Welding grate

[Alfredo]

It's only 20%, right.

Yes, that's right. I probably added the VAT or something. Sorry!

 

[mlkjhr]

Know nothing about that welder, but it requires a 16amp fuse, for a couple of thousand more you can get a better ESAB welder
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Probably 10A is enough for most types of "hobby welding". When it comes to long continuous beads, 16A might be required. Many 140A inverters specify 10A as the minimum requirement.

 

[Turbo-Danne]

If you've never tried welding, I would say MAG welding is better for you. It's a much easier welding method for beginners. However, if you buy an MMA welder and someone can show you and teach you, it's better because you can weld outdoors, as others have pointed out, and it doesn't require many settings. There's a risk that you'll find yourself trying to get the electrodes going, only for them to stick repeatedly, and eventually, you'll end up swinging the welder around a few times and throwing it far into Moominvalley.

 

[prototypen]

It is not optimal for a beginner to weld a grid with stick welding, it will burn and if you manage to strike the arc, you're in the wrong place, been there, done that.

MIG (actually MAG) is a bit sensitive if there's a lot of rust.

Protte

 

[fsn]

The welder you linked to is a MIG that requires either shielding gas or flux-cored wire. Gas cylinders are expensive. Flux-cored wire is both expensive and (in my opinion) gives a worse result. I would rather buy one like this: [link] Then it's standard welding electrodes (rods) you should use, but you get a welder that you can weld outdoors even if it's windy, which is tricky if you have MIG with shielding gas. You can also weld stainless steel with it using special electrodes.

I would stay far away from Biltema's welders, they are good and affordable for many things, but welders are not one of their strong points. For a few extra bucks, you can get an ESAB Buddy arc 145 at Jula. Even though it's not ESAB's best and sharpest MMA inverter, it's still a much better deal than Biltema's joke.

But I agree with the previous speaker, this should be done with a MAG welder and preferably with gas and solid wire, secondarily with self-shielded wire and then outdoors because the fume from the self-shielding wire is not healthy, the same applies to rods but not to the same extent.