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When I got to Martin’s house to check out his new welder it was only then that I discovered he had not even unpacked the box. It was funny a few weeks ago we had come true everything to make sure that he purchased the right welding equipment for his needs and wants it arrives he was so excited that he wanted me to be there and unpack it with him. One of the first things we don’t want everything was out of the box was to look at the operating manual. No matter how much you know or how much you think you know you should always take precautions with any equipment and make sure you take some time to read some of the situations and recommendations that any manufacturer of welding equipment has.

Mar and everything else organize he had plenty of metal sheets already in his workshop. He had gas ready to use and most importantly he also had purchased some safety equipment for use. Because he had used a smaller cheap welder just so he could get some ideas he was ready to roll as soon as everything was set up. It’s amazing to see and professional artists at work because he was so focused on what he wanted to achieve and in what time frame he was going to do it. In a few days it had taken from ordering his welder to getting it delivered he had done a number of things. I have recommended a friend who basically does this for a living and he was willing to give Martin some lessons over a couple of evenings. This was fantastic grounding work for him because he was able to learn from an experienced by very quickly.

He also rented a portable welder from a local hire store I was able to get more practice in until his equipment arrived. It’s amazing that the guy to call around to my home a few weeks previously wanting to know that little bit about welding hard in that short space of time made a decision to purchase his own. Take lessons from a professional and then also get time to practice. To be honest he knew it was going to take him a lot of work to make sure he was doing this properly. But, there’s one thing I can say is that just looking at him on the first few times he was using his new welder was amazing he was so precise and so dedicated to what he wanted to do and by when he needed it done.

It was only later that I discovered some of his work was going to be commissioned by a particular company. He has already shown them small-scale models and they had agreed on everything else so the guy was so determined to get the welding done as soon as possible. Overall it was an interesting experience to help a friend purchased his welding equipment it was not something that I had done because I am not an expert but with a little bit of research and a little bit of making phone calls to a couple of other people we were able to make a decision and I think we made a perfect decision for his needs.

Our next step in Martin’s project to purchase a welder was to consider whether he needed a Gas or Gas less. Because he was choosing to produce a MIG welder these actually need some sort of shielding gas which can keep oxygen away from the weld. There are a number of options you can choose your looks at gas shielded, which on the technical side the oxygen is displaced by using an inert or semi-inert (active) gas mix contained in a bottle. There is also an option for flux cored wire which uses a protective covering which is produced by a compound in the wire.

To be honest this was a little bit complicated for Martin and I’m sure if you are considering purchasing a welder it could possibly be confusing for you also. There are many disadvantages and advantages to using each method you can of course buy a welder that uses both. But, many people consider the gas shielding to give a much neater finish and you also get less spatter. If you are planning on working outdoors then the flux cored (gasless) might be something you need to consider because it is easy to use and wind conditions.

We decided that Martin simply needed a welder with gas shielding because he was going to be working indoors all the time and he was looking for a weld that would be neater. He also needed to consider the cost of the gas. On average a welder will use 10 L of gas per minute and you can pick out small disposable bottles costing around $10 which should last for around six minutes or so of continuous welding. There are many suppliers out there that can supply bottles of about 2000 L they will simply charge you a cost for gas and then a cost for the bottle rental you simply rent the bottle over a period of time. There are many other alternatives out there and you should check in your local store or where you purchase your welder from just to make sure to see what they have available.

We were now down to making a decision of which will purchase. Martin (with my help) have come up with the ideal specifications that he was looking for. It’s funny how he thought I was an expert on this but some of the decisions we made together just in friendly discussion and then also reading some information websites.

When Martin and I were discussing what type of welder he needed there were obviously a number of things that he needed to consider and also a number of changes he had to make to his work space. As I’ve discussed already Martin wanted to purchase a MIG welder so he could work on some of his new ideas for sculpting. It is an absolutely amazingly talented guy and some of his work is displayed in some public areas and their local town. He has even sold many of these pieces in other countries and he is simply exploring a new idea getting away from the standards he’s been using for all his life and looking at using metal hence his idea of purchasing a welder.

There are many places that have welders for sale but before we got into that he first needed to decide what type you need. I also need to discuss the safety aspect also because as he has always worked with other material he has never needed to worry about safety. Simple things like molten is extremely hot and also the UV light that is produced from welding coming quite strong is essential that he has cotton overalls and welding gauntlets are a must. It’s also essential that he had a welding mask, I told him that most hobby welders come with handheld masks but they are quite useless so this was essential that he invested in a full face mask which could be adjusted to fit his head properly and expect to pay from $80 oak works for one of these.

He also needed to consider their torch on the welder, every welder comes with one of these of course but there are a couple of differences that needed to be considered.  Depending on how much use they get this need to be replaced during the life of any welding equipment. We look at the option of using a eurotorch because these have something called a universal quick release connection which is on the front of the welder and they are reasonably priced and readily available in most stores. The problem with a torch that is built into the welder means that you had to purchase parts directly from the manufacturer and can sometimes work out more expensive than the eurotorch.

As you can see there are a number of things that need to be considered when thinking of purchasing a MIG welder and although I’m not an expert we also done a little bit of research on the Internet from various other users to ensure that we were going to make the right decision.

Martin called around you today he had just purchased one of those MIG welders and asked if I would call it around to his place to have a look as those one or two things he was not sure about. I’ve known him for a number of years now and you would think somebody buying a welder may have their own business in a welding shop. But, his ideas are slightly different. He is basically a sculptor who has been working with different materials over the years. I have seen some of his work lately where he was making small metal objects just trying to get ideas and using a small welding gun to do them.

Now his plans are to scale this up and make a number of bigger objects. It was funny a few weeks ago when he started asking me about welding equipment to be honest I don’t think I was a great help because I am not an absolute expert on using them. I do know for a fact that there is a big difference between expensive and cheap Mig welders and that basically lies around how easy they are to use. The first eliminate some of that was what he was going too well and find out if a hobby sized welder will be good enough or whether he needed something a little bit more substantial. To suppose it was really going to be down to the amount of work he was going planning on doing and if these projects were just going to be another phase of his artwork or whether it was something serious that he was going to do for a long time. The reason I wanted to notice is that he was going to buy a cheap welder that may be sufficient for what he’s doing now but if he was planning on doing bigger and more work (hopefully) he may need to consider investing in something a little bit better.

There are number of things you have to consider when you go to purchase one and we looked at things like minimum amps and maximum comes. Smaller welders will have 30 amps which is fine if you are working with 1.0mm sheets. You will also find some cheaper (which are cheaper is the right word) welders that are 20-25 amps and these are fine for working 0n 0.8mm steel.

We also looked at various things like duty cycle which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer but this is essentially the time period that you can well for before needing to take a break before the unit overheats. We also looked at welder parts and pricing to make sure that going forward Martin could have a good grasp of maintenance and overall expenses during the year.

There are many other things that we consider which I will go into during the next. Just need to attend to domestic life here present so will post here later today with some more information.