After 5 Years Is It Still Worth It?? Harbor Freight Titanium 125

5 Years ago to the date I posted my first review of the Harbor Freight Titanium 125 and it's still my most recommended welder and most used in my garage.
Of Course I've added in a couple tips and Tricks to making your Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) or gasless MIG welds looking AWESOME!

Don't forget to pick up flux core wire and nozzle get!

Here are the HFT details:
The TITANIUM™ Easy-Flux 125 Amp Welder is an easy-to-use, lightweight welder that is ideal for basic welding jobs at home or in the shop. This easy-to-use welder features advanced DC based inverter technology that produces a steadier arc and cleaner weld. This welder weighs in at just 15 lb. , over 50% lighter than conventional transformer based machines. The Easy Flux 125 includes all modern safety features such as thermal overload protection and cold-start wire feeding so you can concentrate on the job, not the machine.

-Inverter Technology - lighter weight and more efficient
-Weighs only 15 lb. , over 50% lighter than conventional transformer welders
-DC output for the most stable arc and cleaner welds
- Variable Control for fine-tuned welding
- Advanced safety features: Thermal overload protection and cold start wire feeding
-Rugged, top load drive system takes standard 4 in. spools

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5 years and it's still my go to welder!

[magnoliathebus]

Love this. We are in the process of converting a 45' coach into a tiny home and part of that was raising the roof 12 inches so I could have some standing headroom. Cutting the thing in half was one job, but fabricating and installing the extensions for the frame ribs was quite another! That little welder did the job beautifully.

[GaryT]

Bought this welder several years ago on your recommendation...don't use it too often but is always flawless and convenient when I do

[DickHowe-cq]

I have had a Titanium 125 for about 3 years now. I love it. I also have a stick welder but I usually use the 125 for most things. The stick welder usually burns through 1/8 steel. The 125 can do that and thinner steel. I also like it that I can hook it up to a generator and weld something out in the middle of the woods somewhere.

[Benzene]

Great vid - I love follow up tool reviews to see how well things last. I really should get one of these.

[slashknife]

I'm really thinking of learning how to weld with this and then I'll make my own exhaust at home. Vroom vroom.

[trekgod]

Maybe you can use the welder to weld a handle on the welder

[tedbastwock]

Very good video. I ended up getting the little red one because I knew I didnt know what I was doing as a beginner, and opted for the trusted name brand. I walked into a HF and put my hands on their line of welders. Somebody had already gone through there and turned all the knobs too far so that every knob would keep turning around and around ... put me over the edge to get the name brand. I have been extremely happy with it for two years. But, you def make this one look like a great option if one takes care of it. One dislike about the red one, it can only take 1lb spools. Can that green one take larger spools of wire? Thanks, I always appreciate your videos.

[bobbigwood]

Love all your test vidios. I purchased the Harbor Freight black one 120v years ago sill working great, I'm and old sick welder so flux welding is a learning curve for me. I just bough a Andeli 5in 1 machine it's a 120v -220 Amazon kinda sucked me in on it prime day it was on sale for $318 I thought I would give it a try if it's no good I only have $300 invested in it. Do you know anything about the Andeli made in China machine?
Thanks
Bob

[BryanLocher]

Just picked one up today. HF has a 20% off coupon for the weekend, making this $120.

[williambikash]

Did you look into swapping polarity.I have some SS flux core wire that calls for Positive ground. MY 90 amp Chicago that has been modified with a 150 amp rectifer and large capacitor could swap the polarity but would like to modify the Titanium.

[jimmyhall]

What is your opinion on other 110v flux only machines or multi process one's from the like of Yeswelder, Bestarc Arcaptain and would you still recommend this Titanium?

[ErikBeckner]

Bought one a few days ago, can’t get it to work. Powers up, I’m grounded good. Feeds wire iust fine. Won’t arc, no clue what’s wrong with it. Gonna take it back and get it money back.

[ThatJerkFromCali]

If you upgrade your ground clamp would that void your warranty

[jeffreysnethen]

I put mine thru hell for 4 years, never able to trip the duty cycle, did burn the gun out, picked up a 2nd welder yesterday, when I figure out how to fix the gun that welder will be up again :)