So I'm a smith, I've never touched an enchanting altar and never tried to brew a potion. However if I go to an armorer I can get fairly decent armor from them and of course dungeons are littered with armor and as I understand it's even possible to get highest tier armor from dungeons and such. If I walk into the shop of an alchemist I can buy fairly decent potions, not the best mind you but I can buy potions that increase my skills, protect me, heal me, cure my diseases and much more.

Then there is enchanting. I still haven't found any way to get enchants besides on found items (which doesn't sound so appealing for a smith who would rather wear what he makes) and I've never as much as tried to make an enchant, yet I want enchants.

So my question is, should I start to religiously train my enchanting skill despite never having had any intention of being an enchanter much like I have no intention of being an alchemist, or is there any way for me to get an enchanting service without doing it myself ? Can I even do anything decent with 20 or less enchanting...

I mean I'm a smith so that's not an issue and even if I wasn't a smith I could buy armor, if I need potions there are plenty for sale all around and I don't have to learn the skill any to get by with my potion needs, but when it comes to enchants it seems to me like it's a skill that is mandatory to have... or is it ?

So let's say I've never done anything with enchanting and I'm level 34 but want to enchant my armor with some magic resistance, what do I do now ?

Yay for Fluttershy.

On-topic: The annoying thing is, to gain the ability to enchant with that effect, you need to disenchant an item with that effect. Disenchanting destroys the item. Also, for example, Fortify Health can only be applied to Armour (the chest/leg piece) which annoyed me, as I had planned to have my Glass set with all Fortify Health. Instead, I now have to find some other items to disenchant that have desired effects. In my opinion, the Enchanting system isn't good in the first place, and even worse to someone who's only just trying Enchanting at your level. (I first tried it at lvl 38, so I was in a similar frying pan to you.)