OT: Price of Argon?

I'm paying $33 and change for a refill of straight argon on a 125 CF cylinder (swap) at a local independent dealer.

Jim Vrzal Holiday,Fl.

W> Silicon Valley, CA, USA

Whoa. about 58% less than I pay. That includes all taxes and fees?

--Winston

I would pay $72 (plus tax) for 249 cubic feet of Argon at Central Welding in Seattle. FYI that much C25 is $75.

Ernie probably gets it cheaper though...

Smaller cylinders would cost more per ft^3.

Jeff Dantzler

I get a little off that but not much. Gas is priced pretty close.

They have more leeway in pricing on filler metals than gasses.

Taxes and fees included.

I am fortunate to have three different welding supply dealers in my area. Prices vary wildly and sometimes make no sense at all. One dealer I try to avoid is a company called TRI-TECH. They went fee happy on every invoice. Even tried to charge me a MSDS fee on my lease bottle. Not the refill of the bottle mind you, but the lease agreement itself. I had enough of them.

Hunt around and makem work for your business.

Jim Vrzal Holiday,Fl.

W>

I recently paid $39.48 for 2 TIG collets and to swap out a 160CF cylinder of pure argon in Charlotte, NC. That's the total including taxes, etc. IIRC the collets were maybe $6-$7 of that.

Best Regards, Keith Marshall snipped-for-privacy@progressivelogic.com

"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"

The last Argon I purchased for 244 cf was 25.00 each. I pay 11.00+ for a

That was about the same for me. I paid $24 for an 80 cf tank fill (with swap out of tank)in November in central Texas.

Praxair is giving you gas and you know it : )

But you also know they make up for it in the massive amount of other stuff those guys buy.

How is the oil patch work these days?

JTMcC.

Believe me, I know that real well. But I usually only use them for bottles. I go around the corner about a mile and get most of what else I need from Barnes. They are considerably better priced on most things.

Just finishing up a SpliTigator project on the SouthEast Expansion project at the River John. Will be going into Station 36 and Station 38 and running some 12" 24" 30" and 36" replacement piping within the next couple of weeks.

Here are a few pictures of some we have done in the past.........

It is getting harder and harder to work for this small bunch as you are probably well aware of............Take care.......

Now that sounds like a lot of fun, I would really like to pick up some large bore pipe about now. I seem to be stuck in 10" and less land, hoping to escape soon .

JTMcC.

I just paid $ 17.62 to swap out a 80cf bottle of Argon in NY. That included $ 2.25 haz mat fee and 8.25% sales tax. You must have some awful steep fees in Califooey. I guess thats the price you have to pay for all that sunshine and warm weather.

So Airgas is where that sunshine and warm weather comes from? Gollleeee. :0)

They charged me 41.00 for 80 cu. ft. gas, 5.00 HazMat fee, a 1.00 'inspection and maintenance' fee and $3.88 tax. 50.88 total.

They didn't charge me 'dealer prep' or 'undercoating' however.

Lucky lucky lucky.

--Winston

I would really like to know how they can justify charging that kind of money. That's quite a difference in the price of gas. Also the haz mat charge is double. I was kind of PO'D getting charged $2.25. I mean really, what is hazardous about an empty bottle of argon. Its not like you are turning in an old battery. Is that charge a state fee or a federal fee? Maybe they think the coat of paint on the bottle is hazardous. We breathe Argon with every breath we take. They get it from the atmosphere to begin with. As for inspection fee's there are none charged by my supplier. When I bought the bottle they said I would never have to worry about bottle inspections. I just give them the old empty bottle and they give me a full one. I would be interested in hearing why its cost is so high where you are. I am just a hobby type user so its not like I am getting a special discount.

(Snip)

Me too. I suspect that they figure I have no other source.

Hmmm.

--Winston

Tim,

Where do you get your welding supplies? I'm also in central texas, and the only couple I have found have *very* inconvient hours for my work schedule, and are far enough away from work that 'running over at lunchtime' just doesn't work....

Jeremy

I have a fab. shop and also serve as an exchange station for a welding distributor. Their street price for 83 cf is $26.00, 154 cf is $32.00, We do not use either of those sizes, but Argon comes in 336 cf, street price $58.00, I pay $33.00 Argon mix comes 345 cf, street price $64.00, I pay $37.00 All these prices are on leased bottels. I'm shure the price I pay is the result of 3 things

Yes it is, thank you.

--Winston