Great review! Great weld! I’m looking for something inexpensive to learn on so I can build industrial style furniture in the garage and this was awesome! Thank you
Coworker gave me a crash course in wire welding, now I'm in the market for a cheap welder to take care of some projects I did not previously have the skillset for. Im always skeptical of big items from HF but this guy is starting to look like a good starter machine. Thanks for the vid!
I bought one 10 days ago from Harbor Freight for $130, a pair of heavy gloves about $10, a wire brush and an auto darkening welding helmut for $35. Have welded three things so far with no practice what so ever and am first time welder at age 76.
I have lots of soldering experience, but ZERO welding experience and I would LOVE to have a welder in the garage for various emergency repairs. I first need to learn the difference between welders like tig, or whatever and so on .... Then go from there.
The various welding types is really what overwhelmed me initially but I was fortunate enough that a coworker gave me a crash course in wire welding. I would argue that it's not totally necessary to learn the different types if you just need to get started. A flux core wire welder like this, in my opinion, is the absolute easiest and most user friendly way to start.
I'm sure there are plenty of people who have some experience welding. I have the 140 multiprocessor one and it tig welds very well. The cup size choices are lackluster though. You need 90/10 mig gas for solid wire. I recommend buying Lincoln wire only. Any other wire has alot of impurities in it. Hobart doesn't have bad wire just not nearly as good. Vulcan wire isn't horrible and definitely worth getting to start. But if you want quality. Lincoln wire all the way. Miller is just a better lincoln. Miller costs more for not much difference. Miller does make the best tig torch flex head which mates up to the titanium tig torch so u have flexibility. And can use current cups and can expand to larger cups Like the 8 to 10. I think harbor freight sells only 7 as the biggest you can get and you have to pay 65 bucks for the tig consumables package that only gives you one 7 but gives you 3 gas atomizers but they are short stubby cups. That package is well worth it. Displaces the gas much better than 3 holes out of the collet body. For tig. You need straight argon or a mix of argon and helium. The helium helps with short circuit transfering issues that 110s tend to have. So I would do a he80/ar20 bottle with a gauge that measures those 2 plus co2. It's expensive but worth it. You need the gas in a garage to come out with no airflow at around 25psi and 40 if there is a light breeze. Otherwise. Blue demon makes good flux core stainless wire in 308 and 309. 308 of 304 stainless and lower and 309 for mixing stainless with mild steel and you can order that from Amazon. Quite expensive though. Haha. The blue demon 309 ss flux core wire is the best flux wire I've ever used on this machine. It welds solid and doesn't gurgle or caterpillar on you. Wets out the toes nice. Has a larger amount of molybdenum in it and other chemicals. Before stainless welding. Wear a mask. Hexavalent chromium will cause cancer.
I’m sure this is all great advise but it was all in a foreign language to me lol. As I know nothing about welding but am thinking about trying to learn.
Hey i’m a beginner and i wanted to buy a wedding matchine for home projects and stuff but what i was really wondering is if this would be good for auto body shop bc i work on cars a lot i was wondering if it will do good with metal on the car not the frame but the firewall, strut tower,apron, abc pillars?
Always wanted to learn and have had this welder in my online cart /list(s) for a while because of the price…. But ,also because of price was worried it wouldn’t be “good enough”for even the small once a decade welds I need lol…atm I need to weld or have welded a hitch onto my Xterra because the Inside frame permanent nuts snapped when removing bolts on 3 out of 6… I don’t know if I should “ learn” on this project so will have a friend of a friend do it (professional welder) …..though I’m probably still gonna grab the titanium as I live in the north east USA and drive an older vehicle …and rust is starting to grow a lot lol….will be plenty of areas to,practice down the road
Looking to get a ac tig welder and wondering if a harbor freight one would be a better option for a weekend hobby welder learning aluminum but im certainly not new to welding and just wonder if its worth investing in something more high end like a lincoln squarewave 200?
I took welding in high school, and as a kid learned on an old stick welder. With that said, are these more "precise" than the old stick welders? I'm thinking about getting one of these to take on some small automotive repairs- like when I replace my exhaust manifolds and need to extract a stud, or doing exhaust work, or body work.
