New welder
 

My new welder just arrived :D

Not long now until I can actually start making parts of the car, next pay check is buying me some gas and some steel - scrap to practice on and some to begin making the chassis with.

One thing I found odd though, it doesn't have a plug attached. It just has bare wires for me to fit my own plug to. Is this normal for welders?

Yeah thats normal David. Normally 16A industrial plugs would be fitted to the welders. But they will happily work on 13A ones.

Cool, just thought I'd check as I've never had a welder before. I shall pick one up in the next few days.

technically you have to get an electrical to fit the plug coz of all these new laws. Bare that in mind.

Sorry but this is incorrect. You can do basic electrical work such as fitting plugs etc without needing to be qualified. If you were to add another wall socket for example then you can still do the work yourself but it would need to be checked by a qualified electrician and certified as safe.

D.

LOL..... who declares anything like that?

"Eh, yeah, is that the council? I've just fitted a plug to my welder. Can you send someone around to check it, Thursdays are good for me. Thanks, Bye"

deezee, I think Davey was saying that fitting the plug yourself doesn't need to be declared but if you were to fit a new electrical outlet to a wall then that would need to be declared.

At least, I hope so. I've fitted plenty of plugs to appliances and not declared them lol