Mig welding gas

[kit of bits]

Hello chaps
I’m after some mig welding gas, preferably an out right purchase not yearly contract.
I’ve always used BOC argoshield light.
Any recommendations for a similar product?
Dave.

[111Robin]

I've used this place before, bought a bottle years ago and still haven't emptied it yet but I'm not exactly a prolific welder.
https://hobbyweld.co.uk/product-categor ... g-welding/

[MagicWandWoody]

I uses 'SGS Gases'. There's no annual bottle rental. You buy the gas and pay a bottle-deposit.

When you go for a refill they swap the bottle and you just pay for the gas. Plus you also pay the difference (if any) between the current deposit minus the deposit you already paid. Which is fair - it means your deposit is always topped-up to be the same as the current deposit that any new customer would pay.

If you ever give up welding and take the bottle back, deposit is refunded.

https://www.sgsgases.co.uk/product-cate ... g-welding/

[Peter Laidler]

Yes, HobbyGas are as good as it gets for me. My HobbyGas man always gives me a good deal and good advice too

[Exminiman]

Ditto Hobbygas

[trevorhp]

SGS are local to me and have several outlets in the Southwest.
Good rates and no contract :argoshield, oxygen and Acetylene
All pay as you go.

T

[Old English White]

I also use Hobbyweld5 for the MIG. It is convenient and I prefer to pay as and when I need some rather than spend a large sum on rental when I might not use any gas for months....
It seems fairly readily available now, which clearly is important. There were some supply issues at one time.

['S'-type]

Hello chaps
I’m after some mig welding gas, preferably an out right purchase not yearly contract.
I’ve always used BOC argoshield light.
Any recommendations for a similar product?
Dave.

Looks like this is the closest Hobby weld agent to you.

Paragon Tool Hire Ltd
Home Farm Yard Bourton Buckingham MK18 7DU
Telephone: 01280 822 282

Also at Bicester Heritage

[peasantslife]

Try the local motor factors....They may have contacts with Hobby or SGS, and their discounts for volume mean they can undersell straight agents...My local factor supplys Hoby and does a better price to me than published..

[kit of bits]

Thanks for the input chaps, what gas mix are you using?
D

[gazza82]

Thanks for the input chaps, what gas mix are you using?
D

Hobbyweld 5 ... https://hobbyweld.co.uk/products/hobbyw ... lding-gas/

[MagicWandWoody]

Oxygen in a mix... hadn't heard of that. At first glance you'd think that would make the weld pool hotter and runnier so overall resulting in more difficulty controlling penetration and so more blow-through on thin body panels by cack-handed welders like myself. But according to one widely-referenced doco the opposite is true:

"On thin gauge base metals, the oxygen constituent promotes arc stability at very low current levels (30 to 60 amps) permitting the arc to be kept short and controllable. This helps minimize excessive melt-through and distortion by lowering the total heat input to the base material."

I'll have to try it.

The quote comes from here: https://www-eng.lbl.gov/~shuman/NEXT/MA ... Manual.pdf (Page 37). More up-to-date info is surely available... it's from 1998 and Praxair no longer exists.

[cobolman]

Another vote for Hobbyweld5 here. I get it from my local Wellington Welding Supplies - they're great people!

[gazza82]

Thanks for the input chaps, what gas mix are you using?
D

Hobbyweld 5 ... https://hobbyweld.co.uk/products/hobbyw ... lding-gas/

Should also add I get mine from ER Meakes, Lane End, Bucks if it helps ... https://www.ermeakes.com/