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How long does acetylene last? SteveB 03-20-2008
Posted by SteveB on March 20, 2008, 1:29 pm
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 I bought some old bottles. The O2 was hydroed in 96. It has gas in it. I
feel I can use that up, and it will be okay. What about the acetylene? Is
it still good after 5 years +?

Steve



Posted by Grant Erwin on March 20, 2008, 12:13 pm
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SteveB wrote:

> I bought some old bottles. The O2 was hydroed in 96. It has gas in it. I
> feel I can use that up, and it will be okay. What about the acetylene? Is
> it still good after 5 years +?

Absolutely.

GWE

Posted by Bob La Londe on March 20, 2008, 12:56 pm
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> SteveB wrote:
>
>> I bought some old bottles. The O2 was hydroed in 96. It has gas in it.
>> I feel I can use that up, and it will be okay. What about the acetylene?
>> Is it still good after 5 years +?
>
> Absolutely.
>
> GWE

I'm still cutting and welding occassionally with a bottle I filled close to
8 years ago. (big bottle) It is almost empty though finally.



Posted by Private on March 20, 2008, 2:03 pm
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>> SteveB wrote:
>>
>>> I bought some old bottles. The O2 was hydroed in 96. It has gas in it.
>>> I feel I can use that up, and it will be okay. What about the
>>> acetylene? Is it still good after 5 years +?
>>
>> Absolutely.
>>
>> GWE
>
> I'm still cutting and welding occassionally with a bottle I filled close
> to 8 years ago. (big bottle) It is almost empty though finally.

I suspect you will get an unpleasant surprise when you find out how much the
refill costs.

Good luck, YMMV



Posted by Bob La Londe on March 20, 2008, 11:52 pm
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>
>>> SteveB wrote:
>>>
>>>> I bought some old bottles. The O2 was hydroed in 96. It has gas in
>>>> it. I feel I can use that up, and it will be okay. What about the
>>>> acetylene? Is it still good after 5 years +?
>>>
>>> Absolutely.
>>>
>>> GWE
>>
>> I'm still cutting and welding occassionally with a bottle I filled close
>> to 8 years ago. (big bottle) It is almost empty though finally.
>
> I suspect you will get an unpleasant surprise when you find out how much
> the refill costs.
>
> Good luck, YMMV

Yeah.... I've checked prices. If I did a lot of production I'ld probably
get a plasma cutter. As it is I cut more steel with a saw than a torch.
Since I finally got a little bit of a handle on my baby MIG I almost never
braze or weld with my torch anymore. Still... I'll probably refill it.
There are some really thin metal patching projects that are easiest for me
with a torch.




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