I have owned tanks in California and Colorado. No problem in either pla=
ce. In
fact none of the shops even asked if I wanted to rent. When they are em=
pty,
they dont refill mine, they exchange them for another tank.
Bob C in Longmont CO
shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net on 06/17/98 03:17:59 PM
Please respond to brabel@dlux.net
To: rjl6n@virginia.edu
cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Shop Equipment for sale
> At 03:37 PM 6/16/98 -0500, Gano, Ken wrote:
> >A word of caution. The oxy-acetylene tanks are probably the propert=
y of the
> >welding supply company. I worked for one years ago, and the USUAL p=
ractice
> >is to sell a lease or take a deposit, but not to sell the cylinders
> >themselves..
>
> Maybe so, but some companies *will* sell the tanks. I bought
> a set of tanks years ago, because I planned on keeping them
> and didn't feel like paying rental charges forever.
Buying the cylinders is fine if you still get them refilled at the same=
supplier, but watch out if you try to get them refilled at a different
place. There are all sorts of safety regulations aimed at protecting
their employees from the hazard of "unknown source" cylinders that may
not be sound.
- Bill
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