I'm keen to teach myself to weld, with a view to repair a few bits of kit in the back garden.
as every trying to decide what i want/need i seem to be going round in circles.
i think ive settled on the r-tech 180
im on 240 volts and initially 13 amp sockets - an inevatability will be the 16/32 amp upgrade -
i will have space to practice/learn in a shed - so draft free
but future repairs will probably be outdoors (so might go gassless)
everything i've got is mild steel (looking at rent free CO2 )
im specifically wondering if the 180 amps is enough zap to make a good weld on the attached pictures
the plate thickness is 6 (the blue one) and 7.5mm (the yellow one) and the boss is clearly a bit thicker
there is an inevatability of needing to perform future repairs on other bits of kit as budget only extends to 'just before the scrapheap' on most toys
i can see a £200 spend on other essentials on top of the actual welder
is there anything else i should be thinking about ?
Cheers
as every trying to decide what i want/need i seem to be going round in circles.
i think ive settled on the r-tech 180
im on 240 volts and initially 13 amp sockets - an inevatability will be the 16/32 amp upgrade -
i will have space to practice/learn in a shed - so draft free
but future repairs will probably be outdoors (so might go gassless)
everything i've got is mild steel (looking at rent free CO2 )
im specifically wondering if the 180 amps is enough zap to make a good weld on the attached pictures
the plate thickness is 6 (the blue one) and 7.5mm (the yellow one) and the boss is clearly a bit thicker
there is an inevatability of needing to perform future repairs on other bits of kit as budget only extends to 'just before the scrapheap' on most toys
i can see a £200 spend on other essentials on top of the actual welder
is there anything else i should be thinking about ?
Cheers