Here in the SF Bay Area I was paying about $20 a month to rent oxy and
acetylene tanks. I looked into buying tanks, but got warned by a
welder that the places that fill them often won't fill used tanks.
They get cranky about the condition and certification, etc. I wound up
buying used tanks from the my local fill place so there wouldn't be
any issues when I came back I prolly fill the tanks twice a year. I
can't remember the fill price offhand, but it will be less than two
years to recoup the tanks' purchase price so I'm glad I got out of the
rental game.

Jeff / San Anselmo

On Nov 12, 2008, at 8:25 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 4:53 PM
> Subject: Vanagon welding and Argon prices
>
>
> I am going to build a bull bar this weekend and my argon tank for my
> TIG
> welder [Miller SyncroWave 180] is almost empty.
>
> Air
> Liquide is charging $76 a year for tank rent and $155 for a fill
> BOC
> / Linde is $106 a year for tank and $145 for a fill
>
> The welding
> shop down the road gets their tanks for $90 a fill from A.L. and
> they go
> thru about a tank a week... I go through maybe two tanks a year.
> This is the BIG tank here...
>
> I know this is a lot of they don't
> want to deal with the little guy, but what are other prices out
> there?
>
> David Marshall
> VW Adventure Driver and BMW
> Adventure Rider
>
> http://www.hasenwerk.ca

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