scottishjohn Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 https://hobbyweld.co.uk/ there are others who do the same -- you pay a one off depsoit --then just pay for refills I became an agent --when i got fed upof paying £600 per year ,just for the rentals of my ox .acte ,argon and argon miX bottle as my usuage in last 10 years has been very small so full size bottles too expensive on rental yes you pay more for contents -- but still works out much cheaper if you just now and then -- if you use 2 full size bottles a year --then maybe usual rental system may work for you --If not then smaller size bottles where you only pay an initial deposit contents will be at least twice or 3 times the cost --but no yearly charges or delivery costs and now all bottles are barcoded they know if its a genuine bottle with a valid rental agreement --so the old way of just getting a bottle swopped does not work anymore --EVERY bottle has to have a rental agreement with full size main stream suppliers I don,t have acet any more --just use oxygen and propane for heating or burning things off ,as all the scrap yards do acet is expensive and bottle deposits are expensive as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 The reason I got rid of my BOC Portapak was the eye-watering bottle rental, although I made up hoses so I could surreptitiously refill my bottles from full size ones at work (BOC definitely would not have approved!). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 a lot of insurance companies now will do insure garages etc to use oxy/act for heating purposes -due to fire risk ,so now induction heat sources are preferred by them https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173957945667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, scottishjohn said: a lot of insurance companies now will do insure garages etc to use oxy/act for heating purposes -due to fire risk ,so now induction heat sources are preferred by them https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173957945667 That was a problem I had when I had the Portapak, house insurance wouldn't cover the storage of oxyacetylene bottles at all. I used to keep the thing in the back of my car, just to get around the insurance problem. Not sure it was in any way safer, mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 minute ago, JSHarris said: That was a problem I had when I had the Portapak, house insurance wouldn't cover the storage of oxyacetylene bottles at all. I used to keep the thing in the back of my car, just to get around the insurance problem. Not sure it was in any way safer, mind! and of course you had it tied down with the compressed gas hazard stickers on the car? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Hobbyweld have a super service, well recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I use pub co2 bottles - friendly landlord is all you need. Does the job if not quite perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Yup. I've an old pub bottle that the local fire extinguisher CO2 merchant refills for me. Works fine on mild, just a bit dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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