Hey guys been searching for a good hour or so and have come across nothing explaining how to plumb up my Welder and what couplings I need, so thought I would ask around here :happy:

Don't want to go into a store and not know what I need because they rub there hands together while I get bent over. :laff:

 

Not seen those small cylinders before. The Fitting (with the oring) under the pressure regualtor is your regular gas cylinder connection, a fairly standard connection that all gas cylinders have. A decent welding store whould be able to sell you an adaptor that it will screw into and allow you to screw (? pics a bit unclear) the argon bottle into. The fitting under the flow regulator is just a standard gas connector. Should be able to get a male nipple that will screw onto it, then you just need a short piece of tig gas hose to go between that connector and the connector on the welding machine. They should be able to sell you a couple of regular band clamps for the gas hose, or they might give you clinch fittings that you close up with a pair of sidecutters. The clinch type clamps are a one use only deal and need to be cut off if you want to change it around.

Garden hose and duct tape :glare:

You need a connection to suit the small bottle.

 

The regulator and flow meter you have is designed for a larger bottle. Like an D-E-G size bottle.

 

The connection you need is just a hose with a valve, no regulator.

 

Take your gas line into the store and ask for one the suits a disposable bottle.

Cheer ryan , yea got the little bottle plumped up :glare: and it lasted about 5 minutes.

So went to BOC this week and got a D - size( Rent $12/Month - $140/ Refill ) all my orginal plumbing all fitted .

Will chuck pics up in that weekend hacker welder thread. I'm also looking at a plamsa cutter :laff: