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All:I need suggestions on where I might look for SCRAP O2/Argon/CO2 cylinders.  I want to make a bell out of a couple and gongs for out pistol club out of a couple more.I called a couple of local gas distributers but they all send back to a regional location that the sends to some main plant somewhere they did know.Local scrap yards said they don't even accept them as scrap.Are these scrap damaged cylinders in the same place my dryer puts my socks?   Later, Steven
Reply:There is a guy here where I live that makes metal art from gas cylinders.  I'll check to see where he gets his.Smithboy...if it ain't broke, you ain't tryin'.
Reply:I don't know if I was handed a line of B.S. or what, but I asked the same thing at my local welding supply center and they said it was ILLEGAL to sell or distribute (give away) scrapped high pressure cylinders in this area (Northeast Ohio).   They said that usable cylinders are so expensive that persons were obtaining scrap or hydro-test failed cylinders and having them filled to 3/4 capacity at less than reputable fillers.    The guy at the counter actually told me it would be easier to steal a cylinder from behind a shop than to be given or sold a bad one.    Since then, I've managed to obtain (legally) only one large out-of-service cylinder, but it had a 2" hole cut into the side to ensure it was unusable.   I haven't made a bell from it yet.There are no small projects
Reply:Thanks for asking around.Steven
Reply:Here is a picture of some uses of gas cylinders that might not have been intended by the manufacturer.  I went by today, but he wasnt in.  Them art guys have the best hours.  I'll try again this weekend. Attached ImagesSmithboy...if it ain't broke, you ain't tryin'.
Reply:One local place I deal with wanted $25 for a scrap 40 cu ft cylinder. Said he would well me all I wanted. At $25 I passed on the deal. I'm a cheap SOB. At $10 I probably would have bought 3 or 4.I'm still looking.Hobbiest hack
Reply:I am with ya.  25.00 / cyl is pricey for what I need.
Reply:No luck.  He said that he was given the ones he has by a friend and didnt know where to find more.  Sorry.Smithboy...if it ain't broke, you ain't tryin'.
Reply:smithboyTry o2 plus in Carrollton.Is that pic. on Bradley St?Doing what I like
Reply:Thanks for taking the time to ask for me.  I really appreciate it.  I will keep my eyes open and see what I can scrounge here and there.Later, Steven