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Originally Posted by Z-linkCobra
I dont rent my bottles. Buy the bottle outright. You pay more up front but then its just gas charge after that. I dont know what size my bottle of argon is but the bottles about 4' tall +/-. When i get it exchanged it runs me about 30 dollars because i own the bottle.
Gene
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That might work in the USA where you have companies competing for business, but down under in Australia & NZ where BOC have a virtual monopoly on gas supply owning your own bottles is discouraged to say the least, If you do they seem to go out of the way to make life difficult, by loseing the bottle for a few days, or claiming that 'your' bottle needs a safety check virtually every time you refill..... just keep making life hard for you, I spend 3 times on bottle rental what I use in actual gas per annum...damn crazy just for the sake of being able to heat or weld anything..