Cheap Welding Gas

[JontyR]

Been on the hunt for a while now for Cheap Gas...and the quandary has been whether to buy a bottle outright and pay for gas fills, put a deposit on a bottle and pay for slightly more expensive fills or rent.

Today I found out about a very unknown deal with BOC, called the VolksZone deal. It is for a Y cylinder so approx. 25L, it is a rental but only approx. £35 for the year, and then £32 per fill.

Works out quite cheap compared to many of the others. Especially if you go and pick it up yourself, both cylinders fit in the back of a city-go Tig and Mig gas bottles.

[JontyR]

Bobby Shaftoe said:

I use an Adams Gas distributor, it's a £50 refundable deposit on the bottle, no rental and £34 for a fill (argoshield, 9litre bottle @ 140 bar)

Rent free is ideal if your only using it now and then, but very very pricey if your using lots of gas.

Do you have to be a volkzone member to get the deal?

Edited by Bobby Shaftoe on Monday 24th March 22:13

Nope...you don't need to be a Volkzone member at all, I just went into the BOC shop yesterday and once my account had been set up it (that took about 20 minutes ) then it was all plain sailing from there on in. From looking at their retail prices it saves around 60%!

[joema]

Bobby Shaftoe said:

I use an Adams Gas distributor, it's a £50 refundable deposit on the bottle, no rental and £34 for a fill (argoshield, 9litre bottle @ 140 bar)

Rent free is ideal if your only using it now and then, but very very pricey if your using lots of gas.

Do you have to be a volkzone member to get the deal?

Edited by Bobby Shaftoe on Monday 24th March 22:13

I use hobby weld. Bottles arent massive which is also good to move around. similar price and has lasted ages.

[saabster14]

I went rent free bottle route, as I only use occasionally, and it's being been great so far, I'd only rent if I was doing welding consistently over a long period

[JontyR]

But at £30 per year...it is hardly classed as renting...not compared to a normal contract which is nearly £150 per year. Plus the gas is a lot cheaper. But as you say, it depends on how much you use the gas

[AceOfHearts]

I have been using pure C02 which does the job for my mig welding. When i looked the argon mix was so expensive it really wasnt worth it as i only use the welder a few times a year

[chipbury]

Try Southwest gas Supplies (they have a list of distributors on their website).

[Crafty_]

If you can find an air liquide dealer (http://www.uk.airliquide.com/) they have a system where you pay a one off charge for the bottle and then just buy refills as you need it, no standing charge. The bottles have regulators built in, so all you do is plug in and off you go.

they do have a brand name for the system but I forget what it is, I'll have a look at my bottle.