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    Quote Originally Posted by stickthis View Post
    Gas v's gasless

    - gasless can do outdoors when windy.
    - gasless rolls of wire is expencive. But if not using it often it saves you money on gas bottle rent.
    - gasless burns hotter. So not ideal compared to gas.
    - gasless leave a flux. so needs to be cleaned more than gassed welds.
    - gasless gives off more splatter.
    all correct and the reason i used gasless wire is because that was what was in the mig when i got it back from my mate....because over the years i havent done much welding nor had the need to i let my rental on the bottles go as it was expensive...

    i actually became pretty good at using a mig with normal wire and no gas...not good for panelwork though..

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    Thanks, your not wrong about cylinder rent prices.

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    i reckon i am one of the only wrecking yards that do not have a gas axe....:neutral:

    i use reciprocating saws for all my cut sections..l.which is also what i used to cut my nose cone..
    oxy is also a pain to use as you need to strip the car out so it dont catch on fire.

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    Yeah, I have an oxy here that I might use 3 or 4 times a year to cut a bearing out or cut/bend plate steel if I am building/repairing something. It is probably the most expensive tool to run in my shed because of the rent on the cylinders. I wish they would just let you buy the bloody cylinders.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozbox View Post
    i reckon i am one of the only wrecking yards that do not have a gas axe....:neutral:

    i use reciprocating saws for all my cut sections..l.which is also what i used to cut my nose cone..
    oxy is also a pain to use as you need to strip the car out so it dont catch on fire.
    G'day,

    What did you use before you discovered reciprocating saws?

    Cheers

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    never had to worry about oxy hire mates have mine service vehicles and they are fitted with bottles so it's a simple empty and exchange deal they got going on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gas On View Post
    G'day,

    What did you use before you discovered reciprocating saws?

    Cheers
    oxy....but like said the cost was bullshit and the labour involved in stripping a car to do a cut section using oxy outweighed the cost of what you charge for the cut....never mind having to breath all the tar and sealers and crap...:knockout:

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