Biggest welding set i can run from home

[D.wilson94]

Not sure if i can get 3phase installed or not so what is the biggest machine i can run from home garage

 

[Wozzaaah]

How big is the supply to your garage?

 

[brightspark]

something under 60 amp mains supply if you wire it in on a dedicated circuit

 

[D.wilson94]

How big is the supply to your garage?

Normal house garage

 

[D.wilson94]

something under 60 amp mains supply if you wire it in on a dedicated circuit

So 30A welder?

 

[Hood]

TecArc do 400amp single phase Mig welders, you will however need a 45Amp supply for it.

 

[D.wilson94]

TecArc do 400amp single phase Mig welders, you will however need a 45Amp supply for it.

They any good?

 

[Hood]

Never had a Mig from them but I did have a 250Amp Tig and it was nice although bulky. I also currently have a 65Amp plasma from them that I use on my CNC table and I rate it highly.

 

[Hood]

TecArc also do the Oxford welders and again I think 400Amp is the biggest single phase but again you would need a hefty supply.

 

[D.wilson94]

Never had a Mig from them but I did have a 250Amp Tig and it was nice although bulky. I also currently have a 65Amp plasma from them that I use on my CNC table and I rate it highly.

Can i run 45A in garage? What would i wire it from what fuse board cause i thaught they only had 30A for ovens/showers (im clueless this is just what i been told)

 

[Hood]

Can i run 45A in garage? What would i wire it from what fuse board cause i thaught they only had 30A for ovens/showers (im clueless this is just what i been told)

I am not a sparky so can't really advise but you would probably need a heavy SWA cable run off your main consumer unit to the garage. The fuse on your mains to the house will tell you what rating of supply you have but obviously you need to share that with the house so if it is say 45Amp then it probably wouldn't be a good idea to draw 45Amps in the garage

 

[Wozzaaah]

Normal house garage

That tells us nothing.

 

[Hood]

@brightspark will probably be able to advise more as going by the name he may be a sparky, either that or he just thinks he is very clever (which may or may not be the case )

 

[Ashley Burton]

Why do you want such a large amp machine?

 

[D.wilson94]

That tells us nothing.

Sorry..its a single garage i dont know the size ,no electrics in yet

 

[D.wilson94]

Why do you want such a large amp machine?

Just looking into it ,a guy i know gets hold of lots of 2nd hand machines in good nick but i dont know what size i can run

 

[Hood]

Sorry..its a single garage i dont know the size ,no electrics in yet

It will depend on the supply in your house unless of course you are going to get a dedicate supply to your garage?

 

[Ashley Burton]

I'm running a 32 amp supply & that's more than enough for what I get up to!

 

[Hood]

Just looking into it ,a guy i know gets hold of lots of 2nd hand machines in good nick but i dont know what size i can run

Chances are on older machines you will be looking at 180-200Amp on most single phase Migs, after that they tended to go 3 phase as most places that bought big Migs would have 3 phase.

 

[D.wilson94]

I'm running a 32 amp supply & that's more than enough for what I get up to!

On single phase? What was the fuse for in the fuse board