DRY ICE FOR CRYO

[Craig Daniel]

Where do you guys buy your dry ice for cryo quench?

 

[JTknives]

Where do you guys buy your dry ice for cryo quench?

Well I don't know of anyplace that sells dry ice that is cold enough to do a "cryo" quench.

 

[SBuzek]

You can do a subzero quench with dry ice, but you can only do cryogenic with LN.
I can buy dry ice at my local grocery store.

 

[Craig Daniel]

Thanks a lot, I never thought of checking the grocery store. I meant to say sub zero quench.

 

[Larrin]

None of my local grocery stores sell it but there are more specialty supply companies that have it. After getting a dewar liquid nitrogen is more convenient.

 

[Willie71]

Check the local welding gas suppliers. In my area, they sell dry ice. Only two sell LN though. Once you get set up for LN, it’s much more convenient. A 20l dewar lasts 5 months between fills. There’s the up font cost of the dewar though.

 

[drew1972]

I get mine at Meijer.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Just type "dry ice near (your zip code)" in your browser and you will be surprised to find that many stores you shop at have it.
I used to think I had to go downtown to the dry ice/CO2 supplier until I found out that there are six places within a five mile circle that carry it. It comes in little plastic wrapped slabs that are between 5 pound and 2 pounds ( depending on the amount of sublimation). It is in innocuous square white freezer boxes up by the checkout most of the time. Cost is very low - $1 a pound. Heck, Harris Teeter will deliver it to me for free, so I could get some beer, chips, steaks for dinner, and dry ice without having to run out during a HT.

 

[Kevin McGovern]

https://dryiceideas.com/penguin-brand-dry-ice/

 

[Matt Rochester]

I get mine at Ingles

 

[LCoop]

I also get my DI at a local welding supply shop. I did a search for dry ice in my area and it listed atleast five grocery stores none of which ever carried it.

 

[Willie71]

I also get my DI at a local welding supply shop. I did a search for dry ice in my area and it listed like atleast five grocery stores none of which ever carried it.

That was my experience too.

 

[Craig Daniel]

Thanks a lot guys I really appreciate your help.

 

[Jesse Latham]

In my area WalMart carries dry ice.

 

[Storm W]

For grocery stores sometimes it's a time of year thing. They tend to carry it in the summer. Since it is a refined Co2 product its gotta come through a place that makes them so welding supply stores are a good place to try. Medical grade O2 also comes through those types of places. Praxair and Airgas are the 2 big chains that I know that actually make the gas. I bet if you asked at a good sporting goods (hunting/fishing) store they might know who stocks it in your area.

 

[samuraistuart]

I got lucky. Our nearby HEB grocery stores carry dry ice. For any north San Antonio area makers, HEB at 281/Evans, the one just south of 1604 on Bulverde road, and the one at 1604 and Blanco.