One 40liter bottle of pure argon or nitrogen, is that enough?

[Incorrigible77777]

Just called local gas company they say the standard size they offer is 40L for nitrogen and other types of inert gas

 

[Deafsn0w]

Yeah, that's more than enough

 

[Weary_Rabbit]

Sorry if this is a silly question but are argon and nitrogen the painless equivalent to the helium method?

 

[dilapidatedMind]

Yeah, that's more than enough

Why did you disappear?

 

[Meditation guide]

Just called local gas company they say the standard size they offer is 40L for nitrogen and other types of inert gas

That is a big canister. Even a 20 liter one is more than enough.

 

[Deafsn0w]

Sorry if this is a silly question but are argon and nitrogen the painless equivalent to the helium method?

Yes, but now helium has only 80% helium and 20% oxygen.

 

[SpanishLullaby]

I was planning on using a 2 litre bottle of Nitrogen. Was talking to a welder online and he said a 2 litre bottle (with a flow rate of 15lpm) will last for 26 minutes.

So yeah, I'm going to assume 40litres is a whole lot more than safe ;)

BTW, I don't know how accurate my first point is so don't go out and buy a 2 litre because I said. I'm a little skeptical about that myself. However, Max Dog Brewing (where I bought my regulator) recommend using this size cylinder:


And here's the cylinder I plan on using:


The one I plan on using is actually a bigger cylinder than the one used by Max Dog. Now I don't know if this means it has more gas inside or not so take that with a grain of salt.

Help is appreciated but please dont post links to /pics of stores. It is this reason that is becoming hard to attain ctb supplies. Last year companies such as these changed their online buying policies as they were alerted by pro-lifers stalking this site that their tanks were not being used as intended. It would be great if you could delete those pics immediately. Thanks.


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