Re: [ihc] My Christmas Present

[Dave Nuenke <dnuenke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I got the gas bottle for my MIG Welder this summer, here is was about 
$150 or so for a bottle about half the size of a "full size" one, 
can't remember the actual size, but about 3 ft. high or so. I think 
it's about 15 or so to refill with Argon/ CO2 mix. For my torch I 
have a really little Actelene bottle, and a bigger O2 one. Used to 
have a tiny O2 bottle too, but they gave me the next size up one time 
when I refilled, darn..... BTW all this talk about gas bottles 
reminds me I need to go and get acetelene, have to cut up a rusted 
out frame as soon as it gets a little warmer (can't see the point of 
trying to cut something with the torch in sub zero weather, yes that 
is during the day.....)

Dave Nuenke


At 0:15 -0500 1/4/04, DeepSouthScouts@domain.elided wrote:

> =From: John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>
> =Subject: Re: [ihc] My Christmas Present
> =snip=
>
> =I bought a SMALL gas bottle for my new Lincoln about a month ago.
> =Talk about expensive!
>
> =Maybe, and hopefully, you'll find it cheaper there.
>
> =John
>
> Well John,
>
> I would hope so too. :-)
> Small welding gas tanks are 135.00
> each for an 80 size, the smallest available here.
> Thats why Im getting it "next" week.
> It comes full, and 30 to 40 smackers after that for each
> and every refill with Argon/C02 mix.
>
> Actually refill is a misnomer.  When the used bottle that they
> sell you is empty, you take it in and swap it for another
> used full bottle. They do refills, but not while you wait.

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