My new welder.

[Titus A Duxass]

I hope this is in the correct place.

After much research and trawling through German welding forums I went and bought one of these.


And a 20l Argon 4.6 bottle and a few accessories to give me this set up.


I looked through welding forums from Germany and Austria and could not find any major number of bad reviews for Stahlwerk welders, most were quite positive.

I also spoke directly to Stahlwerk who were very helpful and even invited my to come and try before I buy - unfortunately they are about 5 hours drive away.

They confirmed that the welders are guaranteed for 2 years (standard here in Germany) with part availability / support for a further 3 years.

Anyway a set it up and checked out all its functions, they all work.

I spent an hour "practicing" with the TIG torch and then gave it a whirl on the only piece of flat steel that I had lying around - a piece of 5mm plate.



Wow have I got a lot to learn!

And the UV output is incredible.

Unfortunately it was too hot to work in the garage so I had to go swimming.

Today I'm going to rummage around in our works scrap bins and gather some bits of ally and stainless (unfortunately we don't use mild steel).

Cheers
TAD

 

[Flapdisk]

I know absolutely nothing about Tig welders but my god that looks like a lovely bit of kit. On the safety side I really hope you don't weld with bare legs and feet in slip ons, one glob of molten metal flying off and it will burrow through your skin faster than you can shout ouch! and leave a deep round hole in you, I know, I've done it

 

[Titus A Duxass]

Have no fear I do tend to be more protected when operating the device, I've enough bits missing/bent/damaged with adding to the list.

 

[BrokenBiker]

were you just using the torch in that last pic to practice arc length control?

it is a nice looking welder, what is the max amperage on it?

 

[Titus A Duxass]

Yes just using the torch, just trying to get the feel for the action.
It's power rating is 200a (ED60%) or 155a (100%).