Hello from France

[alec.sandman]

Hello all

I'm french (my english is bad, sorry ) I'm beginner to welding.
I recently bought a kempotig AC/DC 250
I'm an electronic technician.

 

[cumbriasteve]

Welcome to the forum

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Welcome aboard, Alec And, there's nothing wrong with your English - it's certainly better than my schoolboy French.

 

[galooph]

Welcome to the forum, Alec! Your English is très bien

 

[fizzy]

Welcome from Pays de Gaulle!
Nice machine to start with. What part of France are you from?

 

[steveo3002]

hello

 

[alec.sandman]

Nice machine to start with. What part of France are you from?

I live in Rouen (Normandy)

Welcome aboard, Alec And, there's nothing wrong with your English - it's certainly better than my schoolboy French.

Thank you

 

[Barking Mat]

Bienvenue, ta trouvez une site tres unique ici, c'est plein de genes tres sympa et ouvert, avec une enorme connaisance de tous formes de soudure et en plus de ca tous qui es usinage, mechanic, hydraulic etc. Tig c'est super entre cette site et YouTube tu peux pas tromper.

Your English is excellent. My written French is very moyen.

Tu va commence avec du acier, ou inox?

Bon courage, excuse moi si je tu 'toyais' no idea how to spell that.

Mat

 

[alec.sandman]

Bienvenue, ta trouvez une site tres unique ici, c'est plein de genes tres sympa et ouvert, avec une enorme connaisance de tous formes de soudure et en plus de ca tous qui es usinage, mechanic, hydraulic etc. Tig c'est super entre cette site et YouTube tu peux pas tromper.

Merci, ton français n'est pas trop mauvais

I watch lot of video of weldingtipsandtricks youtube channel

Bon courage, excuse moi si je tu 'toyais' no idea how to spell that.

No problem.

Tu va commence avec du acier, ou inox?

No idea, maybe stainless steel because my mother wants to make an alembic

 

[Barking Mat]

Now that's a quality project. A still. I'd like to meet your mother, she sounds a right character. I started Tig welding stainless, its beautiful to weld. Have you been to see 'air liquid' to rent a bottle? Its argon you want. Supplies of Tig consumables are much cheaper on the net compared to your local industry suppliers.

 

[alec.sandman]

Have you been to see 'air liquid' to rent a bottle? Its argon you want.

Not yet. In France there are two choices, buying or rent. In France the returnable bottle is very expensibe (approximately 400€ - 350£ for 2.1 m3)
for 4.2 m3 or 10m3 bottle, buying is forbidden. rent only.

I search a used bottle because is less expensive compared to a new bottle

Local industrie suppliers is very very expensive. I know "rapid welding". what else ?
I search tungstene electrode binzel E3.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I'd like to meet your mother, she sounds a right character.

I noticed "Blind Date" is back on the TV.

 

[Barking Mat]

Yes and no. I have an account with air liquid, off the top of my head, I think I pay 230? Every three years, and a halfbig bottle is about 150, I'm talking euros as I'm In Brittany. If you pay 480 ish linde will sell you a bottle for life which if you can afford it is obviously the way to go. In the UK there are 'hobbygas' type contacts but here you don't have many options.

I reccomend 'harterung oxad' I'll check the spelling of that, they are quite competitive and have stock. (French local supplier),

Think of looking at a decent automatic darkening mask, mak

 

[Barking Mat]

That's 150 for a refill.

 

[KemppiFrog]

Hi Alec and welcome to the site.
I use Linde for rental and my bill has just come in for three years @ €263 (ouch!) and €90 for a re-fill. You might look at https://www.laboutiquedusoudeur.com...bobines-fils/bobine-fil-acier-diametre-300-mm
I buy mig wire and tig rods from them. Check out the gas bottles at discount.

An alembic huh? My neighbour turned up with some eau de vie that his father had put down in 1944. 80% alcohol. Makes pineau with a kick

 

[ajlelectronics]

Tu va

Hmmm... ;-)

 

[alec.sandman]

I don't find 'harterung oxad'

Think of looking at a decent automatic darkening mask, mak

I will definitely buying a 3M speedglas.
Hi KempiFrog, (je vois qu'il y a d'autre Français ici )
I know "laboutiquedusoudeur.com"

I will not solder much this year, so renting a bottle is not profitable.

 

[MCKDAVID]

salut Alec, Bienvenue

I gave up paying rent on bottles a while ago, if you only use a medium quantity. You can definitely buy them, "bouteille - fait sans convention d'emballage ECOPASS" from air liquide you can buy the bottles at 1m3, and bigger. I went for 1m3, and seem to remember paying around 250 euros for my around 4 years ago. The bottles are then yours, and you just pay for the refill. ok the refill is higher than the "rental" version. After trying the long term rental contract for 10 + years, this method seemed to be the most economic version for my usage.

if you need their contact details, send me a pm, and I'll pass it forward.

bon continuation.
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