What's the going rate for C-25 mix?

[weldingtwopotatoes]

I had a small 20cf tank that I was using for Argon but after upgrading to a larger tank for Argon the 20cf has just been sitting around empty for months. I hardly ever use gas shielding for MiG as I use the flux core wire mostly, but I had the tank sitting around empty so I decided to go get it filled with C-25 and it was $40. I couldn't believe it, the same tank filled with Argon the last time was around $25. Does $40 sound about right to you guys?

[SICFabrications]

alot is gonna depend on your location, the LWS, and how often you hang out with them....... i had a 300 cf bottle filled with c-25 last week and it was 27 and some change

[weldingtwopotatoes]

I know you do a lot of welding and you’re probably in real good with the guys at your local LWS but if you're filling 300cf tanks for $27 I definitely got screwed on the $40 for a small 20cf tank. I've always liked the local LWS that I use but this last time the price just seemed way out of the ballpark.

[SICFabrications]

just filled a 128 cf bottle of argon for 19 bucks today...... i would definitely call them out on something

[Gadget]

Costs me around $40 for an 80CF tank of argon around here. I tried to upgrade to a larger tank but they wouldn't allow it, just purchase another tank they said. They also only have up to 125CF. Kind of a crappy LWS. They even told me they didn't have electrodes for the Chinese machines (there's no difference so what they had would have worked, they were just being jerks)

[weldingtwopotatoes]

Costs me around $40 for an 80CF tank of argon around here. I tried to upgrade to a larger tank but they wouldn't allow it, just purchase another tank they said. They also only have up to 125CF. Kind of a crappy LWS. They even told me they didn't have electrodes for the Chinese machines (there's no difference so what they had would have worked, they were just being jerks)

I expect to pay a premium for what you get when swapping out the small tanks, but what I was surprised by was that it was more expensive for the mix than just Argon. I guess maybe it takes more work to do the mix but I figured since CO2 is so cheap it would bring down the cost of the Argon/CO2 mix but instead it was more. I've never had a need to get the C-25 mix because I hardly ever need it and when I do I go to a friends shop and he's never asked to get reimbursed for the gas so I didn't know what to expect. I think its time to buy another 120cf tank because I'd like to start doing more GMAW as the flux core splatters all over everything and requires so much clean up.

[SICFabrications]

if youre getting too much spatter on fcaw, try switching your polarity over to dcen for fcaw.... (its kinda sposed to be that way anyway)

[weldingtwopotatoes]

if youre getting too much spatter on fcaw, try switching your polarity over to dcen for fcaw.... (its kinda sposed to be that way anyway)

I have it set to DCEN, it's probably just my piece of crap HF MIG welder.

[SICFabrications]

cost me 6.06 to swap out a 128 bottle of oxygen today... i asked the man behind the counter if that was the best price he could give out and he told me that was 7% over cost... best price.... yer gettin screwed, bro.... hate to tell ya, but ya are

[weldingtwopotatoes]

I've always felt like I got a fair shake from my LWS, until now. I don't go in enough or buy enough to really get to know them but I'm not a stranger also, so I don't know what the deal is. I will definitely be calling around the next time I need to fill a tank.