TESTING The Cheapest Welder On AMAZON

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[soopaman]

Nothing says consumer confidence like turning it on with a long screwdriver.

[adamlucas]

"I know you guys in the comments do perfect welds every time" lol

[JC-fjoo]

Considering the whole device costs less than my welding mask, the fact that it works at all and comes with a little mask is pretty cool.

[bradenhackett]

The face shield is handy to have around for someone who wants to watch you weld!

[lijkenkist]

Flips a plastic button with a screwdriver for safety, then proceeds to feed the wire and reassemble the gun while the thing is on

[demizer]

Couple years ago I bought my son the Harbor Freight $100 welder (he was 16 at the time) because he was interested in welding. I figured it was a good way to see if was going to STAY interested in it because you would have to really learn with such a low power unit. Now he uses it all the time for light fabrication up to about 1/4 inch steal. One of the best investments I made for him. ;-)

[mattklump]

I love these 'budget' tool reviews. I'm one of those 'tinkerers' you mentioned and always buy Harbor Freight for the cost and how often i"ll use them. This falls right into my wheelhouse for knowledge gathering. Thank you!

[joemcmullin]

Lol the helmet looks like a modified dust pan.

[therealchayd]

Got one of these earlier in the year, so far gone through two and a half spools of flux core and done a ton of work on two rusty Ford Transits (US equivalent Econoline), still going strong! The only issue I've experienced was the wire fraying on the cheap earthing clamp and needed re-crimping a couple of times.

[ArikGST]

My dad always said "learn on the old/bad equipment and get good with it, so you`ll be a master on the good equipment", it`s the invertion of the "buy once, cry once" saying. This thing actually looks kinda decent (the same welder is actually under 100Euro here in Germany, a total bargain). Might have to pick one up to learn how to do little welding jobs.

[saltysteel]

The Harbor Freight version of this welder is actually pretty decent. Can reliably weld 3/16 thick plate. I've done 1/4 inch plate too by going slow and adding extra passes. Welds thin gauge sheet decently too.

[Davross-]

“Let’s be safe”
Flicks the switch with a bigass metal rod 😂😂

[texastoolreview]

I love my harbor freight mig welder. I think I paid $79 plus tax. I got a review on it that has over 100, 000 views. The cheap one is all the average Joe needs for once or twice a year projects.Thanks for the video Cody.👍

[junkmannythewitch]

I have this welder in my shop, it will penetrate just fine with good metal prep. I have over 1000 hrs on my machine. It out performs and has outlasted Lincoln and Hobart's. the switches will go bad, but can be replaced for about $5, and I upgraded the ground from an old set of jumper cables. This is the workhorse welder of Asia, they put these on their back and hang off ropes to weld bridges. Mine was $80 delivered on evil-bay, stray lots of these welders still come from time to time that cheap

[Verdant]

Running a 20 amp welder on a 20 amp circuit that is also powering a few battery chargers will no doubt trip the breaker

[eliasrudnitsky]

As a Career welder having welded for a living going on ten years now I can say even though the welds made me cringe I appreciate your honesty, great videos, keep up the great work.

[stainlessdroid]

I had this same welder for 4 years, It's not the best, but it's good enough for what I use it.

If I had to buy one now I will buy a better one, but I bought it when I was a student in a budget and don't regret it.
You can buy a stick welder for that price and It will be better, but it will take time to get used to it. With this one you can practice 20 minutes and go repair/make something useful.

[patthesoundguy]

I have a welder just like that I have had it for many years. First thing you must remember is that has only a 20% duty cycle, tripping the breaker is because you are exceeding the duty cycle. I can weld just about anything with mine within reason. You can do 1/4" steel with that in multiple passes. The other trick is to remove the silver gas nozzle it's not required with flux core wire. Also use good quality wire the Lincoln wire is my favourite but other good name brands work great as well. You will get the hand of that machine quickly just be mindful of the short duty cycle. You absolutely do not usually need 20 amps I can run mine on a 16 gauge extension cord without issue. Not the best scenario but it will work.

[motocross_cooper]

I have worked as a professional welder multiple times in my life for a total of about 8-10 years. Once at “Intermountain Lift” in Utah wielding/ Building Rollercoasters & Ski lifts, And 2nd time I worked fabricating and installing Ornamental Hand Railings & Ornamental Fencing. I would suggest when buying a welder for doing small odd jobs &/ or a portable welder, Buy a small portable/ Cheap *arc welder* ( If you know how to arc weld). With an cheap/ small arc welder, You can still use quality arc Rods which will enable you to achieve correct/ high enough temps. to penetrate & bind whatever material your working on securely together.

[josephstacey]

I liked the videos on the welder and plasma cutter. I am building a small shop and am in need of both welder and cutter for small projects. Thanks for testing them, now i have a good idea on how well they work.