Nice video! Can you please make another video with this welder using high quality wire like from American Alloy? I hear it makes all the difference in the world and cuts the spatter to almost nothing. Id like to hear your opinion on different flux wire manufacturers and what you notice with this welder.
Thanks for the comment! Since this video I have run some higher quality flux wire through the machine. I will say it welded even better! Less spatter, ran even smoother and so on. However, I was most impressed by how it ran with the basic wire that was sent with the machine.
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Great review! Great weld! I’m looking for something inexpensive to learn on so I can build industrial style furniture in the garage and this was awesome! Thank you
Coworker gave me a crash course in wire welding, now I'm in the market for a cheap welder to take care of some projects I did not previously have the skillset for. Im always skeptical of big items from HF but this guy is starting to look like a good starter machine. Thanks for the vid!
I bought one 10 days ago from Harbor Freight for $130, a pair of heavy gloves about $10, a wire brush and an auto darkening welding helmut for $35. Have welded three things so far with no practice what so ever and am first time welder at age 76.
It’s a handy machine to have for sure! Especially for starting out. Priced right too👍🏼
I have lots of soldering experience, but ZERO welding experience and I would LOVE to have a welder in the garage for various emergency repairs. I first need to learn the difference between welders like tig, or whatever and so on .... Then go from there.
The various welding types is really what overwhelmed me initially but I was fortunate enough that a coworker gave me a crash course in wire welding. I would argue that it's not totally necessary to learn the different types if you just need to get started. A flux core wire welder like this, in my opinion, is the absolute easiest and most user friendly way to start.
I'm going to buy one this week-end - glad I found your class
You’ll love it! I’m glad you did too. It’s a great trade to learn!
That intro is fire, knocking off the slag
I wanna get my own for home projects, this convinced me! Thanks
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
This goes on sale for 169.99 every now and then would definitely wait for that deal
Thanks for sharing!
They are on sale now for 175
On sale right now for 139.99
I have that welder. It really does well. Good review.
Thanks 👍
Having a tough time understanding you in wide angle. You need a better microphone set up for those shots. Otherwise ++
This was my first video and I didn't have a microphone on... Sorry! But the rest of the videos I do. I hope you enjoy the content!
Love your vids! Don’t stop making them I wanna be able to say I was one of the OG’s who first subscribed to your awesome channel!! KEEP IT UP!!:)
Thank you so much! I keep making them only because of people like you! Thanks again for the support!
Looking for good beginner welding machines to teach myself some basics this review definitely helped me with my decision!!
It’s a great welder to begin with!
What was ur decision
Been wanting to get into welding. Gotta start somewhere. Thanks for the review.
That's right! Good luck!
I'm sure there are plenty of people who have some experience welding. I have the 140 multiprocessor one and it tig welds very well. The cup size choices are lackluster though. You need 90/10 mig gas for solid wire. I recommend buying Lincoln wire only. Any other wire has alot of impurities in it. Hobart doesn't have bad wire just not nearly as good. Vulcan wire isn't horrible and definitely worth getting to start. But if you want quality. Lincoln wire all the way. Miller is just a better lincoln. Miller costs more for not much difference. Miller does make the best tig torch flex head which mates up to the titanium tig torch so u have flexibility. And can use current cups and can expand to larger cups Like the 8 to 10. I think harbor freight sells only 7 as the biggest you can get and you have to pay 65 bucks for the tig consumables package that only gives you one 7 but gives you 3 gas atomizers but they are short stubby cups. That package is well worth it. Displaces the gas much better than 3 holes out of the collet body. For tig. You need straight argon or a mix of argon and helium. The helium helps with short circuit transfering issues that 110s tend to have. So I would do a he80/ar20 bottle with a gauge that measures those 2 plus co2. It's expensive but worth it. You need the gas in a garage to come out with no airflow at around 25psi and 40 if there is a light breeze. Otherwise. Blue demon makes good flux core stainless wire in 308 and 309. 308 of 304 stainless and lower and 309 for mixing stainless with mild steel and you can order that from Amazon. Quite expensive though. Haha. The blue demon 309 ss flux core wire is the best flux wire I've ever used on this machine. It welds solid and doesn't gurgle or caterpillar on you. Wets out the toes nice. Has a larger amount of molybdenum in it and other chemicals. Before stainless welding. Wear a mask. Hexavalent chromium will cause cancer.
