
Common cylinder sizes | WeldingWeb - Welding Community for pros …
May 8, 2012 · Zap has posted a link to this in the past but for the lazy SOB's who ask anyway, here are the sizes of cylinder most common to find at home or in a small shop. Please note dimensions are …
Argon vs CO2 for MiG welding
Jul 15, 2023 · It is much cheaper and you get about 178 cubic feet of gas from a 20 lb CO2 cylinder which is actually smaller in size than an 80 cu ft 75/25 cylinder. In addition virtually all MIG guns have …
Tank pressures - what's normal? | WeldingWeb - Welding Community …
Jan 30, 2017 · Argon and C25 are just about only used for welding so those probably would need to be imported. Even scuba tank compressors could fill CO2 welding tanks if you have a source to …
carry argon tanks, upright vs 'prone' - weldingweb.com
Mar 30, 2010 · need to get my argon tanks filled. I realize there are probably safety and legal reasons for carrying tanks upright (and possibly other reasons as well), but I'd *like* to leave those aside for the …
Food Grade Argon vs Regular Argon | WeldingWeb - Welding …
Argon is the cheapest and most effective means for most inert gassing. In truth, gas cost is chump change. At 6.5 cents a cubic foot, an entire 1000 gallon headspace full of argon costs nine bucks. A …
Flux-Core Wire AND Argon?? - weldingweb.com
Jul 31, 2015 · Therefore, I anticipate using the same Argon shielding gas with both welders. Anyway, I've previously used the MIG welder solely with flux-core wire and I have a lot left on the spool.
Refill an Argon/CO2 cylinder with just Argon? - weldingweb.com
Dec 5, 2010 · Looking at purchasing a used cylinder but it's for an Argon/CO2 mix and I'll be purchasing a TIG Welder. I've never welded, but thought that I could purchase the Argon/CO2 used cylinder that …
Anything special to TIG weld aluminized steel?
Jul 3, 2006 · I am going to be doing intercooler pipes out of aluminum mild steel - anything I need to know when joining to pipes together? TIG welder using 2% thoriated I have straight argon as well as …
How long does Argon last? | WeldingWeb - Welding Community for …
Aug 22, 2013 · Argon in a tank is a gas and it last at the rate you use it in cfh (cubic feet per hour). when it gone it's gone. Carbon dioxide is a liquid in the tank and it changes (vaporizes) to a gas as you use …
Airgas Hazmat Charge Percentage | WeldingWeb - Welding …
Sep 12, 2022 · Hi All, I sent one of my employees to Airgas to purchase Argon and some Mig wire today. The Mig costed $58.30, and Airgas charged me $43.35 as hazmat charge on the wire, a …