gas cylinder size

[cnieto]

Gentelmen,

I was wondering what size gas cylinder is recommended for working on go karts. I have a 3 in 1 welder and would like to get a C-25 bottle to use on the mig setting. I know there is gasless wire but I like the look of the solid wire better. Any advice would be helpful thank you. Here are some pictures of my project. Also if possible can anyone I.D. this kart.

 

[Poboy kartman]

Most folks go for a small bottle for convenience and portability. What's more important is what's in the bottle...I guess most use 75% argon 25% CO2...but someone who knows about 100 times more will answer that question.

Pretty sure what you have is a Manco...(maybe Red Fox????)..again..someone will probably tell you the model...(I'm not sure of that.)

So....I guess I should just shut up now....except: to the forum!

Edit: Look at the center of your steering wheel....if it has the face of a fox on it...it's a Red Fox.

 

[KartFab]

call your local welding shop. I personally like the 40 or 80 cu ft bottles because they are kinda portable, and can still hold a bit of gas. I am pretty sure you can only go up to a certain size before you have to rent one (i think up to 125 cu ft) unless you own a large one. I have a big one that i think is around 330 cu ft and it only goes on my big welder that i roll around. Could kill a kid if it tipped over, but not a smaller one. Just something to think about. Always have it chained to welder.

If you do a lot of welding, a bigger bottle is cheaper in the long run, but if you just weld as a hobby then the smaller one may make sense.

 

[Denny]

First off any bottle could kill someone if the valve is broken off.
No matter the size of the bottle make sure it is chained to a wall or some other similar thing so that it cant be knocked over. Now that we got the safety stuff out of the way get the biggest bottle you can afford it sucks to run out of gas on a Sunday morning when you really have a good thrash going on and your welds are coming out perfect. I have 2 125's I believe. the bigger ones are just too heavy for this old man anymore. Good luck.

Denny

 

[Poboy kartman]

First off any bottle could kill someone if the valve is broken off.


Denny

WAIT!!! Have you been watching old 'Jaws' reruns?

 

[Denny]

I can't really talk about how I happen to know this. Let's just say it involved a 20 ft piece of I beam, Lake Michigan, a sledge hammer, lots of alcohol and bad judgement.


Denny

 

[cnieto]

i called the LSW for the price on an 80cf cylinder and he offered me a 122cf for ten bucks more so i'm picking that up later on thanks alot folks
I don't see anything on the steering wheel looks like it had a sticker at one time, well i picked this up for $120 to start my son on some mechanics and welding fabrication for the summer again thanks