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| BenH:
Albee do rent free Acetylene over here, nice thing is the bottles come with regulator and flashbacks built in. When the last on mine is used up my BOC will go back and I'll have one of those instead :) http://albeegascylinders.com/ |
| awemawson:
Interesting Ben as they list a stockist quite near to me. They are very shy of putting prices on their web site - any idea what they are charging ? I am paying BOC £109 each per annum rental for 'portapak' sized cylinders of oxygen and acetylene - I think that's a 'Y' size and an 'L' size with the chancellors iniquitous VAT on top of that. So that's £261 a year NOT including the gas !!!! |
| TLGriff:
I'm surprised acetylene generators haven't made a comeback if the gas is so hard to get. Calcium carbide and water is all it takes. Tom |
| b4dyc:
Try this link to one of the Albee dealers http://www.pg-merlin.co.uk/page/oxygen_and_acetylene_cylinders_in_kent I have one of their Argon bottles. Seems to last an age for me :beer: |
| vtsteam:
I own all my bottles -- half size originally cost about $100 ea. and am lucky enough to be able to fill them locally for something like $30 ea. Of course I'm reducing that cost further now by using oxy propane for cutting and brazing. That's about $20 for a 20 lb propane cylinder refill -- but that's about eight times the fuel gas that the acetylene represents -- so the equivalent of $240 worth of acetylene for cutting and brazing. I can also have it refilled just about anywhere, rather than a welding supply outfit. Running out on a weekend isn't a problem -- except that, I've never run out at all! |
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