Yea, I called everwhere local that is either a welding shop or beverage distributer or a fire extinguisher place. They either don't sell them or said to go to Roberts Oxygen. Thats the place that quoted me $116. I do have some old acetylene tanks laying around. I am going to see if Roberts will take them as a trade or discount.
thats where i got mine from here in glan burine, md - roberts. i dont recall paying that much. but now that i think about it , mayb it was that i paid 60.oo for the tank, then it 30 a refill .. i dunno cant remember.
If you do have some tanks already, you might be able to fill them at a paint ball store. I doubt most places will fill anything larger than a 5lb tank tho.
Yeah... The adaptor issue is true... However, the owner of my local paintball shop fixed me up with a conversion adaptor using some spare fittings for about $10. I just attach that with some Teflon tape prior to filling. No big deal.
There's a place in Fairfax called Bars by Bud that sells supplies for a home bar, and you can get a refill there easily and it may be that they sell cylinders as well. It's 8302 hilltop rd. 703-573-1010. Of course there's always Rapids wholesalers in Iowa--> http://www.dlink.org/aqua/CO2.html
Thanks for the info all. I was able to trade my acetylene tanks in at Roberts. I ended up with a 5# tank that will fit nicely in my tank stand. Now if only my regulator would arrive.....
I found a great place in Rockville to get CO2 cylinders filled...and while you wait! I wasn't keen on exchanging my shiny new aluminum cylinder for a banged up steel one, and the folks at Maryland Fire Equipment really helped me out.
