welder.....
Turns out I had very little gas flow which was half the problem. regulator is crap!
Question is how much is a decent regulator (preferably with a flow meter) and where is best to get one from?
Also (I know this has been asked before) Where is best to get a large bottle of co2/argon mix and how much are they ?
Cheers
Dave
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 02:52 PM |
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I got my kit in BOC, in Ipswich.
They're always having special deals for this and that, so it's probably worth a look.
They're very helpful as well...
Otherwise there aren't many places left in our little industrial wasteland...
DJ
BTW: you'll want Argoshield Light, if you buy their gas, as most of your work will be less than 3mm thickness.
[Edited on 3/12/03 by David Jenkins]
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James
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 03:06 PM |
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My twin dial reg' was about £40/50. 
Gas (Argoshield) from BOC registered place.
Cheers,
James
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 03:08 PM |
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Cheers
David, where abouts is BOC in Ipswich ?
Dave
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 03:24 PM |
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I was afraid you'd ask me that - I've forgotten the name of the trading estate - it's on the road down to Wickes DIY.
Hang on - grunt - groan - Yell.com tells me it's
Brunel Rd,Hadleigh Rd Ind Est
Ipswich Suffolk
IP2 0EX
Tel: 01473 261638
Drive into the trading estate, left at the mini-roundabout, right at the next 90-degree bend, then it's a couple of hundred metres along on the
right.
Usual office hours mon - fri, half-day a.m. on sat.
BTW: You don't have to buy a regulator with a built-in flow meter - you can use one of their cheap plastic affairs that work just as well, for a
couple of quid or so.
DJ
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timf
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 03:47 PM |
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or try hf bonds / new gass at martlesham heath
air products dealership ususally cheaper than boc very helpfull as well
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 03:59 PM |
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Are they still there? I thought they'd gone years ago!
Well, you live and learn... that's where I bought my MIG (now aren't you glad I told you that?  )
David
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timf
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 04:01 PM |
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still there
friend owns the company
still very good prices on tools etc
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mangogroove
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 04:04 PM |
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having problems with gas
try TOWSURE
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/12/03 at 04:32 PM |
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Do Energas have a depot down there? They are cheaper than BOC and Air Products if you fetch your own cylinders, no handling charge only gas.
yours, Pete.
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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geoff shep
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| posted on 7/12/03 at 07:35 PM |
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Agree with peteff - energas were cheaper for me than BOC. Not sure about regs, mine came with welder 2nd hand, but I would have thought about £30 -
eg WELD UK
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