I just bought my first welder and I was wondering if anyone knows of a place in the Cincinnati area that would have some scrap metal that I could learn on? I checked at some local mechanics shops that I know of and I could only get some extra exhaust pipe. Nothing flat and nothing thick. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

go to a junk yard and pick up some crap fenders or something. there is plenty of resources, just gotta find em

 

hirschberg steel(sp?)
they have a bunch of stuff

 

I found a couple steel/pipe plants that gave me some slitter and scraps. There are a lot on the river. You guys are right. There is a lot out there. Just have to find some people that are nice enough to help you though.

 

also if you post ad on craigslist i had few people nice enough to give me scrap, some body shops aswell

 

I recommend taking The Great Oaks welding class. They are a adult learning school in cincinnati.
The classes are pretty resonable and you get access to all different welders and materials. They teach you everything from the ground up. I enjoyed it.

Also, you could try calling metal recycle centers and see if they have anything.

 

I'll have to look this up. Thank you for the information everyone.