Timely thread. Rob, I hope you don't mind me adding a couple questions to yours.
I just got back from a trip to the AirGas store. Cool place. There's a retail shop right down the road from me. I told the sales guy that I was a noob and looking to get started brazing bike frames. He punched me up a quote so I could come back here and ask questions about it
He recommended me this kit
http://www.airgas.com/browse/product...ct=RAD64003004
plus a 75 cubic foot (#3) Acetylene tank and a 80 cubic foot Oxygen tank. The tanks aren't cheap. They get 190 for the Oxygen tank and 150 for the Acetylene. An Oxygen fill is 25 bux and an Acetylene fill is around 40.
Everything said and done with gas, ready to rock is $700.
The guy I spoke to recommended against the "portable" outfits with the small sized tanks. He said that he's got people who bought those who are constantly in and out getting those tanks filled because they run out quickly. According to him. I dunno what these other people are using their torches for, so can't say how that relates to my case.
Can you guys offer any opinions/insight to this?