It's extremely inconvenient to get to the local place, which was what
was driving my desire to try and minimize the trips. I'll be welding
and heating mostly, with very little cutting. Just a weekend thing--I
won't use a lot, but it'll all be on the weekend, when I can't get tanks
re-filled. I should be good for oxygen--I'll have two 200 c.f. tanks,
and I guess I could buy a third. I was wondering, though, if 80 c.f. of
acetylene is, well...'a lot'.
Yeah, the first thing I did was call the fill station to make sure
they'd exchange them. And the biggest one they'll sell me is 80 c.f.,
though they'll rent me a 200 c.f. tank. It's just the rental process is
almost a bigger pain than driving down there with an 80 c.f. tank I'd own.
On 9/23/2011 5:50 PM, Steven Trovato wrote:
> I'm really not an expert on this topic, but I think the main factor is
> what your needs are. Are you welding or cutting? Cutting uses much
> more oxygen. Are you doing this every day or is this a once in a
> while hobby thing? And how inconvenient is going to the local place?
> Most important thing, though for both the oxygen and acetylene bottles
> is to make sure that you can get them filled or exchanged without any
> issues. I'd make sure of that before buying anything. If they are OK
> with exchanging your tank, they will probably be willing to exchange
> it for a different size, if you pay the price difference.
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