Cheap Amazon vs YesWelder vs Harbor Freight vs ESAB? Best Stick Welder!

Is the $85 WarcKing just as good as the ESAB? Is the ESAB better than Harbor Freight, YesWelder, and ArcCaptain?
I ranked them on: Price, Amps, Accessories, Warranty, Features, and how they weld.
Everything you need to know when picking a Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), also known as stick welder.

Here are links to all the welders used in this video:

These are all DC output machines.

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Let's hear what you'd pick up! 😀😀

[Being_Joe]

Watching this feels like I am watching a Project Farm review.

[hksjoshua]

Esab 180i pro here, what sold me is the consistency of the machine. I can weld thin 1/16 thin materials at 38 amps with 1/16 6013. On the other hand can weld thick steel given proper beveling / prep.

[BPBM]

Would love an ESAB but will probably go with yeswelder.

[conordreiss]

As an aspiring welder thank you for this video! Can’t wait to start learning and tinkering.

[M_PJR]

I had to do a double take to make sure it wasn’t a Project Farm video lol y’all sound a lot alike

[rbelang]

Something else that should be considered: the build quality, the cables quality (100% copper?)... Also, which welder can use cellulosic rods? Anyway, thanks for the vid...

[darzo]

Esab all the way, I'm tired of buying, settling, low cost, I'll buy a better one later, working with what I have, not having enough money, generic crap all my would pick the best brand. Yes that 1

[andrewbradstreet]

I bought a cheap flux 135 y.welder to run stick off of, an really it never has done good for that. Like awful. But, it does run .035 flux core like a banshee. Awesome, tons of power, smooth as smooth, and five rolls of wire into it now and I've never had a single hic up. An I'm never maxed out on the settings either. Even on 3/16", an I can appreciate that. We've all ran the ones that are always maxed, an probably wouldn't touch 3/16 like this one does. Honestly, I only speak so highly of it because it shouldn't be this slick! An for a hundred bucks, easy choice. It's not a 2, 200 miller

[JoeBlow-]

The Titanium has built-in auto Hot Start and Arc Force, it's not in the literature. Another guy did a video about it.

[WhiteCrow]

What gets me on the 120/240v welders is when they use a 120v plug that needs to be adapted to 240v, that’s how you catch them on fire.

[noahway]

I'm waiting for the Dollar Tree line.

[langsor]

Great info. Thanks for making this video.

[lovewillfind]

Hi, I recently bought a Amico electric, 200 amps multi-purpose 3 in1 welder, from Amazon. I got the the welder. However i discovered, it have a factory defect, (the wire speed dial isn't working). I informed Amazon about it. They asked that I return the item. However to do so is costing more than i bought it for. I am outside the usa. So I am left stuck with a a defective product.

[andy]

Great review and content. Seems like most new tool review channels are trash. This is quality.

[noahway]

Is the video at 02:45 wrong? I think it should be like 10% off, or 90% right... is that a typo?
Did he say if he was running off 110 or 220?

[MarcBchannel]

I have the Simder Arc200. Got it for $60 shipped from Amazon. I can't belive how well these cheap welders work. Gets alot of work done. The only major negative points are the false advertised output and the inaccurate display. On 240v I measured 115amps with the dial maxed reading 201amps running 1/8 6013. Running 3/32 6013 with the dial at100amps you get about 70amps. At 130amps on the dial, you get 90mps. Overall these machines are a great value.

[josephescamilla]

Can you review the JEGS 110 gasless mig welder? there seems to be nothing about that welding machine anywhere.

[wesbravo]

I have some high quality 4AWG copper and am planning to buy a decent electrode holder/solid copper ground clamp to make my own cables. I wonder how much of a difference this would make using a cheap inverter stick welder? I will upgrade to a Hobart eventually but am impressed enough with some of the <$200 machines to go that route for now.

[nrpforty]

Would have been nice to include Everlast welder .