Hello fellow welders.
First off great forum packed full of knowledge. Probably a bit to much lol gets abit daunting.
I have just started a 2year day release welding and fabrication course(mainly focusing on tig). I am also in the process of getting a garage built at the end of my garden. I have a few questions but not sure if I am in the right place. My questions I'm struggling with.
1) I am after a tig welder for practicing in my garage. Probably be welding steel and stainless no thicker then 3mm. Work have loaned me a sip weldmate p208 for now.
2) I will be using an air compressor rated at 20a and this welder I'm using at the mo pulls 20a too. I will also want sockets and light and am unsure of what size breaker to use to supply a garage consumer unit? wether it will need to be on the rcd side or not? And what size armourded cable to use? Also do I have to take a separate earth or will 3core swa do.
The cable run will be about 30 to 40 meters as the consumer unit is at the front of the house and the garage is 20 meters from the back door. Plan is to go out the top of the consumer unit to the loft then across to the side of the house which is terrest. Out by the eves and drop the cable down to a fence and support it along there into the garage.
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. I might just add I'm only doing the donkey work and getting materials. I have an electrician changing my consumer unit and connecting at both ends. Thanks in advance.
First off great forum packed full of knowledge. Probably a bit to much lol gets abit daunting.
I have just started a 2year day release welding and fabrication course(mainly focusing on tig). I am also in the process of getting a garage built at the end of my garden. I have a few questions but not sure if I am in the right place. My questions I'm struggling with.
1) I am after a tig welder for practicing in my garage. Probably be welding steel and stainless no thicker then 3mm. Work have loaned me a sip weldmate p208 for now.
2) I will be using an air compressor rated at 20a and this welder I'm using at the mo pulls 20a too. I will also want sockets and light and am unsure of what size breaker to use to supply a garage consumer unit? wether it will need to be on the rcd side or not? And what size armourded cable to use? Also do I have to take a separate earth or will 3core swa do.
The cable run will be about 30 to 40 meters as the consumer unit is at the front of the house and the garage is 20 meters from the back door. Plan is to go out the top of the consumer unit to the loft then across to the side of the house which is terrest. Out by the eves and drop the cable down to a fence and support it along there into the garage.
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. I might just add I'm only doing the donkey work and getting materials. I have an electrician changing my consumer unit and connecting at both ends. Thanks in advance.