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| Davo J:
--- Quote from: BK on August 18, 2011, 02:11:37 AM ---That's the sorta answer I was looking for Dave, my mig is hobby stuff only, an 8" spool of wire last 2 years, as does an E type bottle of argoshield, but that rental on the BOC bottles is the killer. (Cunning buggars are bar codeing the bottles now, so I can't give my mate the price of the gas + a couple of drinks anymore. :doh:) Have you a link to the bloke on hebay?? Thanks. --- End quote --- Yep that bar coding sux, but I have my own big bottle I scored years a go and get half refill with a male male connector hose as it will equalize between the 2 so they both end up half full. :) Something to think about if you can get hold of a bottle and it's easy enough to make a lead. I also have another one with strait argon for stainless and aluminium welding. I just looked and I am out on the price as it's $419 for a E size and only in NSW, but I am not sure where you are? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140579783180&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Dave |
| Pete.:
I gave back my BOC bottle for the same reason. Round here you even have to pay a fee if you take it to the depot for a swap. We have no-rent bottle suppliers, one good one charges £50 deposit for the bottle regardless of how long you have it and when you return it you get your 50 back. |
| BK:
Bottles aren't a problem Dave, I've scored 2 over the years, a BOC and a Lindy, but no refund!! (and no rental :D) I'd really like to stay with gas, no slag is a big incentive, and less splatter also. Honestly I don't know which way to go, my old Due Mig works great, and I know it, if I change around I'll have to learn the ins and outs again. :bang: :bang: |
| Davo J:
Hi, If you can find someone to go half's with the rental (either your bill or his) to keep the costs down, then have a spare bottle and share the gas with a male to male adapter, this is how it works for me. Sometimes one uses more than the other, but you can work out how much gas he gives you by the gauge, so you just pay the amount you got off him. Dave |
| Davo J:
Thinking about it, when I first started out I rented a D size bottle and was always going back. The guy their said why don't you go up to a E size as it has 3 times the gas as the D because they pressurize it more. I went this way for 10 or more years and then scored a full large bottle and gave up my account and used this. I think it was up to around $115 a year then for the E size then. Every bill I got I noticed it would jump $10-$15 dollars but still see all the reps driving around inexpensive new BOC cars which was annoying. Since you don't use it as much these days, if you went back to a D size it would be cheaper rental and cheaper gas as you would be getting less, but would do you. If you happen to get a large job on you could always go back and refill it. I am in the same boat, I use a large bottle every 2-3 years around here, and treat the gas like gold with triple checking I have turned it off. I remember my grandfather being like this with the oxy set, but never thought it would come to this with mig gas. With all the companies and people using mig gas you would think it would be getting cheaper. Dave |
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