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What's the best value in argon mix welding gas at the moment?
mr henderson - 14/5/09 at 03:04 PM

I currently rent a cylinder from Air Products through their local dealer. Annual rent is £92.77 incl VAT, and a fill up is £51 for the smallest of the big bottles, have looked at the invoice but it doesn't say what weight that is, unfortunately.

Anyway, does anyone know of a better deal? I don't use a lot, BTW, but need it there when I want it.

John

procomp - 14/5/09 at 03:15 PM

Hi

Try having a look in your area for an ENERGAS agent. They do cylinders in all sizes and at a price that makes BOC and others look extremely uncompetitive.

They do not even charge you for picking your own cylinders up or charge the £11 + vat for the privilege that BOC do.

Cheers Matt

Wadders - 14/5/09 at 06:14 PM

Another vote for energas.
I got quotes from 4 different companies, and they were the cheapest.

Al.

Myke 2463 - 14/5/09 at 06:33 PM

Try adams gas, £40 deposit no rental, just pay for fill up. all gasses.

Mike

aerosam - 14/5/09 at 08:46 PM

Just for comparison, I use BOC, annual rental is £56 for a size X cylinder, which is the smallest of the large cylinders. £47 for a fill up of Pureshield Argon for TIG or Argoshield light for MIG.

mr henderson - 14/5/09 at 09:19 PM

Unfortunately for me, Energas doesn't sem to be available south of Derby, Birmingham etc, and Adams seems to be just Kent. The BOC depot is sufficiently far to cancel out the difference in cost, so it looks like I'm stuck with AP

Never mind

John

Minicooper - 15/5/09 at 06:40 AM

I rent a PT10 size bottle which is the same diameter as the full size bottle or close but only about 3 foot high. This cost me about £60 a year and around £24 to fill from AP

Make sure your not getting stung with the minimal use surcharge, mine was about £85 and the refills were a lot more expensive until this surcharge is removed. Consider going on a 3 or 5 year plan makes it a bit cheaper again as long as you will have the welding kit for that sort of time, I'm not sure if there would be any refund if you wanted to return the bottle early

Cheers
David

Guzzisti57 - 15/5/09 at 07:17 PM

Adams isn't just Kent
I'm in High Wycombe and I've got 2 bottles from them (1 argoshield, 1 pure argon)

From my point of view they're ideal as i don't use very much, so I don't want to pay bottle rental

mr henderson - 15/5/09 at 07:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Guzzisti57
Adams isn't just Kent
I'm in High Wycombe and I've got 2 bottles from them (1 argoshield, 1 pure argon)

From my point of view they're ideal as i don't use very much, so I don't want to pay bottle rental


When you say you got it from them, do you mean they delivered it? or do they have a local agent? or did you collect it?

John