Hi Richard,
Too bad about all the trips to the gas house. If you ahven't done it
already, get a bigger tank, at least a 20 lb bottle. You will get a
better mix of gas, more consistant filling and you won't have to go to
the gas chambers anywhere as often. When you do this make sure you get a
bottle that has not been a co2 conversion, (not legal), and has a recent
test date. Bottles are usually done on an exchange basis. You wonder how
I know this????
Good luck.
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Fri, 30 Jul 1999 20:02:35 -0400 Richard Shipman
<mbelect@mindspring.com> writes:
>Hi Listers,
>
>I would like to tell you about an experience I just had in the hopes
>that it
>will help others avoid the same problems...
>
>I just purchased a new MIG Welder and went out yesterday to get a
>bottle of
>Argon/CO2 Gas. Well, my local gas supply house rolled out a tank and I
>took
>it home *assuming* that it was full.
>
>When I attached the regulator and opened the tank valve, I found out
>it
>contained about 20 PSI of gas! (empty).
>
>I returned to the gas place today and they apologized and brought me a
>second tank that they said they had checked and verified was full.
>
>I took the tank out to my car and installed my regulator and checked
>the
>tank pressure. It was 1100 PSI (only half full!)
>
>I took the tank right back in and made them bring out another tank
>that I
>tested right inside the store. This third tank had 2600 PSI.
>Technically,
>this one was also wrong (overfilled), but that was OK with me. (We
>also be
>tight)
>
>The moral I learned was whenever I buy gas from now on, I'm verifying
>the
>tank right at the store. I live about 1 hour from the nearest gas
>supplier
>so for me it was a big waste of time. Hope someone learns from my
>mistake.
>
>Having done my first welds with MIG gas has made it all worth-while.
>My
>earlier attempts with self-shielding wire were disappointing, but the
>MIG
>process really improves the weld quality!
>
>Thanks for listening.
>
>Richard Shipman
>'74 Midget
>'68 MGBGT
>'58 Morris Minor
>
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