Start up cost---- Tanks--????

[Gary Max]

Gary, if you want to drive to Indiana you can get a good deal from this guy http://terrehaute.craigslist.org/tls/3129607689.html

Search on
http://www.searchtempest.com/result...1&category=8&subcat=sss&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max

Adjust to where your willing to drive. Ebay has a bunch too.

Thanks Charley---- that would be a 600 mile drive-----after I figure out the cost and time it would not really help much. Transportation cost has become a real big deal these days. I will keep hunting around.

 

[Splat]

Definitely agree with avoiding the 110v machines. I know guys that have went 110v only to have to buy a 220v machine down the road because the 110 wouldn't do what they thought it could. I've got a Lincoln Electric Sp-175+ (220v) and love it. It handles everything we've asked of it and I wouldn't go with anything smaller.

 

[rickard]

Man I own my B Tanks for the simple reason 12 months rent and you could have bought them. and since I got weeks/months on end w/o using:whistle: my torch Why pay rent on tanks that are just laying under my bed ?

 

[November X-ray]

Sometimes renting can be beneficial, such as a tax deduction when outright owning may only allow short term depreciation (I usually buy high and sale low anyways so it doesn't matter).

Gary have you checked with your local welding supply and see if they have any "deals" for new customers?

 

[Gary Max]

The one and only local welding supply is the same cost as TSC. The only real difference is there are 1200 TSC's and I can swap the tanks at any one of them 7 days a week. I even tried talking the local guy into a deal if I bought my mig off them also----- they really didn't care one way or the other.