Not bought anything yet. Maybe what I need is not even available!
I'm in the "agricultural" business, and sometimes need welding work. Often, this is far from our own workshops at customer locations. Either something I am delivering needs "a little mod", or it may be during my busy "contracting season" and I push the equipment too hard and it breaks. ("time is money"!)
Usually there's a 240v outlet within reach of a couple of cable-reels (!) and I need to weld metal that can be up to 6 mm or so (maybe even 8mm).
This is usually a "panic" situation. I have a big 4x4 (Grand Cherokee) with a reasonable tool kit on-board, but I can't carry anything toooooo big in the way of a welder (and I'm gonna be limited by the available 13/15 amp supply)
IS MIG the "ultimate answer" (42?) Is it possible to do what I want? Often work will be "outside" so I gather that "gassless" might be the way to go - do I just reverse the connections on the welder? Or would it be better to screen the job from any wind?
I've been looking at a "Solter Inverter 165" welding system at a local store - lovely and compact, equivalent price works out at around 300 quid, but can it do the job (okay - I know I have to grind the job, and I carry a 240v hand grinder so that's no problem.
Advice from the more experienced appreciated!
Stu
I'm in the "agricultural" business, and sometimes need welding work. Often, this is far from our own workshops at customer locations. Either something I am delivering needs "a little mod", or it may be during my busy "contracting season" and I push the equipment too hard and it breaks. ("time is money"!)
Usually there's a 240v outlet within reach of a couple of cable-reels (!) and I need to weld metal that can be up to 6 mm or so (maybe even 8mm).
This is usually a "panic" situation. I have a big 4x4 (Grand Cherokee) with a reasonable tool kit on-board, but I can't carry anything toooooo big in the way of a welder (and I'm gonna be limited by the available 13/15 amp supply)
IS MIG the "ultimate answer" (42?) Is it possible to do what I want? Often work will be "outside" so I gather that "gassless" might be the way to go - do I just reverse the connections on the welder? Or would it be better to screen the job from any wind?
I've been looking at a "Solter Inverter 165" welding system at a local store - lovely and compact, equivalent price works out at around 300 quid, but can it do the job (okay - I know I have to grind the job, and I carry a 240v hand grinder so that's no problem.
Advice from the more experienced appreciated!
Stu