steve24v
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Genuinely love that welding! Better then any porn
Thanks, however it depends what your into lol
Thanks, however it depends what your into lol
I use Adams "rent-free" gas refills. You pay a deposit on the tank and then just the refill cost thereafter.I am now 12 months since I bought the TIG and it is still in the box, never had the spare couple of hundred quid to go buy the gas for it! There always something else more urgent, even on the 109 rebuild!
I'll need to get my finger out and get this...
BikerB
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I know, I have a BOC account for my MIG gas but want to move to rent free cylinders, the initial cost locally for one is £220!
I have a 20L and a10L of Argon. The 10L is my "keep me going" swap-out until I refill the 20L.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/23475270...MI44GolvKh_AIVU-vtCh3JCwEEEAQYBCABEgINFPD_BwEI am now 12 months since I bought the TIG and it is still in the box, never had the spare couple of hundred quid to go buy the gas for it! There always something else more urgent, even on the 109 rebuild!
I'll need to get my finger out and get this...
BikerB
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This is just for the refill cost less deposit and is about 600miles away! The full price for a 20l locally from the same company, including deposit and fill cost is £220 from the local supplier
Yerp, I am aware that up in Scotland distance can be a great problem. I just put it up so you could see the name "Hobbyweld" as I even know full time pros who use it. Fulltime mechs that is.
I used to use BOC for coogar but the rental on the bottle was stupid as I never used a bottle in a year. at least with Hobbyweld you don't pay rental so you can use as little as you like. But yes I am lucky and can get it locally. At the mo I am doing zero welding but when I get back to it that is what I will use.
This is my local supplier and yes the deposit is quite big but you get most of it back on return
https://hobbyweld.co.uk/products/hobbyweld-15-original-welding-gas/
The map on the website shopws how spread out the Scottish depots are and also that non pros can no lnger get Acetylene.
BikerB
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Hobbyweld is my local supplier just a few miles away but still takes an initial £220 to get a cylinder. I did ask them some time ago.
I have had a cylinder of Argon for the MIG from BOC on a hobby account for some years, its about £60 a year rental and I keep meaning to chop this into hobbyweld too, when I have a second £220!
I have had a cylinder of Argon for the MIG from BOC on a hobby account for some years, its about £60 a year rental and I keep meaning to chop this into hobbyweld too, when I have a second £220!
