welding gas Co2 or Argon
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I need to get some welding gas soon for repairing the car, just wanted to know what gas i need to get, what mixture of what etc.

And what type pressure regulator? i'm guessing the argon type one but i'm not 100%.

Any help would be great.

Argon/CO2 mix (Argoshield if you go to BOC) will give better results on thinner stuff like car panels.

I have an argon regulator for sale:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=392827

Brand new, never used.

Nice one thanks, i'll note that down, boc is where i'll be going. And not 100% where i'll be getting my regulator from as i need a few bits so i might buy one where i can get all the other bits at the same time.
Thanks for the offer though.

Edited by george91 on 3rd Feb, 2011.

i weld with argoshield these days, but i preferred CO2 for migging mild steel over argon, just seemed to weld nicer, but thats when i was learning, probably be a different matter now though :)

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I always use just CO2 for mild steel, I have used CO2/argon mix before, but it didn't seem to weld any different tbh.

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Thanks for the help guys, i think i'll have a look at the prices but argoshield is the favourite atm.

i use co2

i have used co2/argon mix but prefered the co2

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i think the weld is a bit cleaner with the co2/argon mix - but co2 is fine.

Argoshield light for me,although at the moment im using up half a bottle of "linde corgon" that came with my welder.Its a slightly different co2/argon mix and seems much the same as the argoshield to be honest.

Cheers Ross.

Cheers Ross.

Nice one, Ross argoshield light does ring a bell now, think i have been recmonded that by someone before.

hi mate there is lots of info on here. I have been reading for the last 4 hrs.

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/shielding-gas.htm

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Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

I,ve always used what I have available as it seems it relies on technique as much as the sheilding gas.

Having said that I prefer the Argon/5% CO2 mix as I find that with 20% CO2 mix or pure CO2 the weld is cooled faster than I like.
I used to be able to get my bottles filled with CO2 by a local fire extinguisher company - 60lbs of CO2 for £25 !