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[Andy B]

nice work shop debs  that looks bigger than my house  

I thought that everybody was capable of MIG welding!  :-?     Press the trigger & away you go.
Try TIGing thin ally sheet, that's when you have fun!        (and yes I can )

[miggcddave]

very handy that two post car hoist i wish i could get one in my garage   im still using jacks and ramps very hard welding cars lying on yer back

[miggcddave]

nice work shop debs  that looks bigger than my house  

I thought that everybody was capable of MIG welding!  :-?     Press the trigger & away you go.
Try TIGing thin ally sheet, that's when you have fun!        (and yes I can )

now we are talking t i g welding best welding of all its clean no sparks  its great  

[Andy B]

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now we are talking t i g welding best welding of all its clean no sparks  its great  

and some of these little inverter sets are getting quite afford-able    

[miggcddave]

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now we are talking t i g welding best welding of all its clean no sparks  its great  

and some of these little inverter sets are getting quite afford-able    

yes thats my next big purchase a inverter tig with about 180 amps should do very nice you can also arc weld with these sets aswel . just got to find some where to get argon gas for welding st/steel and aluminum   start to make a few pounds then

[Andy B]

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yes thats my next big purchase a inverter tig with about 180 amps should do very nice you can also arc weld with these sets aswel . just got to find some where to get argon gas for welding st/steel and aluminum   start to make a few pounds then

I've used them. Brilliant bits of kit.
I've been thinking along exactly the same lines    
180amps? Do you need more than a domestic supply?  :-/  :-/

[miggcddave]

no you can buy them with 110 volts or 230 volts i have used loads on these voltages they are great . best sets are esab but very pricey but for work shop use the cheaper set are very good

[Andy B]

no you can buy them with 110 volts or 230 volts ..

I thinking current rather han voltage ie can you stick a 13 amp domestic plug on it or do you need a dedicated supply from the consumer unit?  :-/

[Kevin Wood]

Wow! A proper project and a proper workshop to do it in.

Kevin

[Andy B]

Wow!  ....... a proper workshop to do it in.

Kevin

So when do we have an OOF meet at Deb's place?        

[Darth Loo-knee]

I bought a Solar Auto Dimming Welding Mask about 15 years ago at a cost of around £250
As long as you don't drop them they last for years, I still have mine

[Kevin Wood]

Wow!  ....... a proper workshop to do it in.

Kevin

So when do we have an OOF meet at Deb's place?        

Don't know but if we ever wanted to enter Scrapheap Challenge I'd say we're sorted.  

Kevin

[miggcddave]

yes they use a 13 amp plug and will run off a domestic out let . i used the set from work at home loads of times . because its a inverter it wacks the power up inside the set so it will run on 230 volts . but if you do buy one of these sets make sure it has a cooling fan built in or it will over heat and trip out untll cool then come back on .  

[Andy B]

yes they use a 13 amp plug and will run off a domestic out let . i used the set from work at home loads of times . because its a inverter it wacks the power up inside the set so it will run on 230 volts . but if you do buy one of these sets make sure it has a cooling fan built in or it will over heat and trip out untll cool then come back on .  

 [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] and AC for ally!  

[miggcddave]

yes they use a 13 amp plug and will run off a domestic out let . i used the set from work at home loads of times . because its a inverter it wacks the power up inside the set so it will run on 230 volts . but if you do buy one of these sets make sure it has a cooling fan built in or it will over heat and trip out untll cool then come back on .  

 [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] and AC for ally!  

yes you can get these set with ac/dc just flick the switch and your on ac . and still on 230 volts they are brill