O/A Welding Unit for Sale - < 10 hrs Use

[CalgaryPT]

Prostar (Praxair) Oxy/Acet unit for sale - $100.00. About 10 yrs old but maybe 10 hrs of use on it (at most). Bought as a backup unit years ago and rarely used. Cutting torch, Victor rosebud, and a never used O-W# tip as well.

No tanks. Full money back if not happy.

 

[Janger]

SOLD PETER I WANT IT

When can I pay you?

 

[CalgaryPT]

SOLD PETER I WANT IT

When can I pay you?

Well...look at it first and make sure its what you need. But I am home all week building evil inventions in my garage. I'm in Tuscany (NW). Just let me know what time works for you and you can stop in.

 

[CalgaryPT]

SOLD - thanks everyone.

 

[Janger]

Now I need some tanks... Anybody got any ideas on that? $5-600 new ...

 

[Janger]

What would rental cost?

 

[kylemp]

I use linde for my bottles but I don't know what they would charge for it. I think my rental is 60 a year

 

[Janger]

Well I called praxair. Any tank is $110 year to rent. A 3.5 cu ft fill of acetylene is $163. Oxygen is $62 or $70 for a fill for S and K sized tanks. Is that a 110 cu ft? So $445 to rent to get started. Buying tanks with smaller volume B size would be $507. Omg

 

[kylemp]

Did you call linde?

 

[Jyman]

Did you try KMS tools, they sell tanks and do fills there also, well at least the one in Edmonton does.

 

[Janger]

I never did call linde. KMS is more than oxy pro. I heard through the grapevine renting is $10/month per tank. So that's the same as praxair.

I did come up with one idea after talking to @Alexander . He reports propane with a bigger tip works nearly as well and then all you need is an oxygen tank. A propane tank is cheap. So that option might cost $300 for a 110 ft oxygen tank filled from oxypro. I've got a good propane regulator and a propane tank already. Still more than I hoped to spend but .....

Looking online it's far less in places like LA. $200USD for two tanks filled. So why is it doubleish in Canada?

 

[Alexander]

@Janger your acetylene regulator works fine with propane too. Threads right in and works as normal. No fancy propane regulator required.

 

[Dogpounder]

Would a propane setup work fine with a rosebud tip for heating metal? Any idea where to get a gas saver valve in Calgary.

 

[Alexander]

If you are using the exact same tip it will put out noticibly less heat. If you had a larger rosebud tip it would work the same. The propane just has less energy per cubic foot the solution is to increase the flow. I dont know of a good place to get supplies. I rarely buy that type of supplies.

 

[Dogpounder]

Thanks for the info!