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| ipozestu |
 Nov 6 2008, 10:24 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 30-October 07 From: Norcal Member No.: 8,281  |
I'm about to put a '75 in the air that's been sitting in my garage for a year. This will be my first crack at rust repair. The Hell hole and lower long area is where the most attention is needed.
I'm new to welding, I've picked up so much information here I feel pretty good about starting this. I picked up a Lincoln 3200HD off craigslist for $200. I've got a regulator, now I need a cylinder. What size should I get? I was looking at a 20lb bottle available on craigslist. It was designated as CO2. Is that the right bottle? Can it be filled with mix gas? Should I get something bigger? Tips. tricks, comments, suggestions? Thanks |
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| Spoke |
Nov 6 2008, 03:55 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,185 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Bought the 80 cubic foot tank from a place in Jersey that advertise on the web as www.cyberweld.com.
Free shipping and I had the bottle filled by them. I've had it filled once already by a place here called AirGas. They tried to do the we'll-take-your-bottle-and-give-you-a-different-filled-bottle thing but I insisted that they fill my bottle. To fill mine, I had to stop back later. As someone mentioned before, the probability of running out of gas when you're welding is inversely proportional to the size of the tank. Get the biggest one you can get. |
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ipozestu Welding gas cylinder, what size? Nov 6 2008, 10:24 AM
cobra94563 I have a similar welder and I got the 40CF. It las... Nov 6 2008, 10:36 AM dakotaewing Buy the biggest bottle you can afford -
The cost d... Nov 6 2008, 10:39 AM
Wes V I believe that the bottle has to be bought from th... Nov 6 2008, 11:21 AM Millerwelds If you are going to use CO2 then a smaller bottle ... Nov 6 2008, 11:42 AM Todd Enlund
You can not use a CO2 cylinder for mixed gas as i... Nov 6 2008, 02:44 PM Todd Enlund Different categories of gas have different threads... Nov 6 2008, 11:47 AM jmill I bought the 70 cf one. The small ones have a hab... Nov 6 2008, 01:40 PM cobra94563 True - 80cf will last 2xs a 40cf...but,
that linco... Nov 6 2008, 05:06 PM Millerwelds My bad - same valve on mixed gas and co2. It is t... Nov 6 2008, 05:22 PM Todd Enlund I have a 234cf Nitrogen cylinder that I hope to us... Nov 6 2008, 05:36 PM kwales I bought the small one and it lasted for an hour o... Nov 7 2008, 06:36 PM |
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