Abstract: A wire welding and grinding station (100) comprises a wire welder (112), an AC electrical motor (114) for powering a metal grinder (116), and an AC power supply (110) for supplying electrical power to both the wire welder (112) and the electrical AC motor (114). The station (100) further comprises a soft start module (118) to reduce inrush current demanded by the electrical AC motor (114) while starting. The use of the soft start module (118) allows using a battery (102) as power supply and the use of a battery as power supply has the advantage of practical movability and stable welding currents.