welding bottles

[new to this]

does any one know where you can buy gas bottles for welding (not the small disposable type )

dave

[Ian Durrant]

I use gasless 'cos I can weld in a gale then. But hobbyweld seem worth looking at www.hobbyweld.co.uk

[new to this]

I use gasless 'cos I can weld in a gale then. But hobbyweld seem worth looking at www.hobbyweld.co.uk

thanks ian thats what im after

dave

p.s. i weld outside and dont have any problems with the wind

[jbuckl]

I use a soft drinks firm for co2/mig & boc for oxy acetylene.

have used pub co2 from a friendly landlord. (pub gas is now 20% nitrogen to put us off)

soft drinks firm.

BOC / energas / airproducts

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/wiki/Gas_Suppliers

There was a gas supplier advertising in practical classics...anyone remember the name?

[GDPR]

Adams?

[73stagman]

Honestly? I looked at buying my own bottle but once you add up the cost of getting them filled it becomes less economical...I think it worked out like this. You pay for the bottle empty. You then pay to have it filled. then you pay to have it delivered or go and collect it which in my case would have been over a hundred mile round trip. Then once it was mine I would be responsible for testing it (its a pressure vessel) when it was required and the hassle of getting back to get it refilled made it a no brainer. I think you have to get them filled where you bought them because I can guarrantee your local BOC or Air products supplier is not going to help you.

I went and opened a BOC account and I have a "y" size bottle of "Argoshield light" and it costs me £9.00 per month plus about £40.00 each time I have to get it filled. I had to get a second one for this project but now all the welding is done. I started to add up what I had spent on disposable bottles at £10.00 each and I used three to do one sill so I stopped adding!

I should have taken it back already but it still has gas in it and I am reluctant to return it half full but now it's just sitting there costing me £9.00 a month it should go.

[redstag]

I should have taken it back already but it still has gas in it and I am reluctant to return it half full but now it's just sitting there costing me £9.00 a month it should go.

I did the same when I was restoring my car. Started off using disposables and it cost a fortune (welding was a mammoth task on my car). Then hired a bottle of BOC argoshield and after the restoration ended up keeping the bottle for a year without using it once.
I just use disposables or gasless now for the occasional welding I do.

Pete

[Stagdad]

This guy http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIG-Weldin...item4aaf889564 (he now does 20L for £75 which is what i'll get next time)
seemed to be a good price when i was looking so i have one of his argon bottles for the tig and its the friendly pub landlord for co2 for the mig ,he does me a bottle for £20

Cheers Steve

[new to this]

This guy http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIG-Weldin...item4aaf889564 (he now does 20L for £75 which is what i'll get next time)
seemed to be a good price when i was looking so i have one of his argon bottles for the tig and its the friendly pub landlord for co2 for the mig ,he does me a bottle for £20

Cheers Steve

there not that far from me*

dave