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-We buy our 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.
+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 ====
+'''Important:''' Don't forget the metal cap with you as they are mandatory while transporting bottles.
+====MIG Gas====
 Albee exchange cylinder by Air Liquide.
 Filled with C75.
-==== TIG Gas ====
+====TIG Gas====
-TBD.
+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:
+# Ensure that the gas is turned off
+# 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.
+# Put the cap on the bottle.  It can be found in the top drawer of the TIG cart.
+# Take the bottle to the commercial desk of the KMS store.
+# 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.
+# 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.
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