Argon Tank price?

[Elantramax1]

Wow!! You all weren't kidding about the size of a Tank. I am Almost done welding my cart. Just need to weld plates to the bottom for the Casters. And the 60Cf tank is around 500-600 PSI. Started with 2000. I am thinking about using my FC to "Plug Weld" the 1/8" Plates to the bottom of the 1" square tubing. And save the gas for when I plug weld the bottom shelf on. Doing that one last. Figure it would be easier to attach the plates.

[Rambozo]

There are a few things you can do to help conserve gas. As you get more experience, you will find it goes a lot farther, too.

[Elantramax1]

There are a few things you can do to help conserve gas. As you get more experience, you will find it goes a lot farther, too.

The I Mig 140E has a "Post Flow" timer.

What do you think of my idea of using the FC? Use it to Plug Weld the 1/8" Steel plates to the 1/16" Thick tubing. I left the bottom shelf off so I can weld a seam on the sides of the tubing.

[Rambozo]

As I mentioned elsewhere, I have become a big fan of stem type casters for tubular constructed items. Either with the push in style holders, or threaded stem and weld in a nut or drill a hole. And while I'll probably get some static about hatchetwork, I have all but stopped welding on plates to mount casters, and instead just weld the caster flange right to the object. Especially for shop type items. I just about never need to change a caster, if I picked the right kind to start with, and if needed I can always just cut them off and weld on new ones. It doesn't take much to keep them in place, and no fasteners to shake loose over time.

As to gas saving, using just enough gas for the type of weld, minimal post flow, a short, small rigid hose between the bottle and the machine, and learning to plan welds, so you make a contiguous beads, and avoid lots of starts and stops, all contribute so getting the most from a bottle. Early on you will go through a lot more gas but as you get better that will change.

[Kempy]

Just go new prices on 100% argon here, if I buy 10 "K's" cash I get it for $400.00 so it will fill all my spare bottles that I have, that will last me about 2 years.

[Rockinar]

My local Praxair quoted me $27 for refills on a 80 bottle, and rental was $20/MO.