Budget Welding Wonder: Is The $150 Titanium Flux 125 Worth It?

Today we're taking a look at the Titanium Flux 125 welder sold at Harbor Freight. Is it worth it? Watch the video and find out! Be sure to subscribe and hit that bell icon if you want to see more content like this!

[murdineleboe]

Not a lot of DIYer channels acknowledge my existence as a DIY-ette, Thank you. Subscribed :)

[whoknows]

Amazing what that machine can do in the hand of someone that can weld and understands its uses

[Alexandro_atb]

That weld really took some heavy bamms and clunks and stil hold. Video in general was great 👌✨✨

[amely]

Hello, I have the Easyflux 125, I've used it at school to weld and teach basics of tig welding, this is in Mexico, that little machine has been working from 8am to 5pm for months, has been used by students and my self, i bought it when i was a student my self and became a volunteer teachers aid, it has been beat hit crushed and it keeps running, we have build doors windows gates fences stairs, and have done repairs, i built my welding cart with it, this is a combination of thick and thin metals ranging from 16ga to 22ga, and it did it all, i wish Harborfreight would have help us to provide a good discount of donation to our classroom, any ways is my go to machine, and i have several machines, like the vulcan pro tig 165, vulcan omni pro 215, titanium unlimited 200 easy flux 125. and others from arccaptain mig 200, and tig 200, and my Furius fix 161...

[Thundarr]

Your welding looks like that because the welder probably isn't getting enough electricity. Plug it into an outlet that's on a dedicated 20A circuit.
Or a 20A Circuit where the welder is the only thing being used on it, and don't use an extension cord rated at less than 20A. Another thing, this welder is not rated for welding 1/4 in steel. It's rated for welding 3/16 in or less. If you're going to be welding 1/4 in steel anyway. It would be a good idea to grind a V into whatever you're gonna weld and weld it on both sides. I have this exact welder, and I've been using these and other flux core welders for about 25 years. I don't wanna sound like a know it all, I'm just trying to point you in the right direction. You can make some pretty decent welds with these if you clean and grind a V before you weld. I welded up a cracked small boat trailer before. I drilled the ends of the crack to stop it from cracking even more in the future. Then, I used a die grinder to grind into the crack. So that the weld penetrated the steel more deeply. Afterward, I ground the weld down flush and welded a diamond shaped steel plate on top of it. And it never cracked again, and it looks good. If you don't have a dedicated 20A circuit, you could try using it a 20A outlet on a portable generator. I did that once when a friend of mine poked a hole in his oil pan while off-roading on a Jeeping trail. If you're going to use an extension cord, use a big one rated for at least 20A and not one of those skinny orange or green ones from Walmart. Hopefully, this helps, and happy welding. 😄

[Eric-vgnv]

That OSHA guy gets oddly turned on by PPE.