90 amp flux wire welder mig harbor freight
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Showing the Harbor Freight 90 amp flux wire welder. this machine is not bad for the price and would be fun for someone that wants to get their feet wet welding but can't afford anything else. flux mig mag welder HF
I like this video. It has everything. #1) Solid demonstration #2) Pushes the machine beyond it's spec #3) Fat people rating for strength - Perfect. Thanks!
I used the 90 amp flux welder for making a rudimentary bicycle trailer (out of bed rails because I can’t afford a real bicycle trailer) and that trailer served me for 13 years (and continues serving!) hauling my push mower, blower and cleaning gear! Thanks for the video!
Great vid hey I've been a welder fabricator for almost 40 yrs that welding machine is what it is !! If you don't have the means to get a higher amp name brand welder this is what you buy than upgrade to a mig 75/25 if you have to do a weld with this machine Say 1/4 " or 3/8" bevel your steel and then leave a little gap Say a 32" to 1/16" gap run a root pass then multi pass over it to builld your weld strength but don't use it where anyone's life would be at risk
Is it strong enough to weld stainless steel pipes for a car exhaust
@@lasselarsen5449 it wont weld stainless
Thanks for showing this weld 1/2" plate. While not meant for welding skyscrapers, it's impressive for a cheap machine running on 110.
Yep, that was not too bad a weld on 1/2"... especially considering he didn't even bevel the edges.
This is the best review I've found on this welder. I know you posted it six years ago but it's come in handy. I don't know much about welding, and I've been thinking about getting this welder - now I know what to expect. Thanks!
Thank you "Freddy." Your Harbor Freight welder video seminar was well-composed with good information!
Your weld is better than some guys that came into my welding shop to take a welding test for a job who claim to have 20 yrs experience and that's with that cheap welder imagine that great vid
Roger that, mate. His welds look better than most of mine, too. I have the same welder and have done dozens of repairs with it; from light structural stuff to refurbishing the exhaust system on my van (lots of broken pipe and pinholes), after which it held high-pressure air - pretty impressive - not to mention that it's quiet as new. This welder has worked well for me and is easy to use. The high/low switch failed, but I bought an off-the-shelf replacement which has worked flawlessly. Ya gotta love those Chinese for using non-proprietary components, which are way easier and cheaper to replace. I'm not a Harbor Freight promoter, but occasionally you can get an exceptional value there. Good video overall.
thats sounds leik a jab offer
dey turk err jerbs
Arcturus Welding & Fabrication i
I rebuilt a 1971 VW Super Beetle and used the same welder to repair side panels and floor sections (with rivets also) . I did hundreds of welds with it and the welder never overheated. I used a better wire of heavier gage. That was a year ago and the repair looks good and strong. Thank you Habor Freight!
I bought this thing and I hated it until I changed out the wire now it's way better. I use it on small stuff like light brackets for the jeep gas can mounts and stuff like that....and things to hold fat people.
"and things to hold fat people" LMAO
What wire are using now?
What wire are you using now?
Nice. I bought one to learn how to weld and its been in my shed for close to a year. Youve given me the motivation to get it out and start practicing. Nice video. It is very informative.
This was exactly what I was looking for. Actual use on things I would weld. Bravo!
I like your video. I got this welder and really like it. I make bicycles and tricycles with mine. The welder works great as far as I am concerned. I did stick welding before in a shipyard. This flux core welding is new to me, but starting to get the hang of it. I've heard a bunch about how crappy this welder is, but it works great for me for what I do. I'm normally welding 1" square tubing about 14 gauge, and 1" flat bar, both steel. My wife got this welder for me for Christmas for $80, and glad she did, I love the machine! Once again, nice video. The more I watch the vids, the more I learn, and get better and better!!! Thanks!
So would one conclude that this is not for serious welders and just for messing around like maybe build a chair for one fat person or like a gokart for one and a half fat people
+Mark Peters I'm rofling right now
+Mark Peters What is a serious welder? someone who welds thick metal only? You can be a serious welder making chairs and gokarts. Also this works great for making many custom things such as shelves, tables, repairs to a home or vehicle. Messing around means its cheap enough to buy and learn how to weld by trial and error. You can always upgrade if you need to. The fat people comment was intended as a weight capability of the welds. It's funny, but on a serious note, i'd like to know if i can use this machine to weld something capable of holding multiple people such as if i wanted to weld a custom Bed, computer desk or stripper pole. I think he did a great job with the video.
