02-17-2016, 09:03 AM
Ed,
As Willie points out it is difficult to buy large cylinders where we live. I own my smaller sized (Q I think) oxygen and acetylene tanks for many, many years. I was able to buy a larger (K) sized MIG cylinder from Toll Gas in Plymouth when I bought the welder 10+ years ago. I also bought a large (T) of MIG gas from AirGas in Prior Lake and a large (T) of Argon for the TIG from Oxygen Supply in St. Paul about 10 years ago.
You may want to see what Toll Gas in Plymouth has to offer ... http://www.tollgas.com/contact-us/locations/ ... They are [according to Google] 50 minutes - 33 miles - from your house and are open Saturday's until noon. They open at 7:30 during the week and I've managed to sneak up there on occasion during morning rush hour before work. Not like the corner store but it's not like you need to stop there every week either. I have no idea what they currently offer ... possibly lease only ... but they are really helpful and do know their stuff!!. If Lauren happens to be there tell him I said 'Hi'. Or you can give them [or him] a call and ask about what they have available.
The three vendors that I have used, Toll, AirGas and Oxygen Supply, moved the bottle to the edge of the dock and considered it "delivered into my hands". What I did with it after that was my business. You may struggle with getting it off the dock into your vehicle as they want absolutely ZERO part of the 'get it into your vehicle' responsibility. I've just laid them down in the back of the truck.
As a side note, given that you will have a fair amount of 2 x ... wood available as you reassemble the mill you may want to make a crude cradle for the tank that fits in the back of the Honda [I think that is what you own]. Its sole purpose in life will be to keep the cylinder from rolling around as you rocket around the country side.
Just some thoughts,
Arvid
As Willie points out it is difficult to buy large cylinders where we live. I own my smaller sized (Q I think) oxygen and acetylene tanks for many, many years. I was able to buy a larger (K) sized MIG cylinder from Toll Gas in Plymouth when I bought the welder 10+ years ago. I also bought a large (T) of MIG gas from AirGas in Prior Lake and a large (T) of Argon for the TIG from Oxygen Supply in St. Paul about 10 years ago.
You may want to see what Toll Gas in Plymouth has to offer ... http://www.tollgas.com/contact-us/locations/ ... They are [according to Google] 50 minutes - 33 miles - from your house and are open Saturday's until noon. They open at 7:30 during the week and I've managed to sneak up there on occasion during morning rush hour before work. Not like the corner store but it's not like you need to stop there every week either. I have no idea what they currently offer ... possibly lease only ... but they are really helpful and do know their stuff!!. If Lauren happens to be there tell him I said 'Hi'. Or you can give them [or him] a call and ask about what they have available.
The three vendors that I have used, Toll, AirGas and Oxygen Supply, moved the bottle to the edge of the dock and considered it "delivered into my hands". What I did with it after that was my business. You may struggle with getting it off the dock into your vehicle as they want absolutely ZERO part of the 'get it into your vehicle' responsibility. I've just laid them down in the back of the truck.
As a side note, given that you will have a fair amount of 2 x ... wood available as you reassemble the mill you may want to make a crude cradle for the tank that fits in the back of the Honda [I think that is what you own]. Its sole purpose in life will be to keep the cylinder from rolling around as you rocket around the country side.
Just some thoughts,
Arvid