 MIG welding, cost effective sources for Argon C02 tanks?, I don't remember them being this expensive! |
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| 914rrr |
 Mar 3 2023, 09:45 AM
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IIRC, back about 10+ years ago, I had a Lincoln MIG welder I bought at HD and I thought the Argon CO2 starter tanks used to cost around $70-80 and refills were $30-40. I sold it a few years later during a move.
Fast forward to today. I purchased a HF combo MIG welder and Northern Tool said $200-ish for the starter tank ?!?!?! Are there any more cost effective places / ways to buy these? I'd be open to used as well. Are there any issues with out of date threads, nozzles, limitations / unwillingness of vendors to accept older tanks as trade-ins, etc. ? |
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| Can-Am |
Mar 3 2023, 05:18 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 8,360 Region Association: None 
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It's all about energy. They're just taking air and processing it into the gases that we want. Natural gas too I guess.
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