best deal?

[laam999]

Hi I have found two what I think are good deals on Argon CO2 mix bottles, there are the Adams gas (here http://www.adamsgas.co.uk/stat_ind_product.aspx?ctrl=krysal_range ) which I have been told

"Total for the first 2 cylinders would be £195.12 this includes 2 £50 deposits which are fully refundable.
Refill of 1 and collection of 1 empty Total £72.53"

I have also found here http://www.welduk.com/Details.asp?ProductID=664 where you buy the bottle ful and own it outright. It says "Refills are £39.99 + delivery"

This seems like a REALLY good deal to me.

I'm just wodnering what is the best deal, I'm looking for bottles and I will be unlikely to fully use them in a years time (just getting the time and space to weld)

Any advice or reviews on the companies would be great.

Liam

 

[W4yne]

Best Deal Local.

Hi,

The best I could find local to M'Bro was Energas, just off the A66, I was quoted for a 20lt cylinder of Argon/Co2 £87 PA, works out at £5 PM. Refill £27.19

 

[Ragnarok]

i just had an adams gas cylinder on my tig, but it ran out in a little over a week only has a couple of hours weld time, but it is a good deal if you get the mixes and you don't use more than a few of the tanks a year, with argon its less worth it because the gas is a larger percentage of the overall cost, so for a boc cylinder with the rental works out cheaper if you do 2-3 fills a year

adams gas argon is about £45 a fill you get 1200l
BOC size Y is £50ish a fill and you get over 5000l rent per year £74
BOC size W is £68 ish a fill but you get over 11000l rent per year £83
so basically the BOCs will defiantly save money if you use 3 or more adams gas a year on argon, not the same for argon c02 though because you get about 3 fills just for the rental of a boc, so you'd have to use more like 5-6 of those before the BOC is cheaper.

bloody gas.... not only is it expensive it's also complicated to work out how expensive!