A cheap flux welder is great for tacking up something like an exhaust system in place so you can take it to the shop to finish it. I built a boat trailer by laying the frame up on the bottom up boat and tacking it with a flux welder. Finished it with a stick welder in the shop. Got a perfect fit to the boat, without a lot of cut and try.
I think I got this right. This little welder would be perfect for making a stripper pole, but not for a fat stripper. Right?
Mark Peters that was very well said. Now I understand what this welder is good for.
I have that same welder. It works good enough for what I need. For the money well worth it. I've welded allot with it. Have had it for about 4 or 5 years. It's still going strong
I'm happy that I'm a unit of measurement
I’ve never welded and I’m sure that I would make lots of mistakes and get lots of “you’re doing it wrong!” comments on UA-cam, but you may have convinced me that this is exactly the type of machine that I need. I don’t need to weld natural gas pipelines and I don’t need a pro-grade duty cycle... I just need to tack angle iron together, fix fence posts and do other little, fun crap that makes me happy. If I need a pro duty-cycle, then that probably means that what I really needed to do was CALL AN ACTUAL WELDER, right?
Great video. Restores my faith in humanity to see competence on the Internet.
as people say (with a high end welder) either your good at welding or really good at grinding lol
I"m good with grinding and Bondo.
This was the first welder I bought after watching your video. My son and I built our welding table with it. 1/4" plate and 1/4" angle iron legs. Still holding up after more tha a year! Good video, Freddy!
" I'm sure a fat person could walk on that" LOL
there has been a meeting of the fat people, and a consensus has been reached... there will be no more walking of the welded pipes till skinny people start walking their share of welded pipes...
One of the more informative video's of what a cheap welder is capable of.
Just what I was looking for.
Thank you.
if this is your first time welding im here to tell you your gonna be a dam good welder . not many people can even run a bead at all
great video. I bought this welder as a back up unit and mobile system to take with me on the road for repairs where 220 isn't available. I was sceptical at first, but it's a pretty good unit for small repairs or uses. video was entertaining!
Great video, no bullshit, right to the point. I like the real world comments like how many fat people it will withstand. Go-kart references. I like how you tried welding what is supposed to be too thick. The only thing missing is showing an example of too hot a setting or too thin of metal and having it burn through. Everyone should make videos like yours... Thanks.
Agreed
Benjamin Zoske are you jouwish?
noo, why?
Awesome review...was looking at a welder just for fun to practice with and make some not safety related truck accessories (bumpers, off road light mounts, cb antenna mount, etc) and didn't want to spend 300 bucks or more for something I wouldn't use a lot of, and something that I just wanted practice with...was considering this welder and your review is excellent example of what a 110 flux core can do! Thanks!
I,m sold, you gave it the official fat person test and rating. :)
Man, you are a riot! You are the kind of guy I want to hang out with while I am wrenching/tooling. Too funny! GOOD JOB!!!
3? that's barely a 2 fat person weld lmao. love your units of measurement
I think you did a great job with the video. It is A LOT more difficult to give a professional demonstration (and have it recorded) than most people think. I have one of these welders, and while I probably wouldn't buy another one (had trouble with the wire feed (not the mechanism itself, but the plastic tube that the wire feeds through, I think the actual welding ability of the machine is pretty good.
I have the same welder, and it works great for simple art projects. Thanks for the tip about having a small gap between the two pieces for a better weld. I'll give that a shot next time I'm playing in the garage :)
First I want to say that I have watched most of your videos and I love what you do, I had been looking at this welder for a while now but never bought it because I was used to using the much better one I had at work and thought it would be junk compared and I would hate it, well I finally bought it after watching this and boy this little guy is pretty underrated, I really like it.
I love how he uses "fat people" as a unit of measure lol
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Best Video I have seen yet demonstrating the HF 90 amp welder. Well done.
EXCELLENT video!! Thanks brother, keep up the good work.
I own this exact welder. I have built bumpers and suspension peices and it works great. No problems at all. If you know what youre doin you can weld good with any welder. some work better than other but I gotta say I am impressed with the machine.
If you read up on history of sky scrapers back in the 1920's-30's-40's you would be amazed what type & voltage of welders they used. This $100 welder would be a Rolls Royce of welding back then just saying
+Justin Watson
You are utterly wrong Justin.
You never watched old 1940's B&W cartoons did you pal?
The old skyscapers were riveted together.
