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Thread: filling up Acetylene Oxy set
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26th Jun 2007, 10:47 AM #1Intermediate Member
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filling up Acetylene Oxy set
Hello Guys
Does anyone know where I can fill up my Oxy Acetylene set - I own the bottles.
Somewhere in or close to Bendigo Vic would be good but I could travel to Melb.
cheers.
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26th Jun 2007, 11:46 AM #2
I don't think you can get those bottles refilled. As far as I am aware, they only do bottle exchanges (only with their own bottles - not yours).
Basically you pay for the "gas" and rent the bottles (yearly fee).Cheers.
Vernon.
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26th Jun 2007, 12:19 PM #3Andy Mac Guest
You could try your local BOC or Air Liquide dealer, but as Vernon says, they simply swap over their own rented bottles. The problem lies in pressure testing them, gotta keep it current!
Cheers
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26th Jun 2007, 03:30 PM #4
Yes you need to take the bottles to a supplier and exchange them. I would also take along the receipt/proof of purchase documentation !
Any attempt to refill an acetylene bottle will likely result in death.
If you only use the oxy/acet for cutting and heating an option could be to convert to LPG as your fuel gas, this way you will only have to hire the oxy and use a standard BBQ bottle for LPG. All you need to do this is to have a proper LPG regulator (not the one off the BBQ) and LPG tips for the handpiece.
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26th Jun 2007, 09:30 PM #5China
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I have been there and done that, there is not any company in this country who will fill privately owned bottles, even if you you have a current test certificate, they are not willing to give up their rental dollars, sorry to say but you have wasted you money on the bottles, they only have scrap value. You will even find it difficult to scrap them
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27th Jun 2007, 11:58 AM #6Intermediate Member
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Damn
Well just as well I didn't pay for them (an old Priest gave them to me .. go figgure) so I am guessing they are not hot.
yeah I have heard about LPG conversions sounds like a plan. Who sells LPG conversion stuff?
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27th Jun 2007, 12:39 PM #7
You can buy the complete LPG/Oxy kit at any CIG or BOC dealer.
It consists of 2 regulators, 1 for Oxy 1 for LPG and a handpiece with 2 or 3 tips, 2 for brazing (won't call it welding) and 1 for oxy cutting. The oxy cutting is quite effective. I have used this kit extensively on steel tubing, using the blue brazing rods from CIG and copper pipe for plumbing etc. Got rid of my Oxy bottle as the rental price was going through the roof and I found I wasn't using it enough to warrant the yearly ransom.
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27th Jun 2007, 12:59 PM #8Intermediate Member
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Have any of you guys seen the LPG thingies one can buy at Hardware joints for braising? just connect to the LPG (have to take regulator off) and out comes a nice hot flame.
Can one brais with these? are they hot enough to heat pipes up etc?
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27th Jun 2007, 01:59 PM #9