Thanks everyone. It's unanimous; I'll go with the larger one.
> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 01:01:34 -0500
> From: dmscheidt@gmail.com
> To: trevor@boicey.com
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Shielding gas tank
> CC: jandkstone99@msn.com; shop-talk@autox.team.net
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM, Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com> wrote:
> > Jim Stone wrote:
> >>
> >> How long does 20 cu ft of shielding gas last? Given the minimal cost
> >> difference between 20 and 40 cu feet of my primary shielding gas (I have
> >> no
> >> idea what they get for other mixes), am I stupid to even question this?
> >
> > Mine is the 40cu ft. I'd say get the biggest bottle you are comfortable
> > living with.
>
> I've got an 80 foot bottle. I wanted to buy a 20 ft bottle, but the
> guy at the gas supply talked me into a 40 ft one. I got the 80 ft
> when I went to swap tanks, and they didn't have one my size, so they
> gave me a bigger one. I'm glad to have it. the difference in filling
> them is trivial (it was less than five bucks at the time. ) You might
> also ask what it costs to swap sizes. (They may do it for the
> difference, or something close to it, if you decide you bought too
> small.) And, consider how often you'll do work requiring some other
> gas; some places will rent you a cylinder for not a whole lot.
>
>
>
> --
> David Scheidt
> dmscheidt@gmail.com
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