Hi Caro thanks for the input.
I have recently paid £28 for a 6KG propane cylinder which is fine.
However yesterday I inquired about oxygen and acetylene and received a quote from Air Products for Acetylene at £80.24 for the gas with a yearly bottle rental of £166.44 plus VAT per year
And for the Industrial Oxygen is £23.89 +Vat for the contents and £147.87 + Vat per year for the bottle rental.
Delivery Charge (per order) : £50.00 +Collection Charge (per order) of £19.50 +Vat + Energy Surcharge (per Cylinder): £1.94 and finally a Power Charge (Per Cylinder: £1.16 on top of that they said there's a six weeks delivery hold up at the moment.
By the way, that is for cylinders about the size of a divers air tank.
I've just looked at BOC and they do a small bottle of acetylene for £78.59 (for the contents) and that has a £10.80 a month rental charge so around £130 a year and I'm guessing that oxygen is going to be something like the same price. plus delivery charges.
So if you are paying £30-£40 I wonder if you own the cylinder? Apparently you can't buy an acetylene cylinder any more. (you can still get rent free oxygen bottles)
But if I've got any of the above wrong I'd like to be put right.
And OK to both Caroline and Dennis. I take on board your comments and I'm glad that you are happy with what you have, you obviously do very nice work with it.
I'm still feeling my feet and looking for what best fits in with my requirements but having used acetylene for some 50 plus years, coming down to propane is a bit limiting, it won't stop my but if one never used acetylene it may be difficult to understand why anyone would want it.
Anyway, thank you for all of the feedback, it doesn't look as if it's a viable option for me right now.
Is anyone using a Smiths Little torch with a 4 litre per minute oxycon unit?? (I have an oxcycon for bead making)
Kind regards to all. . . Andy
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