I know this seems to be a common question but I can't find the answer that seems to quite fit my question - so apologies to the regulars if I seem to be asking the same old question!
My "problem" is that I want a welder that I can both use in a workshop for doing motorbike related repairs and also "out and about" in a small holding (repairing old farm equipment etc.). For some of the outside stuff I can reach with an extension lead but some would require a generator. So my question(s) are as follows:
1) Can I use a MIG welder off a normal 13 amp extension lead?
2) If MIG, should I get a gas/gasless one so that I can use gas inside and gasless outside?
3) Would I be better off with a MMA/TIG Inverter (as more portable) so that I could also try my hand at TIG in the workshop? Or should I forget about TIG? Or as a beginner (been on a course at the local tech) stick with MIG?
4) The MMA Inverters sometimes state suitable or not suitable for generators (because, I assume, of voltage spike issues on the electronics) - does this also apply to MIG welders? (I realise from looking at other threads that the generator size does have to be considered).
I guess I'm trying to get something that will cover my likely needs at one go. Is that a mistake?
Thanks all.
My "problem" is that I want a welder that I can both use in a workshop for doing motorbike related repairs and also "out and about" in a small holding (repairing old farm equipment etc.). For some of the outside stuff I can reach with an extension lead but some would require a generator. So my question(s) are as follows:
1) Can I use a MIG welder off a normal 13 amp extension lead?
2) If MIG, should I get a gas/gasless one so that I can use gas inside and gasless outside?
3) Would I be better off with a MMA/TIG Inverter (as more portable) so that I could also try my hand at TIG in the workshop? Or should I forget about TIG? Or as a beginner (been on a course at the local tech) stick with MIG?
4) The MMA Inverters sometimes state suitable or not suitable for generators (because, I assume, of voltage spike issues on the electronics) - does this also apply to MIG welders? (I realise from looking at other threads that the generator size does have to be considered).
I guess I'm trying to get something that will cover my likely needs at one go. Is that a mistake?
Thanks all.