Do you own or lease bottles yet?Slightly, but not completely OT- anyone know of a good place to get shielding gas in the Region?
Praxair bought up Mittlers locations around here. I'm sure they have locations near you.Slightly, but not completely OT- anyone know of a good place to get shielding gas in the Region?
Hey... Me too.I learned on the farm...
I mean, as long as it holds.
That’s why they have grinders. Lol
I don't have any bottles.Do you own or lease bottles yet?
I'm own a few 80cf 75-25 mixed and Argon bottles from Air Products and lease a few jumbos from them also.
For when it is galvanized stuff:Either way he turned lemons into lemonade and obtained a valuable skill. No shame in that. Regardless of his poor choices in life I respect him for bettering himself through the program for what worked for him. (even though I'm in that IT track myself)
With the right skills in specialized welding, he could very well outpace me annually in regards to income.
And education is key. I learned secondhand when I asked our very own @igotdiesel2 to weld some galvanized plates to reinforce a tiller depth thingie, that you cant weld galvanized metal and walk away without some serious health issues. He graciously substituted some spare mild steel plates and fixed me up.
I would price buying 80 cubic feet tanks at your local welding supply and you also can price leasing larger tanks from them.I don't have any bottles.
I swap tanks at rural king. It’s easy as long as they have them.I would price buying 80 cubic feet tanks at your local welding supply and you also can price leasing larger tanks from them.
Unless it's changed one can't own tanks larger than 80 cf. You buy 80 cf and smaller and swap them out for the same companys tanks when you need them refilled.
That's why I posted I use air products tanks.
This is what I do. I bought tanks when I first started and got tired of explaining to airgas that I wasn't interested in leasing the tanks that I owned. I started going to rural king and they're cheaper.I swap tanks at rural king. It’s easy as long as they have them.
I swap tanks at rural king. It’s easy as long as they have them.
I gotta ask, what companys name is on the bottles, and what size tanks are you swapping out?This is what I do. I bought tanks when I first started and got tired of explaining to airgas that I wasn't interested in leasing the tanks that I owned. I started going to rural king and they're cheaper.
Ah Kokomo, when they closed the Anderson store without letting its customers know I was just a bit pissed off when I rolled in on a sat morning to find a empty building and lot.This is what I do. I bought tanks when I first started and got tired of explaining to airgas that I wasn't interested in leasing the tanks that I owned. I started going to rural king and they're cheaper.
Thats called a Mixed Gas. That looks like a 80cf bottle. Four and a half feet or so tall?View attachment 339831
My store rarely has the six, but they almost always has the four. They don't care if you aren't swapping size for size. You can swap a small for a large. You just pay the cost of whatever tank you're "buying". You just have to have a tank to swap or it costs more.
Yeah, it's mixed which is all I need. I'm think they have 100% argon, but I'm not certain. Yeah, it's an 80cf bottle. They "sell" them by odd sizes, 1,2,4, and 6. I need a new bottle, but I've been putting it off. I don't weld a lot, so that bottle has lasted since pre covid. I'm afraid to see how much a new bottle will cost.Thats called a Mixed Gas. That looks like a 80cf bottle. Four and a half feet or so tall?
Interesting that you can swap bottle sizes. Next time Im in Muncie, Marion or Anderson I will stop and see what they normally keep in stock.
Thanks for the pic.
I think mine is a 4View attachment 339831
My store rarely has the six, but they almost always has the four. They don't care if you aren't swapping size for size. You can swap a small for a large. You just pay the cost of whatever tank you're "buying". You just have to have a tank to swap or it costs more.