Acetylene in short supply

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My LWS called yesterday to inform me acetylene is in very short supply.    Which means if you can get it, the price is probably going up.http://www.carbidellc.com/News/news1.htmlIf I understood thing right the above plant supplies about 70% of the carbide that acetylene is made from in the USA.IF IT WORKS, DON'T FIX IT2 Lincoln CV-300 / LN-7 GMALinde-VI 253,400 & 450 w/MIG35 feedersCNC Table with Oxweld O/A & Hypertherm 1250G3Lincoln Ranger GXT 250Hobart-MicroWire 300ESAB Heliarc 161ESAB-Mobilemaster 2 CC/CV Feeders& more
Reply:i spoke to my lws and they said the northeast is mostly an acetylene region. could it be the region your in? or was he just being an idiot and trying to convince me not to use oxy-propane?the grand ol' opry aint so grand anymoremiller maxstar 150sworking on an oxy/acet set up
Reply:Originally Posted by millman52My LWS called yesterday to inform me acetylene is in very short supply.    Which means if you can get it, the price is probably going up.http://www.carbidellc.com/News/news1.htmlIf I understood thing right the above plant supplies about 70% of the carbide that acetylene is made from in the USA.
Reply:Originally Posted by Oldiron2I guess you didn't notice this thread from last week (or before?):http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=52806