Do I need any special kind of hose to run my Argon from the regulator at the bottle to my Tig Machine or can I just buy some PVC hose at the hardware store? ( I have hose fittings)
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What Type of Hose for Argon?
Do I need any special kind of hose to run my Argon from the regulator at the bottle to my Tig Machine or can I just buy some PVC hose at the hardware store? ( I have hose fittings)
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Anything will work, you do want reinforced. You can see 40-50 psi in a line depending on the regulator.
I would just go to the weld shop and pick up a hose. Then it has the correct gas connectors on the lines.
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Yeah, any standard welding gas hose will work and any welding supplier should have them. Fittings are the same as those used on oxygen lines...Originally Posted by macona
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hose
I have use air hose for a compressor for years
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I bought reinforced PVC from the hardware store. This is for a Chinese plasma/stick/tig machine and it came with a hose fitting for the regulator end and the other end just uses a hose clamp at the machine so I didn't want to buy a hose with the standard fittings already on it.
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Just about any hose that will handle the pressure. Argon is an atmospheric gas.
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i find 6mm/1/4" nylon handy because you can use push fittings, saves time and effort looking for barbed tails and hose clips
easy to switch machines too!
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