welder.kyle
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hi all my names kyle and im after a littlle advice.im after setting up a mobile welding bussiness what equipment will i need to start off with
cheers kyle
cheers kyle
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madkayaker
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hello Kyle what you planing to weld on?
welder.kyle
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hi mate well at first anything that can be migd ie cars gates railings.just someting easy to get me started off
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Without meaning this to sound rude or 'flamey', if you're asking that sort of question then it sounds like you have little or no welding experience.
Quality counts and will get you repeat business, if you just blob things together with no thought about distortion, penetration etc. then it won't stand you in good stead for future recommendations from customers.
At the very minimum you'll need a 180A welder which will be just about man enough for gates and railings but one that can also go low enough for car bodywork so no more than 30A. Ideally you'd have two, one big (220A+) machine for the railings and a small, portable one (150A ish) for the car stuff. Headshield and other PPE, a couple of decent angle grinders, plenty of hand tools, a decent pillar drill, mag drill or punch (unless you buy your bar pre-punched), a method of twisting bar would be good, ring rollers, the list goes on and on.....
Also, don't forget you'll need insurance, especially for work on cars. One stray spark and it could be game over.
Quality counts and will get you repeat business, if you just blob things together with no thought about distortion, penetration etc. then it won't stand you in good stead for future recommendations from customers.
At the very minimum you'll need a 180A welder which will be just about man enough for gates and railings but one that can also go low enough for car bodywork so no more than 30A. Ideally you'd have two, one big (220A+) machine for the railings and a small, portable one (150A ish) for the car stuff. Headshield and other PPE, a couple of decent angle grinders, plenty of hand tools, a decent pillar drill, mag drill or punch (unless you buy your bar pre-punched), a method of twisting bar would be good, ring rollers, the list goes on and on.....
Also, don't forget you'll need insurance, especially for work on cars. One stray spark and it could be game over.
welder.kyle
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lol ive got plenty of welding experiance and got qualifications.but i know were your coming from i do know wot i need as in basic tools and stuff.its just the other stuff to get mobile ie generator to power the welder n electric equipment.thanks for the advice mate ive got some were to start now.i know wot to do n how to do things just the whole starting up thing if u know what i mean.
welder.kyle
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hi ive welded gates and railings.security doors and frames.cars.sheet metal ranging from 0.6 - 2mm.basicly done welding since i left college at 17 and im 22 now
Welcome to the forum
What sort of welding have you done in the past?
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Gear that i regularly use when i am out-
Genny welder, grinders, 5" & 9", heavy sds drill, rotary drill, various handtools as a bare minimum.
Other usefull stuff, depending on what work you plan on getting....Steel wedges, clamps, ratchet straps, oxypropane...a good selection or box, tube, bars, nuts and bolts, resin anchors, thrubolts, mastics....
The list can be almost endless. You can almost guarantee there will be something you want, but dont have. The key to site/mobile work is being able to 'get around' any problems you encounter.
As has already been said, a lot will depends on your market.
Genny welder, grinders, 5" & 9", heavy sds drill, rotary drill, various handtools as a bare minimum.
Other usefull stuff, depending on what work you plan on getting....Steel wedges, clamps, ratchet straps, oxypropane...a good selection or box, tube, bars, nuts and bolts, resin anchors, thrubolts, mastics....
The list can be almost endless. You can almost guarantee there will be something you want, but dont have. The key to site/mobile work is being able to 'get around' any problems you encounter.
As has already been said, a lot will depends on your market.
welder.kyle
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thanks very much mate thats helped me alot as ive got somewere to start now as im basicly starting from scratched coz i got the sack the other week and cant find another job so thought id try mobile welding and work for myself ano im not gona have everything but im just gona take it slow for now build up my tools and bussiness at the same time. thanks thats helped alot mate. cheers kyle
