City Welding Sales and Service, Inc.

Company history

• Founded in October 1958 by John Coffey as City Welding Sales.
• Still family run; his son, Shawn Coffey, has managed the business since around 1980.
• The business has deep roots in the metalworking and welding trades going back multiple generations.

What we do

• Provide welding and industrial gas application expertise based on more than 60 years of experience.
• Supply gases and welding-related products to customers of all sizes.
• Serve many top organizations in the Chicago area.

Customer focus

• Serve any size customer, from small users to large industrial accounts.
• Aim to be approachable and easy to work with for both new and long-standing customers.

Service philosophy

• Emphasis on long-term experience in welding and industrial gas applications.
• Local, family ownership and continuity since 1958.

Helium

• Balloon inflation (promotional, party, and weather balloons).
• MIG and TIG welding applications.
• Scientific experimentation.
• HeliOx mixtures for certain scuba diving applications.
• Inert atmospheres.
• Available in industrial grade and special scientific purity grades.

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Beverage carbonation and beer dispensing.
• Aquarium and pool water treatment (pH neutralizing).
• Fire suppression.
• MIG welding of steel.
• Pipe freezing.
• Making dry ice.
• Paintball cartridge refilling.
• Artificial grow environments.
• Available in industrial grade and special scientific purity grades through research grade 5.5.

Propane

• BBQ grilling.
• Temporary heat.
• Plumber pots and weed burners.
• Ice melting.
• Welding machines and flame cutting.
• Oxy-propane torch applications.
• Forklifts and floor-cleaning machines.
• Other propane-powered engines.

Pure Argon

• TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding for stainless steel, mild steel, aluminum, nickel, and copper alloys.
• MIG (metal inert gas) welding of aluminum.

Argon mixes

• Argon/CO2 blends (such as 75/25, 90/10, 95/5) for MIG welding of mild steel and some stainless steel in short-circuit and modified transfer methods.
• Argon/oxygen blends (such as 98/2) for spray transfer methods in mild steel welding.
• Argon/hydrogen blends (for example, 95% argon / 5% hydrogen) for plasma welding.
• Argon with 1–3% hydrogen for TIG welding of stainless steel, especially in high-speed or automated applications.

Oxygen

• Oxygen/acetylene, oxygen/propane, oxygen/mapp or propylene, and oxygen/hydrogen welding and cutting.
• Laser assist gas.
• Aviators breathing oxygen.
• Laboratory and scientific applications.
• Available from industrial through specialty scientific purity levels.

Nitrogen

• High-pressure source for pressure testing parts and equipment.
• Charging hydraulic accumulators.
• Charging paintball gun cartridges, air-powered pellet guns, and BB rifles.
• Laser assist gas for stainless steel or applications requiring finer cuts.
• Heat-treating atmospheres.
• Fire suppression.
• Food preservation atmospheres.
• Automotive tire filling and shock absorber charging.
• Scientific applications such as gas chromatography.

Nitrous oxide (racing nitrous)

• Scientific experimentation.
• Enhancement or acceleration of combustion in high-performance or race car engines.

Acetylene

• Oxygen/acetylene flame cutting and welding.
• Flame ionization and atomic absorption applications.

Additional gases listed on the website

City Welding also lists the following categories of gases:

• Beer gas, beer mix, beverage gas.
• Laser mixes and laser assist gases.
• Liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid argon.
• Scientific and specialty gases.

For specific gas grades, mixtures, and availability, customers should contact City Welding directly.

Primary service regions

• City of Chicago and surrounding areas.
• Cook County, including communities such as Evanston, Lincolnwood, Northbrook, Skokie, and many others.
• Lake County, Illinois.
• McHenry County communities including Crystal Lake, Harvard, McHenry, Spring Grove.

Examples of suburbs listed on the website

Examples of suburbs within City Welding's delivery territory include (but are not limited to):

• Addison, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Bensenville, Bolingbrook, Buffalo Grove, Burr Ridge, Cicero, Des Plaines, Deerfield, Elgin, Elmhurst, Franklin Park, Gilberts, Glenview, Hampshire, Lombard, Melrose Park, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Niles, Norridge, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Ridge, Streamwood, Wheeling, Willow Springs, Wilmette, Zion, and others.

City Welding indicates that it services areas in and outside of Chicago and delivers to many suburbs throughout the region.

Delivery

• Cylinder and gas delivery is available throughout the listed service area.
• The website highlights next-day delivery availability for certain CO2 and gas services, where noted.

Customers should contact City Welding directly for current delivery schedules, fees, and any minimum order requirements.

Walk-in service

• Walk-in service is available at the Skokie location for services such as CO2 refills, new cylinder purchases, helium rentals, and propane refills.
• The website notes "walk-in speedy service" for certain CO2 services.

For the latest details on what can be done on a walk-in basis versus by delivery, customers should call or email City Welding.

Lists Weldiya as a location. Names Chicago as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

• New 5 lb aluminum CO2 cylinder, full: $120
• Offer notes: "WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Plus tax."

This special is specifically for a 5-pound aluminum CO2 cylinder filled, as described on the site.

Important pricing notes

• All prices are subject to change.
• Availability of the CO2 special and any other promotions can change without notice.
• For current pricing on CO2, helium, propane, and other gases, customers should contact City Welding directly by phone, text, or email.

If a caller asks for prices that are not listed here, the agent must advise them to contact City Welding for up-to-date pricing rather than estimating or guessing.

Address

• Office and walk-in location: 7310 Kedzie Ave., Skokie, IL 60076-4049

Office hours

• Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Saturday and Sunday: Not listed on the website (contact City Welding to confirm any weekend availability).

Phone, text, and email

• Main phone: +1 (847) 676-2090
• Additional phone (listed on website): +1 (847) 676-0003
• Text: 312-956-4917
• Email: sales@citywelding.com

Online resources

• Website: https://citywelding.com
• Online catalog link for welding-related supplies is available via the website.

For any questions about products, services, pricing, or deliveries, customers should call, text, or email City Welding during office hours.

Examples of safety clothing and protective items listed include:

• FR (flame-resistant) welding jackets.
• FR welding bibs and aprons.
• FR welding gloves.
• Aluminized gloves.
• Welding goggles.
• Automatic, auto-darkening welding helmets.
• Static shade 10 welding helmets.
• FR fiberglass welding blankets.
• Leather welding garments.

The website notes that additional items may be available on request.

Welding and cutting consumables

Examples of consumables and related equipment listed on the website include:

• Industrial gas flowmeters and regulators.
• Balloon fillers.
• Brazing rod.
• Cut-off wheels.
• Torches (cutting and heating).
• Plasma cutters and consumables.
• Cylinder carts.
• Welding rod and electrodes.
• Filler metals.
• Flux core wire and rod.
• Flap discs and flap wheels.
• Grinding wheels.
• Hammers.
• Hose.
• Needle scalers.
• Oxygen regulators.
• Pastes and related products.

For specific brands, sizes, and current stock availability, customers should contact City Welding directly or consult the online catalog linked from the website.

Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.