New to welding and this forum and need advice/help please!

[streiborg]

Hi
I have recently done a 2 day course to learn to weld with the jedi master known on this forum as Chukolini i believe. I absolutely loved it and am now very keen to get into it more and practice.
I have just bought a Clarke 100E Mig welder and am keen to get started with it but i need to find a gas supplier and steel supplier local to me. I live in Bournemouth, Dorset.
Can anyone suggest any?
Your help would be greatly appreciated and i'm sure there will be more questions to follow - please bear with me!!
Thanks

 

[rtbcomp]

Welcome to the forum.

I've moved this to the "Introductions" section.

 

[secretsmoker]

Hello there! I am also fairly new to welding having done a basic college course. I went to BOC who seem to have quite a few retail outlets up and down the country. Your closest dealer for Bournemouth comes up as-

Wellington Welding Supplies Ltd
11 Witney Road
Nuffield Industrial Estate Poole
BH17 0GJ

I got a membership and rental of their smallest gas bottle (50 mins continuous welding, same volume as 8x disposibles) for around 20 quid for the year if I remember correctly. Up front fee to fill it initially and subsequent refills around £18 each. If I seem to be using more gas than I thought initially, I can instead swap to one of the larger bottles.

 

[chunkolini]

Aaaah Glasshopper
or rather Hi Matt and Louise,
You have gone mad and bought welder, now both of your lives are ruined.
Your destiny is to wear a bucket on your head and talk to yourselves.
Apologies to your families.
Gas in Bournemouth?
http://www.rapidgases.com/WGS/MS/MigMag/Solid/MSMigMagSolid.aspx
These guys look ok and I think their bottles have built in regulators.
Welding supplies?
For materials have a look here http://www.asapsteellimited.co.uk/
See if they have offcuts or a scrap box.

Very pleased that the two days has set you off on a mission.
Projects next.
If you want t pop up with the welder I should be able to help you set it up.

regards, Chunko'.

 

[chunkolini]

Matt and Louise
Put pictures of your projects up in the projects section.
The robot did my head in.

 

[stuvy]

Matt and Louise your on a slippery road to ruin after getting into welding

It won't be too long before chunko talks you into building a tall bike!