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i use argon but we use co2 at work what do some of you guys use for welding

argonshield home and work

did a lot of searching before I decided

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/show ... php?t=1061

I use BOC's argoshield

Argosheild is the go.

Co2 will do if you have a heater, but argoshield is fine.

Run straight Argon if you already have to save an extra bottle, but any of the Argo/Mig sheilds will do.

Cheers

ARGONSHIELD good for aluminium as well need diffrent wire

will check the bottles wednesday when im at work, we use pure argon for alloy, and argon for mild steel. will let u no the % for mild steel. alloy is straight argon, mild steel is a mix i think

Who here has a D size Argoshield bottle on hire from BOC?

Send me a PM please

v6hilux wrote:Who here has a D size Argoshield bottle on hire from BOC?

Send me a PM please

Hope we're not trying to avoid bottle rent

There is another way

v6hilux wrote:Who here has a D size Argoshield bottle on hire from BOC?

Send me a PM please

Be aware all BOC bottles are now tagged with a bar code. But its not hard to swap the bar code from bottle to bottle. You just need to make sure the account holder allways ends up with there bar code back after you swap them. I do exactly what you are trying to do but with E bottles. Im sorry i cant help you out though.

Bottle rental is a rip off.

RUFF wrote:Bottle rental is a rip off.

Yep, specially since it takes me 3 or 4 years to use the gas in 1 bottle.

RUFF wrote: Bottle rental is a rip off.

X billion

Argonshield for Steel in my MIG
Straight argon for alluminium in both my TIG and MIG

cloughy wrote:
Hope we're not trying to avoid bottle rent

There is another way

Care to elaborate? PM if you prefer.

Harb wrote:Argonshield for Steel in my MIG
Straight argon for alluminium in both my TIG and MIG

This is correct

RUFF wrote:

v6hilux wrote:Who here has a D size Argoshield bottle on hire from BOC?

Send me a PM please

Be aware all BOC bottles are now tagged with a bar code. But its not hard to swap the bar code from bottle to bottle. You just need to make sure the account holder allways ends up with there bar code back after you swap them. I do exactly what you are trying to do but with E bottles. Im sorry i cant help you out though.

Bottle rental is a rip off.

Bar codes you QLDs have got it rough

75% argon 25% co2, almost the same thing as your Argoshield...

like most, we also use Argoshield.

Argoshield x2

mousee wrote:75% argon 25% co2, almost the same thing as your Argoshield...

I worked for Joyce brothers when I was a young bloke welding hospital beds they used Ar & CO2 mixed.

At work used to use pure argon, now they use argoshield, a 50 mix of argon/co2, it's ok, but the co2 causes extra splatter compared to pure argon.

RUFF wrote: Be aware all BOC bottles are now tagged with a bar code.

swapped some oxy/acet bottles through my mates business account direct from the supplier and they didn't check any barcode
That was a week ago.
They are a BOC dealer.

sloshy wrote:

RUFF wrote: Be aware all BOC bottles are now tagged with a bar code.

swapped some oxy/acet bottles through my mates business account direct from the supplier and they didn't check any barcode
That was a week ago.
They are a BOC dealer.

Thats very odd as they now need to scan all outgoing and incomming bottles to an account.