Greetings folks. As a student in an excellent motorsports program, I have been learning MIG and TIG welding and have pretty ambitious career goals in that field. I am wanting to start acquiring my own tools and equipment to put my plans in motion, but am on a severly limited budget.
Currently I have a MIG welder, and am saving and searching for a decent TIG. Also, as long as I'm a student I get 48% discount on Snap-On tools, so I want to put money towards some things there as well.
So to keep with my budget plans I need to buy an airgas tank for my welder and have a few questions to see if I can save some money.
I figured that I would just get a tank for argon/co2 mix, but thought I will be welding stainless on occasion, and it would be nice to use the same tank when I get the TIG, so could a tank purchased and filled with argon/co2 mix later be filled with pure argon?
Also, would it be plausible to have the tank connected to both a TIG and MIG welder simultaniously, and also have another outlet with separate regulator for back-purging?
I was thinking a 125 cu. ft. tank would be decent size for me, but as the nearest filling station is 30 miles away, would it actually be more practical to just opt for a 250 or 330 cu. ft. tank? How often am I going to be going fo refills?
Oh and is steel my only choice, or can I go for aluminum to save my back?
Any recommendations on tank brands or sources?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
Currently I have a MIG welder, and am saving and searching for a decent TIG. Also, as long as I'm a student I get 48% discount on Snap-On tools, so I want to put money towards some things there as well.
So to keep with my budget plans I need to buy an airgas tank for my welder and have a few questions to see if I can save some money.
I figured that I would just get a tank for argon/co2 mix, but thought I will be welding stainless on occasion, and it would be nice to use the same tank when I get the TIG, so could a tank purchased and filled with argon/co2 mix later be filled with pure argon?
Also, would it be plausible to have the tank connected to both a TIG and MIG welder simultaniously, and also have another outlet with separate regulator for back-purging?
I was thinking a 125 cu. ft. tank would be decent size for me, but as the nearest filling station is 30 miles away, would it actually be more practical to just opt for a 250 or 330 cu. ft. tank? How often am I going to be going fo refills?
Oh and is steel my only choice, or can I go for aluminum to save my back?
Any recommendations on tank brands or sources?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
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