A coal fired forge sat 200ft up on the I-beam and a guy tossed up a red-hot rivet to a guy catchin it in a bucket. Then the bucket guy pushed the hot rivet with metal tongs into the hole bracing it firm, and another guy holding a big-ass air hammer flattened the small end with a few air hammer blows. Never loosen up!
That's why the bridges and buildings[Eifffel tower] etc. stay together 4-eva and so well. Old dudes had forearms like friggin tree trunks-BadMofos.
Aye Bee The one thing I know is history bud. Yes they did use rivets they also used welders on some of the buildings and etc. btw I was talking about welding NOT rivets I already knew they used them more. Also no I never watched cartoons...I was outside building cars, truck, jet boats with my father why'll kids were turning Chanel's I was turning wrenches
+Aye Bee Good to know you know one thing, Justin.
+Aye Bee Justin;
Most Elementary age school age children disdain working on machines from about age eight to about age twelve with their Dad's, since Daddy tires quickly of: Incorrect assembly, NOT Listening, or the kids insufficient lack of ability to exert enough force on the fastener to loosen or tighten it.
And many space limited postions under hood of a car/truck ARE one man operations.
I know this from my own grown son and personal experience.
Now[some] parents can barely get their kid away from an Xbox or PS platform and Halo etc. After school/chores.
+Aye Bee
My Boy works in the Oil Pipeline business in West Texas.
You know what my friend i been welding 20 yrs and im certified and i tell you what. You're actually a real good welder. Looks great tube/pipe welding is a little tricky. Good job.
I wish my welds could be rated at at least 5 fppi. (fat people per inch).... update! .... I built a skyscraper to house only fat people using this welder. Wouldn't you know it, it fell down.
LOL
fppi is my new strength rating scale for weldering
"It could hold two, maybe three really fat people." I lost it. Great video! I bought one of these and haven't used it yet. Now I know exactly how to, and what it can do.
I wish my welds looked that good
Thank you! I learned from this video. I bought a 100amp mig welder, but a different brand. Based on this video, I think a hobbyist like me will be happy enough to weld that thick metal you welded last. cheers
That welding noise he did tho!
Best welding I've seen so far on the Harbor Freight 90 amp welder,. you layed it down pretty good,.!
I always laugh when people bitch about how pretty a weld is then you see a robot do it and it looks like a weld they complained about. it's not how pretty it is that really counts.
They think it's a beauty contest.... Cool Yamaha symbol.
+Wolfman Jack when your welds are pretty it means a lot your amps are right travel speed right travel angle is right your stick out is right it means your doing everything right
Very informative. Thanks. Flux wire description was perfect; Twinkie is short, simple, and easy to understand.
Well, Hmm when butt welding plate you always bevel the edge to aid in penetration if need be make a second pass to fill the joint the exception would be thin sheet such as a body panel. Also grind the weld area before hand for a clean uncontaminated bead a clean weld is generally going to be a good weld.
Good comment, great technique for welding thicker stuff.
That was my first thought when I saw this and I don't weld . . yet.
Thanks for the candid appraisal... seems like just what I need for occassional minor mild-steel welding in our backyard shop... I use acetylene for 4130 -- sure wish my MIG bead looked as clean as yours...
I enjoyed your video.
I liked the video. I know nothing about welding anything, but I wanted to see how the Harbor Freight welder worked before embarking on a new hobby. Thank you.
I don't remember when the US Bureau of Weights and Measures add "Fat Person" to its units of measure, what year was that?
Freddy, thanks for your video. I have been asking about getting some things welded on my ATV. Repairs to racks etc and the cost of a local welder is more than this entire HF welder costs. So I decided to search on UA-cam and saw your video. This seems like it's exactly what I would need to do some minor welding to repair my own stuff.
Great review and much appreciated.
woudnt it have more penetration if you pre heat the plate up to a seartin temperature it can penetrate better
You could preheat if it is a thicker material. Most of the time you want the welder settings to match the material thickness. I mostly weld steel that is less than quarter inch thick with my everlast so I've never had to preheat. Thicker stuff should really have a bevel at the edges so that penetration will be sufficient. You might also need multiple passes.
I have done that too
You only preheat thick steel so it won't crack when the heat dissipates fast throughout what you have welded. It more helps with tig anyways.
This is by far the funniest welder review I’ve ever seen 😂 I love it
Great vid man thanks.
All you people defending obesity are ridiculous. If you're fat, get in shape or get over it. Until then help this guy out and go test his welds for him haha
Hey, round is a shape LMAO
I have one of these and it works well. It cost $90. I do my own car exhaust pipe welding with it.
