Date:         Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:15:23 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon welding and Argon prices
Comments: To: David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>
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I actually own the tank. Have to wonder if it wouldn't have been
cheaper to rent. I was actually surprised that they sold it out right
to me. I assumed that kind of thing was rented only.



On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:31 PM, David Marshall
<mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:
> The welding shop down the way pays like $10 a year for tank rental, which
> I would call reasonable.
>
> Do you have a deposit on any of
> these tanks or do you own them?
>
> David Marshall
> VW
> Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
>
> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>
> On Wed, November 12, 2008 18:09,
> Scott Daniel  - Turbovans wrote:
>>
>> I'm not paying any
> yearly rental fee on any of the 3 welding tanks I use,
>> one of
> which is Argon/CO2 I believe.
>> ( and that one sure isn't anything
> like 150 bucks to refill, not unless
>> it's
>> gone up
> drastically recently )
>> what's up with the yearly rental fee deal
> ?
>>
>> ----- 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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