There is a family owned welding shop that actually has two or three locations, that is very friendly. They will sell tungsten by the piece if that's what you want, sell filler rod the same way. Pick out what you want, 6 of these, 12 of that, whatever, they weigh it , no hassle. Prices aren't bad either. When I needed to buy an argon tank, I stopped there to get a price then was going to compare to another national store (Airgas) that was nearby, well, I ran into the owner in the parking lot, real nice guy. He asked me my story and told me his. He kind of talked me into getting a 80 cu" bottle, explained how handy they are, and said any time I feel I need something bigger, he'd give me full purchase price towards the bigger tank.(which I wound up doing). Anyway, I feel very welcome there.