Hi, quick question for those in the know as I am also building a workbench with steel top - do you do anything special with it to stop it rusting? Any coating that can be welded on or just an occasional wipe with WD40?
Thanks for the tips guys, I'm certainly keen to learn it. I'm currently stood on the back deck of an oil boat watching proper welders do their thing.
@slim_boy_fat It's a Clarke MIG 145 Turbo gas / no gas.
Cheers
Hi thanks for the responses. I have a 2.5mm2 armoured cable out to the garage which is 45m long. Where it connects to the ring main I'd guess at least another 30-40m of internal wire before it gets to the RCD unit. I hope that doesn't cause any problems. I guess there is no better way to test it...
Hi, I am new to this forum and welding. Ive had a long held interest in it and finally decided to buy a welder to start learning.
Its a basic Clarke MIG gasless welder with a 13A plug. I was wondering if someone could put my mind at ease with the power supply side of things:
My garage is at...