Testing the Harbor Freight plastic welder. does it work?
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- this started out being part of another video (still in the editing stage), but that video is starting to be waaaaay to long. Even though I'd never used one of these, it seems pretty easy to learn, and works pretty well. I got mine through an auction, Harbor Freight units aren't usually too expensive. Let me know how you like it!
thanks again!
Just a tip on your welder, turn the heat back to "0" and let it run for a short time to cool the internals before shutting it off. This is the demise of these HF plastic welders and why so many bad reviews online. Short lived. Thanks for sharing the vid!
thanks for the tip. I usually let things like that cool off, I just forgot to suggest it in the video, and I may have just shut it off during the filming. def good advice!
@@turnkeyprojects1967 Im on my 2nd welder now and since the first one died I started doing the cooldown and the new one has been holding up great! I can't imagine not having it now. Great vid, great content! 👍
I work with these welders for a living and totally agree with u on the cool down after use.The heating element inside these are replaceable for a fraction of the price.
@@ta5351do u you know where I can purchase one
Hey Turnkey; thank you for this test of the HF air welder, and and showing your learning how to use it on camera...... a lot of us want to see that so we may can avoid some newbie mistakes. Polyvance has some really good instructionals on how to use these things. I've been looking at getting one, as what I have used is the Polyvance airless (like a REALLY heavy duty soldering iron). It came with tips that work in most cases, but I ended up fabricating my own welding tips for unusual places, like getting into close quarters in car dash boards. One trick I used, when I couldn't find a rod that was the right kind of plastic and wouldn't stick, was to go to a pick-a-part yard and find a car like mine, and break off some plastic out of it from the areas I was trying to weld on mine, and cut my own welding rods from that. That way the rods were almost always the same color, and compatible/same plastic.
as a newbie to it myself, I appreciate the good words. I got a bit fustrated by the few videos I found, that basically catered to the people with experience with it, and figured, why not help people learn while I learn as well? I have seen the junkyard supply stuff used as well, and plan on doing the same when I get back on one of my car projects, to do the front fender liners.
Thank you for making this video. I have been looking at plastic welders, thinking about getting one. As I started looking I found there are different types. I saw this style but wondered how it worked, after watching this video it has helped me decide which type of welder I want to start out with.
glad I was able to help Tim! The whole point of this was to show how someone with no experience could learn to use it. take your time, try it on some scrap pieces ( or places it won't show) , and you'll have it down in no time!
thanks for watching!
Buy yourself a speed welding & a tip Tacking tip. Bevel And champ for your areas scrape off the oxidization and clean with rubbing alcohol that’ll help you out a lot if you’re using any sort of Polyethylene make sure you’re pressing down with good force
I need to go by harbor freight today, I'll keep an eye out for those tips. I appreciate the advice! thanks for watching!
@@turnkeyprojects1967 If you can’t find them there just look on Amazon
We used that at one of my jobs but it was so expensive as to be unaffordable to individuals, I wish we could have a Harbour Freight in thenUK and I would buy it.
I have had some success with superglue to hold pieces in place and then laying a plastic bead over top. Just depends on what you're welding.
that's actually a great tip! I have some pieces to do, I'll have to give it a try, thanks!
@@turnkeyprojects1967 hey, let me know how that went. With the super glue, thanks! Great music!!!
very nice job sir
thanks, and welcome to the channel!
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The first thing you are doing wrong is playing that damn music.
this was one of my first videos, and the editing software I have, doesn't have a huge assortment of music for the time allotments I have...
I do appriciate the views and comments, thanks for watching!
Where are your front teeth?
long gone my friend, long gone.....😆
What you are doing wrong is, making a video when you don't know what you are doing. Figure it out, then make the video.
Ken, I do appreciate the feedback. the point of this was to show that, even if you don't know how to use it, it's pretty easy to learn. I wanted those curious if it worked or not, and were thinking of spending the $ on one, that it's worth it. Most of the videos I saw on these, were of people that knew how to use them, and just quickly showed projects they were working on, and really didn't show alot of "how-to" content. I figured the best way to learn, was to watch a guy learn as he's using it...
Learning from your own goofs and everybody else's what doesn't work and what does work. Shared info everyone learns, the good the bad and the ugly aspects. Process of living.
Seeing someone else who hasn't used the product gives a ton of information about how intuitive and easy to use it is, and it sort of takes the pressure off too. When an expert explains how to do something they can make confusing assumptions about things that novices get hung up on.