Just paid this site a quick visit to look around. Got interrupted twice by a popup asking me to sign up. I didn't see any particular deals and don't have the patience for a web site like that.IOC has a great reputation:
Welding Supplies Online - Welder Supply Store | WeldingSuppliesfromIOC.com
www.weldingsuppliesfromioc.com
We have a great local shop here, so I buy all our stuff through them.
I'd rather support a local community brick & mortar business as long as prices are reasonable.For consumables I have a great local source so I think I will stick with them.
I see what you did there.I have two local suppliers that blow Airgas out of the water. Both sell wholesale metal to boot.
The lowest price guy will sell any amount and cut to order. The last project I did I asked him to cut to lengths within a 1/4". When I got it home all I had to do was throw it on the floor to setup and weld.
I did a lot of business with Airgas before I retired. We used massive amounts of common and no so common analytical gases. I had one 80cf cylinder that cost over three grand. Comon gasses like nitrogen and even some custom mixes were dirt cheap on our University contract.I see what you did there.Airgas is crazy here too.