[filmscanners] Re: CO2 vs.Nitrogen

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Most cities have suppliers of assorted gas in gas canisters.  Some of
these companies charge a rental or deposit on the cylinder, and the gas
recharge isn't very expensive, as I recall, even for the large ones.

Nitrogen gas has many uses and is commonly available in tanks.

Art


Bill Pearce wrote:

> I do know of someone that uses nitrogen for airbrushing, with good results.
> He has one of those five foot tall silver cylinders, and I won't ask just
> how he got it, but if it was full when it fell off the back of the truck, it
> will last at least several lifetimes.
>
> For those of us that don't follow trucks around waiting for something to
> fall, the key is availability. The 20 lb. CO2 cylinder is available from
> anyone who services resturant soda machines, and cost about $15 to refill.
> Getting nitrogen in smaller cylinders is another matter.
>
> Oh, and Nortronics cleaning kits! That information was inclosed in a part of
> my brain that I thought had been destroyed in an alcolol haze. Thanks for
> making me remember it, thus giving me faith that all synapses aren't
> destroyed!
>
> Bill Pearce
>
>
>


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