Be advised that whenever the power is on, the torch head has a voltage on it and can arc over at any time if metal is nearby. More expensive torches have an on-off foot or hand switch. It's easy to get used to the more expensive torches and forget that this Harbor Freight can arc at any time when the power is on..
This has become my favourite UA-cam video. I busted up laughing to tears. That's what I needed, measurements in fatasses. Should be a new American standard.
+AJT 88 No kidding, pretty funny. I think you could build a chair that is rated up to two or three fat asses lol
😆🤣😂same here
these are like the best flux core welds I have seen in a long time lol
lmao....nice video but why so worried about fat people!....lol ...you act like welds are measured by how many fat people they can hold....
As a fat person I would find a rating system based on fat people pretty beneficial. We often worry about the integrity of structures. If there was a sign saying "Do Not Exceed 3 Fat People" I would be sure not not to add my girth to the structure when 3 other fat people were already mounted. I think it might give piece of mind to the skinny people there as well. It's much easier to just add up the fat people than to try to guess their weights and suss out the math on the fly.
***** lmao
Lol...
***** lmao 2x
+Carlos Vreal Not to mention mr. freddytk421 at one point your mug shows up in the video and mr. freddy you are ugly and fat people can lose weight but you'll always be ugly.....go get a hockey mask!
i have same welder but i got mine form princessauto and it has no problems with 1/8 angle iron and i have welded deeper with it as well . does a nice job
I would like your video better IF you would stop putting the putting the product down, a one time disclaimer would suffice, other than that I enjoyed the video.
William Madore I think he was pre-putting the welder, his skills, and the weld down because if he didn't the smarty pants would all make those comments. Instead now with the low baseline he set everyone's impressed. I think it was a good direction he took on that personally.
That same splatter machine has been sold by a dozen different companies. The frightening thought is that someone still has a warehouse full of these rinky dink splatter boxes. It's a 90 amp power supply for the first 45 minutes of its life and then its down hill from there. Thanks Freddy good video
Thanks for the video, I am now going to buy the Harbor Freight 120 amp welder thats on sale. And I am a fatass.
Thanks for the review. You did a great job. Need to brake mine out of the box. Bought mine years ago and have been too busy to play.
what do you have against fat people?
i have my big huge dick for fat and choby and bbw women wooooooow i like them
I used to own a MillerMatic 185 MIG welder.It used gas shielding and welded like a dream.It could make a 1/2" bead...yawning. I sold it in 2000.I needed a welder and picked this 90 amp HF model.It does work and puts a out some heat.For the $ you can't beat it.I can't get too good of a bead out of it yet.but it's not all the welders fault.I'm way out of practice. Oh yeah, good video!
whats your beef with fat people lol
Damn i didnt know about leaving a gap! I did a 3in" dowmpipe off my turbo a few years back but the welds werent the best & i kept melting holes in the pipe. Learned alot from this vid Thanks. Have gotten alot better but i'm still learning.
that looks like good welding to me
Best gunsmith's welder ever made.
Almost as good as a car battery or two.
You can weld any thickness you desire with this machine so long as the joint is properly beveled. I thought you did a good job. Practice makes perfect.
I just picked up one of these welders today and are exited to give it a try. Informative and funny video! thanks!
Thanks for the video I've been looking into buying a welder for some quick DIY exhaust tips but everywhere I went I'd see these expensive welders that would brake my bank thanks for the quick demo and how to really helped
I saw this video back in 2012. Wound up buying this welder. It is AC but it is reliable as heck. Good video, gives you a good look ate the welder. (Still have it and use it from time to time.)
Thank you, I have noticed these before and always wished I knew what it was capable of.
I'm not even a novice. In fact, aside from spot welding studs on a bench top machine at work, I never welded anything in my life. I got a coupon for this today and thanks to your vid depicting pretty much exactly the kind of things I would do, and how everything works in layman-friendly terminology, I'm thinking it's probably a buy for me. Aside from that, although I can relate to the number of chubbies jumping on the joints you welded, I still sorta wish you'd have taken a 2lbs hammer to the pipe or gave it a hefty slam on the concrete... just to satisfy my curiosity about the actual strength of a typical weld on appropriate intended material.
