Disposable Welding Gas Bottles - CHCH

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Disposable Welding Gas Bottles - CHCH

Postby wjw » Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:48 am

Anyone know of a Christchurch supplier of these:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/business-farmi ... 997168.htm

Have looked at bottle rental, but its just not cost effective for me.

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Postby Clint » Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:24 am

The Toolshed shops sell 2 litre disposable cylinders similar to that for $90. Not sure on pressure/capacity though.

You'd only have to go through about 3 a year before it was better value to rent a bottle though. Have you priced up Air Liquide? when I got my TIG a couple of years back I was amazed how much cheaper than BOC they were.

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Postby wjw » Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:22 pm

Clint wrote:The Toolshed shops sell 2 litre disposable cylinders similar to that for $90. Not sure on pressure/capacity though.

You'd only have to go through about 3 a year before it was better value to rent a bottle though. Have you priced up Air Liquide? when I got my TIG a couple of years back I was amazed how much cheaper than BOC they were.

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Sent the wife to Air Liquide last week, smallest they do is a D size, $156.49 to start then $24.12 per month or $197.80 annually. I know its not much, but its another monthly outgoing, disposables are easier to justify as I can cost it into each of the projects.

Or I could buy a bottle for $499 and do a bottle swap.
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Postby Clint » Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:43 pm

Not sure on the economics now but I when I did the numbers filling an owned bottle was much more $$$ than a renter. I worked out that if I was using more than 1 F size Argon bottle per year (which I do usually) renting was the cheaper option. Now I'm not emptying Argon onto various bits of Landcruiser in quite the same volumes as the last couple of years :D I probably should look at an owned bottle again as I think bottles are getting cheaper plus they are doing swaps locally rather than wait a week for a fill.

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Postby Swamped » Wed Jul 20, 2016 3:46 pm

I'd go owner bottle every time now. I had basically paid for a bottle renting for a couple years with a handful of fills or so.
Not a whole lot dearer to fill and my recent bottle has over 9 years left on the test.
Good if you're like me and might use 2 bottles worth in a couple weeks then sit idle for months.
Cost me $400 last year to buy an F sized bottle filled with Ar-CO2
2 day or so turn around on fills depending on gas - In Hamilton.

Eziswap has a better network now too but they worked out dearer to buy into and swap. I was also then tied to the only distributor in our area whose shop I didn't like. I think there's a chch distributor for them.

Those little throw aways would be ok for small stuff but wouldn't take many before the price got up on ya. Body/sheet work with mig or any processes with back purging can eat a lotta gas.

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Postby callum007 » Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:12 pm

I spent $80 getting an old fire extinguisher tested and valved at the local cylinder tester. now its $35 per fill. I only do 2 to 3 fills a year.
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Postby 4x4 » Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:46 pm

Do you specifically want argon or could you settle for just co2?
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Postby wjw » Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:53 am

4x4 wrote:Do you specifically want argon or could you settle for just co2?
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I did look at that as CO2 is sooo much cheaper, but for what I want to do, both google and the people I know who do this stuff every day have said to go AR/CO2
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Postby wjw » Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:55 am

callum007 wrote:I spent $80 getting an old fire extinguisher tested and valved at the local cylinder tester. now its $35 per fill. I only do 2 to 3 fills a year.


I was told I could only do that with CO2
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Postby phatlaurel » Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:38 am

I can sell you a used d size cylinder that you can use for argon or argon/co2 mix, pretty sure I got one lying around depending what your keen to pay for it :lol: it costs 140 to fill

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Postby wjw » Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:19 pm

phatlaurel wrote:I can sell you a used d size cylinder that you can use for argon or argon/co2 mix, pretty sure I got one lying around depending what your keen to pay for it :lol: it costs 140 to fill


Bugger, bought a disposible and regulator on Wednesday... will ping you when I run out..
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Re: Disposable Welding Gas Bottles - CHCH

Postby phatlaurel » Sat Jul 30, 2016 1:44 pm

that's kool I think I got a couple in the shed

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Postby wjw » Mon Oct 31, 2016 7:08 am

phatlaurel wrote:that's kool I think I got a couple in the shed


Have just run out, Still got some bottles? Am after a D Size for Argon/Co2.

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Re: Disposable Welding Gas Bottles - CHCH

Postby phatlaurel » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:03 pm

ill take a look in the shed tonight

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Postby De-Ranged » Thu Nov 03, 2016 2:38 pm

Hey guys who fills owner bottles in CHCH

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Postby wjw » Fri Nov 04, 2016 5:57 am

De-Ranged wrote:Hey guys who fills owner bottles in CHCH



Air Liquide behind Mitre10 in Hornby. Not sure exactly as I sent the wife :-) seem to get better cash pricing when she asks...

7 Canterbury Street Hornby Christchurch 8042
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Postby De-Ranged » Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:42 am

Lol and if it was like my ex the price depended on the top she wore when she went in

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Postby wjw » Fri Nov 04, 2016 8:31 am

De-Ranged wrote:Lol and if it was like my ex the price depended on the top she wore when she went in


Thats it.... lower cut = lower price

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Re: Disposable Welding Gas Bottles - CHCH

Postby phatlaurel » Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:20 pm

low cut top may get you discount at Tanktest in woolston too :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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