Our new welder:

We have our new welder now!

It's an Olympic Bantum 180A oil filled arc welder.

We got it from a lovely bloke in Brighton, who used to use it for large sculptures (thanks Ivan!) you can have a look at his Blog here. It is a fantastic old beast, weighs a lot (needs two to lift in and out of a car) and is built to last. It even has that lovely gold transfer on the side.

I had forgotten how wonderful welding smells, I just love the sound, the smell, everything about it.

In addition to the arc, he also gave us a load of bits and pieces in a beautiful old wooden wine box. Think this is going to have to be used as a table in the living room.