Welding Gas

We buy our MIG welding gas from Air Liquide at 2331 50 Ave SE Unit 100. Any member can refill the bottle, send a photo of the receipt to payme@protospace.ca for reimbursement.

MIG Gas

Albee exchange cylinder by Air Liquide.

Filled with C75.

TIG Gas

TIG welding gas is pure Argon.

We buy our TIG welding gas from KMS Tools at 6311 Centre St S, Calgary, AB T2H 0C7.

Any member can take the cylinder there and have it refilled, it usually takes about 30 minutes.

Remember that you need to put the cap on the gas bottle to transport it. It is in the top drawer.

Send a photo of the receipt to payme@protospace.ca for reimbursement.

To disconnect the bottle and transport it, perform the following steps:

1. Ensure that the gas is turned off
2. Use a 27mm wrench (or equivalent) to loosen the fitting that attaches the pressure gauge to the bottle, and remove the gauge. I found the wrench in a drawer to the multi-drawer cabinet on the west side. It is a single ended shiny open-end wrench, with the number 27 engraved.
3. Put the cap on the bottle. It can be found in the top drawer of the TIG cart.
4. Take the bottle to the commercial desk of the KMS store.
5. Pay for the refill, which should be about $64, and then follow their instructions to go around to the back loading dock to pick up the tank once it is refilled.
6. Email a copy of the invoice to payme@protospace.ca, identifying what it is for and the amount. I am sure that they would like confirmation that they read the photo correctly and it matches your expectation.