Hi. New to the forum so I thought I'd start with a simple one....
I'm taking on the conversion of a dutch barge which is going to need a fair bit of fabrication, including structural, functional and possibly decorative, and I'm looking for the right bit of kit to be a longer term investment.
What I'm after is recommendations for a solid performer that is capable of MMA up to 250A, and MIG to similar outputs with a high duty cycle capable of potentially quite long runs. It needs to be portable and compact, likely with a separate wire feed. Ideally it has a OCV of 72V, or is capable with 7000 rods.
Power is going to be either a 240V shore supply which might be 32A but more likely 16A, or a 20KVA 3 phase generator. I'd prefer it to be the single phase supply if possible, but if I have to run the generator then so be it. At least it runs quiet!
Budget is around the £1000-£1500 range.
If anyone has a recommendation for a mid range plasma with at least a 10mm clean cut as well that would be much appreciated.
I'm taking on the conversion of a dutch barge which is going to need a fair bit of fabrication, including structural, functional and possibly decorative, and I'm looking for the right bit of kit to be a longer term investment.
What I'm after is recommendations for a solid performer that is capable of MMA up to 250A, and MIG to similar outputs with a high duty cycle capable of potentially quite long runs. It needs to be portable and compact, likely with a separate wire feed. Ideally it has a OCV of 72V, or is capable with 7000 rods.
Power is going to be either a 240V shore supply which might be 32A but more likely 16A, or a 20KVA 3 phase generator. I'd prefer it to be the single phase supply if possible, but if I have to run the generator then so be it. At least it runs quiet!
Budget is around the £1000-£1500 range.
If anyone has a recommendation for a mid range plasma with at least a 10mm clean cut as well that would be much appreciated.