I did play with some things over those months though. Mostly HV stuff, Jacob's ladders, Marx generators, makeshift MOT welders etc. And I've been trying to collect parts to build a fully capable serious welding power supply. I've got bits and pieces, including two 3kVA trafo's
But I need to look into what they are capable of as I want a single unit capable of pulsed spray MiG operation, as well as TiG welding. I want to be able to switch out the working ends and use the same supply, but it will need to be quite variable to do all the things I want from it. Constant voltage, or constant current operation, as well as wide frequency range(where my current trafo's may not suffice) and a hefty duty cycle. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll have to power it with a generator as I cant get the appropriate power drop put in the house since I get moved so often.