averrage cost of welding gas.

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just wondering what does everyone pay for sheilding gas. mainly argon. i might get a tig and im gonna need gas. im probably gonna get a 40cf bottle. thanks
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Reply:It varies with the area you are in. You are going to hate a 40cf bottle. I didn't even know you could get one that small. I'd bet it would cost almost as much to fill as a 120cf or even bigger bottle. Not to mention the fact that even when the bottle is full you'll almost be out of gas!I pay $35.00 out the door to swap my 300cf bottle, pure argon. A smaller bottle would drive me nuts.Miller EconotigCutmaster 38Yes ma'am, that IS a screwdriver in my pocket!
Reply:Originally Posted by Joe HIt varies with the area you are in. You are going to hate a 40cf bottle. I didn't even know you could get one that small. I'd bet it would cost almost as much to fill as a 120cf or even bigger bottle. Not to mention the fact that even when the bottle is full you'll almost be out of gas!I pay $35.00 out the door to swap my 300cf bottle, pure argon. A smaller bottle would drive me nuts.
Reply:That price is from the good LWS, locally owned. If I were to go to one of the franchise stores like AirGas, which would never happen BTW, it would be closer to $50.Miller EconotigCutmaster 38Yes ma'am, that IS a screwdriver in my pocket!
Reply:Here in the Iowa City / Cedar Rapids, Iowa area (eastern side) - its $38 to swap out cylinders for 100% Argon.AcademyKP03Miller Sychcrowave 200
Reply:that bottle will be WAY too small  get as big as you can
Reply:24 dollars for a 125cf swap i have a 20 cf tank for traveling i pay 20 dollars for. Your 40cf would make a good backupVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:Forget the price, get a larger cylinder.  JohnSMAW,GMAW,FCAW,GTAW,SAW,PAC/PAW/OFCand Shielding Gases.  There all here. :
Reply:These prices are cheap compared to what we pay up here in Canada. Love welding?  http://industrial-tools-equipment.com
Reply:$35 for a 300 cf??  I pay $65.  Its still 'new' though.  I wouldn't get a 40 cf.  Waaay too small.  Say a 120 would cost like $30 more and be $5-10 more in refill but if you do the math, you buy one get two 'free' in that size.  Its big enough to not run out that quick as you will on sunday afternoon while you are trying to hold your work with outstreched arms and they just closed until tuesday but its portable still unlike a size T.
Reply:I pay 10 bucks for 20pounds of CO2, and $35-40 for a 330cf Argon. Oxygen is$19, and MAPP is $50. I have a 40 for inside jobs, and it costs about 4 times more per cf to get it filled.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."