I do a relatively small amount of MIG/MAG welding but enough that the little toy disposable bottles don't last very well. At the moment, I'm paying about £40 a year to BOC for rental on my argon/co2 bottle and get pissed off that I'm paying as much for the bottle as for the gas. Since I don't need argon mix much these days, I could go over to pure CO2.
Does anyone know any good suppliers of pub gas that do owner bottles or cheap/free rental?
Mark Rand RTFM
Try the Nuneaton Welding Supply Whitacre Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 6BY 02476325909 A couple of years ago they used to have bottles you could buy and get refilled - much cheaper than BOC.
I haven't tried them yet. Just before I read your reply I found:- Cheers Cellar Gas
7, Atholl Crescent,Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV10 7PBThey are delivering a couple of 3kg (half size) ex-brewery pub gas bottles for £10 each with no rental. This works out slightly more than BOC for the gas but infinitely less for the bottles, or a third of the price of disposables but still with bottles small enough to be portable.
Mark Rand RTFM
pissed off that
bottles or
disposables but
Mark,
In the days I used to travel the country, I had a standard pub cylinder, and when empty would pop it in the boot. Invariably if I spotted a dray lorry delivering to a pub an 'on the spot' deal could be struck !
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