[Shop-talk] 80 cubic foot acetylene bottle?

[Steven Trovato]

I'm really not an expert on this topic, but I think the main factor 
is what your needs are.  Are you welding or cutting?  Cutting uses 
much more oxygen.  Are you doing this every day or is this a once in 
a while hobby thing?  And how inconvenient is going to the local 
place?  Most important thing, though for both the oxygen and 
acetylene bottles is to make sure that you can get them filled or 
exchanged without any issues.  I'd make sure of that before buying 
anything.  If they are OK with exchanging your tank, they will 
probably be willing to exchange it for a different size, if you pay 
the price difference.

-Steve Trovato
strovato at optonline.net

At 03:28 PM 9/23/2011, Scott Hall wrote:
>So a local guy has some 200 c.f. oxygen bottles. I'm going to buy them so I
>don't have to rent them. He's also got an 80 c.f. acetylene bottle he
>offered me. I'm checking to see if the local place will exchange it, but
>provided it will, is it worth buying the 80 c.f. over renting a 200 c.f.
>tank?
>
>It's not the cost I'm thinking about so much as having to constantly re-fill
>the 80 c.f. tank. I'll have two 200 c.f. oxygen bottles, so I could go a
>good long time on those. I know I'll use more oxygen than acetylene, but I
>don't remember how much.
>
>Should I keep the 200 c.f. rental, or swap it out for the 80 c.f. I buy
>(provided they'll swap that one).
>
>Thanks.