thinking out loud

why not buy a bottle then grunt so you dont have the rental costs

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Originally Posted by hay_lewis_68

refilled with what though? tenner for CO2? i'd rather pay £40 for argoshield. also pub gas has a high moisture content when compared to CO2 intended for welding. ****ty welds ahoy lol

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did the welding gas rep tell you this?

You lot definetly must be doing something wrong then? I use disposable bottles & they last for bleeding ages!!! (With a disposable bottle me & Lee done around 6 hours near enough straight welding on a Saturday, then another 2 or 3 on the sunday & there were still some left in the bottle)

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Originally Posted by Mike

You lot definetly must be doing something wrong then? I use disposable bottles & they last for bleeding ages!!! (With a disposable bottle me & Lee done around 6 hours near enough straight welding on a Saturday, then another 2 or 3 on the sunday & there were still some left in the bottle)

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I reckon you turned it on after hour 7 lol

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Originally Posted by MK999

I reckon you turned it on after hour 7 lol

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lol lol

When I stop I always turn the gas off & unscrew the regulator.

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Originally Posted by Mike

lol lol

When I start I always turn the gas off & unscrew the regulator.

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Ah so that's the secret! lol

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Originally Posted by MK999

Ah so that's the secret! lol

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Could be lol saves any leaks draining the bottles out tho :thumb: (hobby MiG regulators tend to be utter turd).

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Originally Posted by Mike

Could be lol saves any leaks draining the bottles out tho :thumb: (hobby MiG regulators tend to be utter turd).

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Note sneaky edit :p lol

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Originally Posted by MK999

Note sneaky edit :p lol

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I did see that lol hence the "could be" reply lol lol lol

dunno how you manage that mike, i always unscrew them aswell but get bugger all out of them.