Firstly, hello!! Im new on here and hopefully about to purchase my first welder. so be gentle.
A little about me first, as im guessing it may help.
Ive done quite abit of welding in the past, my dad taught me how to arc and gas weld when i was young. In the past couple of years i worked for a motorsport company and had access to a very high quality tig AC/DC welder. I was lucky enough to be taught to get my welding to quite a good standard, alluminium not so much . but now i have changed jobs i need to get myself a welder.
So heres the crap part, ive only got £400ish to spend, so i know this rules out alot of machines! I understand it will have to be just dc, but i can cope with this for now.
I learnt with a pedal so ideally the welder would have the option for a pedal, even if i bought this at a later point.
It needs to be 240V and ideally 13amp. i dont require arc/plasma etc i just want it to be tig with as much adjustabily and quality as possible.
ive looked at a few on the net but dont really know whats a good brand and whats not.
Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated!!
A little about me first, as im guessing it may help.
Ive done quite abit of welding in the past, my dad taught me how to arc and gas weld when i was young. In the past couple of years i worked for a motorsport company and had access to a very high quality tig AC/DC welder. I was lucky enough to be taught to get my welding to quite a good standard, alluminium not so much . but now i have changed jobs i need to get myself a welder.
So heres the crap part, ive only got £400ish to spend, so i know this rules out alot of machines! I understand it will have to be just dc, but i can cope with this for now.
I learnt with a pedal so ideally the welder would have the option for a pedal, even if i bought this at a later point.
It needs to be 240V and ideally 13amp. i dont require arc/plasma etc i just want it to be tig with as much adjustabily and quality as possible.
ive looked at a few on the net but dont really know whats a good brand and whats not.
Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated!!