I’m sure this is all great advise but it was all in a foreign language to me lol. As I know nothing about welding but am thinking about trying to learn.
Hey i’m a beginner and i wanted to buy a wedding matchine for home projects and stuff but what i was really wondering is if this would be good for auto body shop bc i work on cars a lot i was wondering if it will do good with metal on the car not the frame but the firewall, strut tower,apron, abc pillars?
Always wanted to learn and have had this welder in my online cart /list(s) for a while because of the price…. But ,also because of price was worried it wouldn’t be “good enough”for even the small once a decade welds I need lol…atm I need to weld or have welded a hitch onto my Xterra because the Inside frame permanent nuts snapped when removing bolts on 3 out of 6… I don’t know if I should “ learn” on this project so will have a friend of a friend do it (professional welder) …..though I’m probably still gonna grab the titanium as I live in the north east USA and drive an older vehicle …and rust is starting to grow a lot lol….will be plenty of areas to,practice down the road
Looking to get a ac tig welder and wondering if a harbor freight one would be a better option for a weekend hobby welder learning aluminum but im certainly not new to welding and just wonder if its worth investing in something more high end like a lincoln squarewave 200?
I have been looking for this!!! Thanks
Thanks for watching!
I'm trying to do some metal structural framing as well as a bed frame for a rv conversion. Do you think this can do it?
I took welding in high school, and as a kid learned on an old stick welder. With that said, are these more "precise" than the old stick welders? I'm thinking about getting one of these to take on some small automotive repairs- like when I replace my exhaust manifolds and need to extract a stud, or doing exhaust work, or body work.
They can be. But that’s honestly based on your skill. And a lot of other factors.
Good review. Thanks
How do people like it after a year of use?
I’m still using it and it’s awesome!
would this be good for welding small square tubes to fix some rusted out areas wrought iron fence?
Yes, I’d say so!
Nice video! Can you please make another video with this welder using high quality wire like from American Alloy? I hear it makes all the difference in the world and cuts the spatter to almost nothing. Id like to hear your opinion on different flux wire manufacturers and what you notice with this welder.
Thanks for the comment! Since this video I have run some higher quality flux wire through the machine. I will say it welded even better! Less spatter, ran even smoother and so on. However, I was most impressed by how it ran with the basic wire that was sent with the machine.
Those welders are good
I 100% agree with you! Especially if you're just starting to weld.
Just bought one and it does great 👍
Doesn't it?! I was so impressed! What type of stuff are you doing with it?
I have been using it for exhaust repairs at work. But the main reason I got it is to fabricate a little trailer to tow behind ATV for yard work.
@@nathanielrhill That's awesome! It'll be a great machine to do both those things!
Can this be use to weld a metal plate like the one shown in the video to a bike frame?
Yes, it can.
Do you need a 20 or 30 breaker in your panel to run it and what’s the duty cycle
My manual says it needs 20 amps on its own circuit, plug it in a have nothing else running on that circuit and you will be a-ok.
I had a 20 amp and it worked well!
Damn you. Another thing to buy. 😂
It’s definitely worth it!
Are there any ways or can you prep anything to reduce splattering?
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Do you have classes for beginners
Not currently.
are replacment parts available? tips . whips ect?
Good question, I’m not exactly sure!
Is this a multi process machine?
No it is not.
Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Does this thing need argon gas?
No, it’s flux core.
These are on sale for 175$ at harbor freight right now
Well worth the investment!
do you think I could learn how to weld?
I don’t see why you couldn’t.
My Forney 140FC-i is a PIECE OF DOODOO!
Mine was 150.00 with 2 year warranty. Boom fucking waited till it was on sale.
Great buy!
Wait, you bought a Harbor Freight Welder from Amazon?
Yes, you can buy them on Amazon.
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I don't want to be a beginner, I always start out knowing everything.
Good for you.
😂😂😂😂😂
the sound is terrible dude.
I can hear it just fine on my end.
that looked damn good sir👍
Thank you sir!
So, you're a multi millionaire welder, with a side job at harbor freight ?
No endorsements here.