apart from BOC, where can i get a 2 foot bottle of argoshield for a mig welder? or do i have no choice but to go through BOC?

i have tried welding with CO2 but not enough to see how good/bad it is - i understand its possible to get a 2 foot bottle from pubs etc, and its generally more easily obtainable as apposed to argoshield.

How bad would you say using CO2 is compared to argonshield? still useable? only i have plenty of welding experience at work with argoshield, but would like to get a reasonably powerful home mig welder and maybe use CO2

opinions appreciated!

 

i use co2 all the time at home , and have never used anything else, argosheild does seam to give a cleaner weld but not significantly enough to justify the price differance

mark

 

fantastic - anyone else opinions please !

i think the general concensus is that argoshield is better but its a pain to get hold of unless you have a friend in the trade - I am in the trade myself but dont have anyone who would get me a small bottle for home use you see

anyone else?

and another question - how long do you find the £10 bottles of CO2 last that you get from B&Q? I know you can get pub cylinders or whatever, and sometimes you can use pretty much any gas bottle as long as its safe and clearly marked with whats in it - what i hear anyways

 

have to agree and we have been welding cars for years and years

 

where do you fellas get gas then if you dont mind me askin?

 

the real way is asking aroung your diy stores to get an esay good reliable and cheap service i use a company called boss gases and as a exaust bulder"profesionally" (most of the time is standard systems) Ive always use co2 that does the jobs

 

if you have an empty bottle to start with, then your local fire extinguisher refilling company will be able to supply you with lots of Co2

 

fantastic - i need an empty bottle tho!!

hmmm....where to find one of those....