These are a nice starter welder or a welder for auto body. I bought one for 100.00 shipped to me. I use it daily for body panels and 1/4" metals. Only draw back is to use the 10lb. rolls of wire you have to leave the top open or modify the spool to fit in the door. Good welder for getting your feet wet w/o busting the bank.
thanks for the tip body ,u helping people like u have no idea,,thanks to this video I m going to weld for first time today
this is a GREAT welder for making RC tube chassis out of stainless steel tubing!
i have an older model, used, i just picked it up for $72. It may need a nozzle replacement, but everything else is working fine. only strong welder i have is an old industrial lincoln arc welder with the circular crank and the plastic dial showing the temp, my welding teacher gave it to me for free few years back as a graduation gift, had to replace the ground and electrode holder wires (damn scrappers took the copper) and fix some internal parts. Good as new!
Thanks for sharing. My coastie son Machinenist/welder told me the same thing about not using it for heavy duty jobs but good enough enough for kind of jobs I need to be doing, like welding a bistro table and making the openings in my wrought iron gate smaller so my Maltese will not escape thru it. Next soc.sec payment will get me one.
i converted mine to DCEN and it works great.spent 20 bucks for the bridge rectifier and i had the caps
Really nice video. I really like the way you explained everything and you also showed what it's top capability is. Thanks for uploading this video.
Nice saw! Informative video. I just picked up this welder and you gave me a basic idea of what it can and cannot do. Thanks
Perfect for what it's rated for and in opinion you did a super job young Man !
I have a welder like this one, it works fine just practice with it and when you get the feel of it you'll be happy
I want to learn to weld and this will help me, Im glad I found your channel. Thank you for posting.
I bought one. It works great!! FYI it's a felony to have a piece of RR rail unless u have a letter from the RR company you bought it from.
Epic. Best 4am-can't sleep video in months. Appreciate the humility and now I know to use fat-ass factor when buying my first welder:
U keep mentioning that u r not a good welder, BUT.... Your welds look a heck of a lot better the. Any of mine. I bought this welder last summer to weld rebar together to make a deer proof surround for my blueberries and strawberries. Bravo! It worked beautifully, and we actually harvested this year. U r a pretty good all around welder..... Just saying. A definite must have for any home garage.
Love the smell of flux core in the morning. I was thinking about this welder but now have my sights set on one of the powermigs that can take bigger spools and has a bit more power. Those little spools are pretty expensive in comparison.
yes he bought it at H.F. its a hand held band saw.
Thank you very much for this demo vid. Ive been wanting to purchase this welder to do a simple weld on one side of my radiator support mount because my mechanic wants to charge north of $500 for something that looks so simple. This vid confirms its up to the task of my little job if its welding those big pieces of metal together.
Best part is I get a neat little welder out of the repair cost:)
Im used to use a mig welder and just for fun I decided to buy myself a Flux core welder. I was surprised how good that thing works. even on sheet metal workin´on cars. I prposely welded a piece of metal onn an old car of mine wich im gonna junk anyways, purposely didnt prime the area or nothing of that nature. even though that metal is rusted it still holds like the first day I welded it. Yes, I`m convinced of that little welder. Yes, it does a hell of job.
Dude for that welder you are laying down some pretty friggen sweet welds , hit the like button .
Great review. Wish I had thought about HF before I went and bought a Lincoln; I would have saved a lot of cash.
don't beat yourself up over not buying the Lincoln, i think all the Lincoln's have better duty cycles then any of the HF welders. I've been using one of the old blue HF flux core welders for years because it's all i can afford but all my friends have name brand welders like Lincolns, Hobarts, Millers, ect and they can do more with half the hassle i have to go through but part of that is because i push it to do welding jobs that it was never meant to handle, cuz i poor. I go through a lot of wire because I use this little HF welder everyday but would trade it for a Lincoln in a heart beat if i could, wanna trade????....lol
yes, it is great for patch/rust work, i have the 90 amp flux welder and the 90amp stick welder. they cant handle real thick stuff, but for body work and lawn/garden tractor repair you cant go wrong for the price
I just bought one of those welder a yesterday just waiting on shipping. I really enjoyed your video thank you for your time.
Great video, thinking of buying one for some tac welds for a panel repair on my truck and this will certainly do the job. Great lines in the video, FAT, is a universal world weight of measure everybody understands by the way.
Thanks for your time
Roger
Great video and young man you are a pro and I cant imagine how outstanding you are now wow
Thank you for sharing, I was skeptical of the abilities of this machine, but for home projects, I think this will do quite nicely.
Dang! You weld awesome!!! If my welder can ever do something like that, I will be happy! You are my hero!