BOC Hobby Weld price increase effective January 2020

[bricol]

Take any paperwork, certainly the account number - they'll probably give you a card with the number scribbled on in front of you - makes future swops easy, as well as going to an alternative agent if needed.

 

[Gazz292]

Good thinking, i've got the email on my phone with the account number on it.
Going tomorrow for the cylinder.

 

[Wallace]

Do you have a proper flow meter? Not the gauges on your regulator, one like these:

 

[Gazz292]

I have a peashooter, and a flow meter on order

 

[Wallace]

I have a peashooter, and a flow meter on order

A wise move, they will pay for themselves in no time. The post flow can be a gas guzzler if you don't keep an eye on it. I did a Y size cylinder in 4 days when I started practicing with Tig.

 

[Gazz292]

Still not welded yet, the 8mm hose i ordered with the welder is too big for the regulator / rectus 21 fitting, so gotta get some 6mm hose tomorrow.

But i've put my regulator on the cylinder, wound the knob right out so no gas flows, opened the tap, and it's only showing 200 bar, it's 9 degrees C in the shed, and cylinder has been in there over 6 hours now.


I note on the cylinder it's filled to 230 bar @ 15 degrees C, is 6 degrees below that enough to drop 30 bar?


Of course i suspect my regulator, its ~20 years old, and not been used for about 15 of them, been stored in a box in the bottom of my toolbox, but the gauge is a simple thing... pressure tries to expand the coiled tube in it and winds the needle round.

Considering upgrading to a 2 stage regulator, but blimey this is getting expensive

 

[Pete.]

I just had an email from BOC saying thee will be no price increase for the hobby weld customers

 

[Gazz292]

I got that, had to read it 5 times.. i was looking for the link to the price hike, amazed it's going to stay the same... tho the cynical in me reads that as it'll go up 2 notches next year

 

[angellonewolf]

did it not have a bit of a jump last year ?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

did it not have a bit of a jump last year ?

Aye, but iirc only less than £1 per month rental, can't remember re refills.

I just pay it, it's less than fags or visits to the pub.

 

[Retired]

Hi,

Wouldn't BOC have a big increase in oxygen sales due to Covid? Just curious.

Kind regards, Colin.