Are you sure you haven't got the original rental agreement somewhere tucked away at home, now you've had chance to think about it It's not something you would throw away intentionally I'm sureVarastorm wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:18 pm I think this is worth mentioning as I feel I've been ripped off.. again..
It might also serve as a warning or highlight the options out there for anyone looking into setting up a small tig welding setup.
When I finally got hold of a tig welder next on the list was to purchase argon. No issues. I popped to my local fabrication suppliers & had a chat about the best argon deal that would suit my needs. To be fair it was a guess & the chap highly recommended purchasing an Albee bottle.
The price was £100 quid for the bottle that I would then own & if returned would get my money back. Plus £65 for the gas. So I parted with £165 quids & walked out a happy chappie even though it cost more than the welder..
2 bottles later I get the feeling this Albee argon deal is not that cheap, as it's costing £65 quid a pop. I feel that I haven't done a huge amount of welding, only what you see on the build & am starting to question if the bottles are filled properly or there's a leak.
Years ago, I used to tig weld constantly in the local boatyard & only once did I remember running out & emptying bottle. They were big though.
So, With another Albee purchase required an alternate deal was hunted for. Armed with the Albee bottle in the boot I popped to the local BOC dealer in Gaerwen, I didn't know it existed when I was first looking for gas.
What they offered was a contract, I loan the bottle for £55 quid a year & £55 for the argon. Difference is the bottle is huge, It's a size "Y". It's around 3-4 times bigger than the Albee bottle & it's heavy, really heavy. I was persuaded, one hour later & £112'ish quid lighter we were on our way to the Albee dealer.
I walked in to the fab supplier/Albee dealer & nicely told him that it was costing too much & was returning the bottle. No problem he said, do you have the bottle & the paperwork that I was given when I first purchased the bottle? I said no to the paper work as it was long gone to which he quickly told me, no paperwork, no money for returning it. Pissed was an understatement, lying b8stard I thought.
I then spotted the guy who sold me the Albee deal & shouted him over. I was finally given £38 quid for returning it.
Ripped off.
Live & learn, I'll never use Albee or the local suppliers again..
BOC for gas & eBay for consumables every time.
Rant over..
If you paid by card you will have a record there,
Chris.