OLD Gas cylinders - - is re-legitemizing them possible ?

As the title suggests, I have an oxy cylinder that I bought legitimately in 75/76, it hasn't been hydro'd or used since the late

70s. Lost/misplaced paperwork sometime in the last 25 years, etc. This is an AIR REDUCTION COMPANY tank, has Airco sticker, is about 4ft 6 or 9 inches tall. I don't remember what sizes were then, maybe 275 or 300 cu ft ? SO, any chance I can get it re-legitemized through BOC

- who I think bought them out around 77 ? I vaguely remember getting some sort of registration transfer paperwork in the late 70s but never bothered with it. That was bad, but the good news might be that they at least had me on file as legit at that time in the new company. Maybe its expecting too much ?

Also an acetylene cylinder of the same period, a litte under 3 ft tall, says Linde on the sticker, hydro'd at the same time. Did Linde get broken up and sold to ESAB ? The plant near here went out a long time ago )-:

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2regburgess
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RoyJ

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I had no trouble, lacking paperwork at my AGA/ Linde dealer. My paperwork is with a buddy I gave the tanks to, temporarily, years ago.

I've also turned *borrowed* tanks to the same dealer, so we're on the same page. (grin)

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Greg M

That would probably work if I was a regular customer at the counter, but as my root post indicates I havn't had these things filled in 1/4 century. Yeah, I'll just pop down there and blow a few grand on a pulsed tig rig, make some chat, go in a week later for consumables, a week after that for clothing, then some more tips the week after, then I'll show up with my rusted out tanks and admit to being a forgetful old fart who can't find his papers (-:

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2regburgess

I don't know where you are, but so far my luck in New Mexico has been good. I could probably find my paperwork, but nobody seems to want to see it. In fact, once I found an oxygen cly in a flea market. I called a welding store and told them what I had found and where. I asked if it could be converted to CO2. "Sure, bring it in. That company doesn't even exist anymore".

I brought it in, they certified it for $10.00, changed the valve for another $10.00 and ended up giving me the CO2. It's taken me so long to use up the CO2 that I probably will have to have it recertified again when the gas is gone.

I hope your experience is as good.

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John

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Well, I *did* buy my NexGen EQC from them. Probably the biggest purchase I'd made in ten years. ;^)

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Greg M

Thanks for the encouraging reply. Air reduction company certainly doesn't exist any more and I'm even having trouble finding a BOC gases place here in Mass., though I could drive up to southern NH. This is low priority, actually I can probably get it hydro'd at the local dive shop... maybe the cert from THAT would get me a fill (-:

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2regburgess

It worked !!! I dropped in at the local AirGas place yesterday and told my story pretty much as I told it here. He quoted me about $30 for a hydro and agreed that as Airco no longer exists there probably wouldn't be a "proof of ownership" issue. I went back today and was even more surprised when he offered to just exchange my cylinder for a full one that was up to date. $27 for a 275 cu ft tank seemed reasonable - DONE ! All I have to do is save receipts from now on, I will, I will, I will... The acetylene was even easier, straight swap $33 for the fill. I guess the good news from their side is that I'm now locked into Airgas for all my fills, no problem they're convenient and probably no higher price than whoever else is close by. So, for $60 I'm set to weld, I guess I should get those torches checked after all those years of non-use - OK, will do.

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2regburgess

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