Hobby weld

[Richard Hollis Haynes]

Hi all
all you expert welders out there have you used hobby welding gas, is it any good and is it value for money
at the moment I have a BOC account and thinking of changing to hobby weld mig gas all your suggestion's are welcome
Richard

 

[Tangledfeet]

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/forums/shielding-gas-and-regulators.27/

Discussed very regularly so worth looking in this forum.

 

[Ashley Burton]

All depends on how much gas you use & how much your local supplier is charging

I'm using SGS atm

 

[zzr1200]

All depends on how much gas you use & how much your local supplier is charging

I'm using SGS atm

And how far away your supplier is, plus their opening hours....

 

[hotponyshoes]

Never had any problems with the quality of the gas.
If you use more than 2-3 bottles a year boc is cheaper.
You can either spend hours working out the best price for your usage or just go with the most convenient/nearest supplier and not worry about the extra £1.22.

 

[James1979]

Never had any problems with the quality of the gas.
If you use more than 2-3 bottles a year boc is cheaper.
You can either spend hours working out the best price for your usage or just go with the most convenient/nearest supplier and not worry about the extra £1.22.

I use the Ultra size for MIG and the smaller size for TIG. Ultra works out more gas per £ due to the higher pressure / volume or sommat. The guy did say about it but I was distracted by shiny stuff and wasn't really paying attention You save about £10 per small cylinder's worth if you buy the big'uns.

As said above - yeah BOC is cheaper if you use more than a couple of cylinders but I hate them so I stick with Hobbyweld. Plus the guy at Hobbyweld here is a nice old boy who gives me free sh1t so it balances out

 

[frank horton]

def go hobby weld.....
available country wide....
I can remember when BOC had the monopoly....40 odd years ago.....
treated everyone like poo....with stupid delivery prices......
went to Air Products for a while then just quit.....

 

[Nick DV]

Hi & welcome If you have a BOC account, would it not be better to use them If you want to keep away from BOC, use SGS, they have a local agent in your area.

 

[Munkul]

Bear in mind that the smaller bottles - the 9 litre in particular - is only 130bar ish. You get a pitifully small amount of gas compared to a 20 litre at 200 bar.

For the odd bit of MIG welding, a small bottle is probably fine, but if you're planning on doing any TIG work, even practice, the 9l bottle will last less than 2 hours.

MIG gas flow rate is similar, maybe less, but you don't have the post flow that you'd use with TIG, so it lasts longer. Plus you actually lay your welds a lot faster with MIG.

 

[James1979]

^^ yup. What I forgot to say is that I’ll be swapping the 10l out for a second big one when funds allow. It doesn’t last long on tig at all.

 

[Matrixx]

Don't BOC have that special offer on still?

 

[skotl]

Don't BOC have that special offer on still?

Yep - that's what the above are referring to. Used to be "volkszone" plan now it's the hobbyist plan

 

[Jbo2231]

I went with adamsgas, 10L bottle filled to 200bar. Havent used it yet but if the gas is what it says it is on the tin then I paid £200 for a 10L 200bar pure argon and 10L 200bar 5%co2/95%argon blend. That includes deposits of I think £55 each bottle, no rent to pay.

 

[tlovatt]

I went with adamsgas, 10L bottle filled to 200bar. Havent used it yet but if the gas is what it says it is on the tin then I paid £200 for a 10L 200bar pure argon and 10L 200bar 5%co2/95%argon blend. That includes deposits of I think £55 each bottle, no rent to pay.

My experience with Adams gas is you need to take a regulator and check the pressure of the bottles, far too many are down considerably on what they should be, otherwise convenient and reasonably priced.

 

[Jbo2231]

I keep a 20L Hobbyweld as it costs nothing; fortunately I get the full size bottles from work and only pay what the company pays so much cheaper than an account.

Hobbyweld is a tri mix gas of 93% 5% and 2% oxygen and the oxygen makes the difference.

I was originally going for hobbyweld but the closest stockists to me that are open on a Saturday were 47 miles away and were making it the most difficult process they could. I doubt my welding will be good enough to notice the difference. When I have practiced a bit I can always return the Adamsgas and move to hobbywelf

 

[Tangledfeet]

Must admit that having had a look at the Adams Gas websie their prices do look very good.

However, only of value if you live in the South East of England!

 

[Cobbler]

Must admit that having had a look at the Adams Gas websie their prices do look very good.

However, only of value if you live in the South East of England!

They have stockists, I get mine changed at Eagle plant. Put your postcode into the website & it will give you a list of stockists.

 

[Tangledfeet]

They have stockists, I get mine changed at Eagle plant. Put your postcode into the website & it will give you a list of stockists.

I've just given them a call and they have two distributors in Scotland; I'd have to drive (for whichever!) either halfway across or halfway up Scotland!

 

[Cobbler]

I've just given them a call and they have two distrubutors in Scotland; I'd have to drive (for whichever!) either halfway across or halfway up Scotland!

Well, if you will live in the arctic regions ...........