Single to 3 phase converter

[brightspark]

A cheap old Oxford oil cooled will eat 12mm plate if you can get a bigger single phase supply so you could get away with a smaller mig.

180 amp oilcooled uses a 32 amp supply

 

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Might be getting somewhere...m

 

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The read up on the machine sounds good....don't no a great deal about them thoe

 

[ukracer]

OK am understanding it better now. I apologise but I ain't the sharpest when it comes to this kind of thing...I kind of had my heart set on that 355 welder..

Why? What are you welding ??

 

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Why? What are you welding ??

I have a 11 tonne lorry that I use for tarmac. Plus tar tankers ect. And some of the stuff I have got to do is 12mm 15mm thick. Tow bars ect

 

[ukracer]

I have a 11 tonne lorry that I use for tarmac. Plus tar tankers ect. And some of the stuff I have got to do is 12mm 15mm thick. Tow bars ect

Certainly need a new supply.....I will leave the experts to comment on what welder will suit you...good luck.

 

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Certainly need a new supply.....I will leave the experts to comment on what welder will suit you...good luck.

Thanks. But the more I read the better the Oxford sounds

 

[addjunkie]

Not sure about the spec but ts simple tech and will still be fixable when many funky inverter based things are in the skip.

 

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Not sure about the spec but ts simple tech and will still be fixable when many funky inverter based things are in the skip.

Yes I agree. They are big and heavy but are more suitable in the environment I work in.
Plus have a good parts guarantee and being UK based to.

 

[Tom Orrow L]

Oxford SMIG 410s are popular but still need a very large single phase supply to run at top end, 45Aish.

Thermal Arc Fabricator 252i is a 300A MIG single phase that'll run off a 32A supply at top end.

 

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Guys...had a look in my main fuse board. All be it is ain't got a clue what I looking at.but why has the grey plastic item have 415v on it.

 

[daleyd]

that just tells you what it's rated to, not whats actually going through it!

 

[arther dailey]

Well depending on supply ,there is also r tech who do a 250amp(ish) who several people on here use on a commercial basis, and really rate them.all depends on your supply really eh, and how deep your pockets are!what machine/power are you currently using? Arther

 

[WorkshopChris]

Just spotted something
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hopefully its just a dirty mark but looks like something has in the past pierced the insulation.

 

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Just spotted something
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hopefully its just a dirty mark but looks like something has in the past pierced the insulation.

Indeed.......I will have a look at that

 

[arther dailey]

What ever you do dont rub your hand over it ! might be live and that would mean if wire is exposed it may fry you !!!!!!!!!!!! these cables can be seriously dangerous if damaged .

 

[WorkshopChris]

Indeed.......I will have a look at that

Just dont touch it directly at that point, or this whole thread may become pointless

 

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Just spotted something
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hopefully its just a dirty mark but looks like something has in the past pierced the insulation.

I just had a look.it's a smudge of some sort. But we'll spotted thank you.

 

[God mode restorations]

Well depending on supply ,there is also r tech who do a 250amp(ish) who several people on here use on a commercial basis, and really rate them.all depends on your supply really eh, and how deep your pockets are!what machine/power are you currently using? Arther

My current machine is 200 amp .I was originally going to get a 16 amp supply fitted correctly as I am running of a heavy duty extension lead. Not the best I no but I had to do with what I had at the time. Even with a 16 amp supply fitted I am still limited as to what I can do.....I have my own 11 tonne lorries and tar tankers that I need to do stuff to. Material is 10mm 12mm 15mm ....I haven't had the 16 supply installed yet as I now looking at bigger machine. Wish I hadn't have spotted that ewm 355 mig....so I then looked at rotary converters ect...but I get out of my depth with this sparks stuff.

 

[pondy]

these are some serious welders for a shed? for the thickness you described I'd be more inclined to get a 32a supply, a 250a multi purpose machine, then you have mig and mma for thicker stuff