Argon pricing???

[Brian Ski]

Just got a tank of straight Argon... Guy said it was 155 CF tank. I thought it was a 125... They look about the same. About $50 swapped... Plus taxes haz etc... Cost just under $60... Price seem fair??? I know some of you guys pay less... And some pay a lot more. The guy said he gave me the company discount... Probably could have marked it up 20% for what I know.

Argon co2 mix is usually cheaper right???

[undercut]

Just got a tank of straight Argon... Guy said it was 155 CF tank. I thought it was a 125... They look about the same. About $50 swapped... Plus taxes haz etc... Cost just under $60... Price seem fair??? I know some of you guys pay less... And some pay a lot more. The guy said he gave me the company discount... Probably could have marked it up 20% for what I know.

Argon co2 mix is usually cheaper right???

I did some research a couple of weeks back for suppliers in my area. Compared to my area, the price you got is a little cheaper.

[Winky]

Here in Oregon I've been buying my gas from Airgas company. Straight Argon I've been paying $35 + $5 hazmat for a 80cf tank so $50 + hazmat for a 155cf is probably in line ... I've paying a little more for steel mix ... the price varies but I think I payed $45 the last time ($40 + hasmat)

[jakeru]

I think that's fair. Gas prices are mostly labor, which varies a lot in different areas. Also, supply and demand varies a lot in different areas, too. Generally speaking, fewer options (less competition) will mean higher prices. I just paid $48 bottom line (after taxes and hazmat surcharge) for a 155cf Argon exchange (customer-owned bottle.) They jacked the price some 10% or so since my last refill. The branch I usually used has closed up shop, so now I have to go to a new branch (same chain though, so they've got my account in their computer system.) I guess I'm OK with it but I don't really trust this new place to take care of me like the old place did (I really liked the manager at that old branch.)

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I just paid $48 bottom line (after taxes and hazmat surcharge) for a 155cf Argon exchange (customer-owned bottle.)

Downright cheap. 125 cu ft exchange is closer to $70 for me.

[Brian Ski]

Still sounds like a lot of money to be practicing... I guess every time I go back for a fill prices seem to jump...

[Trip59]

Wife went over to pick up a tank and some supplies, sent her for an 80, was quoted $175 with $35 exchange (owner bottle) Had her ask about a 125... got a 125 for $225 with $45 exchange, said go for it. Little more up front, lots cheaper later.

Asked about other gasses, wanting to add oxy/acet and a MAPP tank (for my glass work) tank price is tank price, first fill is free, regardless of gas. I like this place!

Only had filler in 10lb packs, a bit much for now for other than ER70S2 so I'm going to order online.

[Spike]

Bought a tank in long beach a few weeks ago, 160 for a 350c.f. tank filled with straight argon. Didn't get any paperwork with it, but the neck is clean and it just passed its hydro test. Exchanged a size 1 bottle of 75/25 last week and it cost me 25 bucks for the exchange.

I pay between $95-100 out the door for my 350cf (size 5) bottles of argon.
I never lease a bottle. When I need another bottle I buy one. If you go garage saleing or browse c-list you can usually find someone selling an old oxy acetylene set up with some bottles. Get a bill of sale when you buy the bottles from them and you can exchange them at your local exchange no problem... Loads cheaper than buying new, too.

[johnson697]

paid 180 per tank for 119cf argon tank and its$14.00 to fill them with an account.

[Spike]

That's a cool site DaveO. When searching cl I usually have the best luck looking for "torch" or "acetylene" as key words rather than "welding bottle".
I paid exactly 0$ for my last 350cf bottle. A neighbor had an old bottle he used in his truck to run air tools when he was out on his farm, but upgraded to a portable air compressor and I got the old bottle. My Lws took it and gave me an argon cylinder with no charge other than the fill up (95$).

[DaveO]

Too funny: look what just came up in CL's "free" section:


He posted at 4:35, I called him at 4:45 and he didn't even say hello- he just said "They're already gone" and hung up.

[everlastsupport]

Too funny: look what just came up in CL's "free" section:


He posted at 4:35, I called him at 4:45 and he didn't even say hello- he just said "They're already gone" and hung up.

My guess would be someone called and took all 8 tanks. Someone getting out of the business or something maybe and struck a deal with first caller. Or they changed there mind..

[agent4573]

Anything that isn't garbage is normally spoken for in minutes. I put up a hot tub one time in the free section and had 25 emails in 15 minutes.