Titanium Easy Flux 125 Welder: Specs, Setup & Review, - A Great Welder for Beginners! (#83)

Thinking about getting into welding? Flux-core welding is a great welding process that is not difficult to learn and is inexpensive to get started with.

After much research, I decide to start my welding adventure with the Titanium Easy Flux125 welder from Harbor Freight. This little welder packs a lot of punch for it small size and affordable price.

I cover the specs of the welder, the basic equipment you'll need to get started, and show you my first attempts at welding. Enjoy!

Harbor Freight Titanium Easy Flux125 Welder:

Welding Accessories:

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[tangoindiamike]

You're probably doing far better by now, but for other newbies, here is a tip. When you are standing and free handing a weld, your body, arms, and hands tend to move around, and for some people it's difficult to steady your hands enough to stay consistent in the molten puddle. Try setting up your work piece so that you can lean your body or one arm against something to steady yourself from wobbling or shaking. It could be as simple leaning your hip against the table, or the back of one arm or elbow against a vice or something. The more you can steady your body and arms from the 'shakes', the more consistent you will be in the puddle. Then you can focus on how to move the puddle along so that it looks like you are stacking dimes or nickles. Once you begin developing good welds and understanding the importance of being steady and consistent, you will begin to develop your ability to free hand a little better without always bracing yourself. Good luck to all you newbies.

[imxploring]

One of the best videos I've found on unboxing, set up, and operation of the Flux Core 125! Great content and production! Thanks for posting!!! You've got a new subscriber!

[davehoward]

I’ve had this same welder for two years and it has performed flawlessly. I tried several different brands of wire and settled on INE, as it delivered the best welds with very minimal spatter when the machine is dialed in properly. I’ve done trailer repairs, mower repairs, countless home projects, and even used this welder to weld the chain hooks on my tractor loader bucket and have been 100% pleased with the results. Your first welds looked great, and I’m sure by now you’re even better. I just recently bought this welder’s big brother, the Titanium Stick 225 SMAW welder, and have been practicing with it lately. (That thing is a BEAST!) Since all of my welding is done outdoors I stick with flux-based processes, and with these two welders I can tackle anything that comes up. Great video Martin, thanks! 👍

[garygalloway]

My son and I have saved up to buy this same welder plus all the accoutrements needed and are going for it this week. Like you, neither of us has ever struck a weld even once. I'm 74, he's 20. Thanks for your good video and thanks as well to your commenters. I'm sure I'll be back several times next week to rewatch!

[Wandering_Horse]

I just picked this little welder and did my first welds today. They came out quite similar. I got a Miller classic helmet, upgraded the ground clamp and got US made flux wire. I need to get some of that spatter spray and a welding blanket since I am welding on a vehicle.

Thanks for taking the time to make the video, much appreciated! :)

[gregd]

im also an old man that never welded and was wanting to get this welder you have convienced me to get one.
Good job on the video

[Mike_S_Swift]

I have no experience with wire feed welders and am looking to buy one. I used to be fairly good at stick welding back in the day. I just wanted to compliment you on the quality and thoroughness of the video. Especially wearing an external microphone, that adds so much more quality to a video. The voice overs are very professional too. Well done and you’re going to improve every time you do a bead. One thing I would have liked to have seen is comparing your beads to the manual to see if your controls were right or just from being inexperienced. I suspect a little of both. Well done.

[lgrantnelson]

What I have done when touching areas that may be electrified is keep the welder unplugged. I just picked one up myself after having got rid of a very heavy welder years ago. Good instructional video. Helped reinforce what I read in the manual. I actually took the shop part of a welding class at a local community college. Indeed, practice makes proficient.

[mikek.]

Thanks for this video. I just bought my first welder (Harbor Freight), welding cart and table. It's always great to watch and learn from someone who is also just learning.

[brettmaurer]

Welded in past but just bought same Welder from Harbor Freight. Feel like I’m starting over but it is fun. Thanks for Video.

[DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP]

I'm a beginner welder myself and ran across your video on the Titanium Flux125. You did a great job on the first welds I think. Much better than what my first welds looked like. Ha Ha You also did a great job putting this video together and I am now a new subscriber. I agree with you when you said it's a lot of fun! I'm just an inspiring "hobby welder" and my main goal is to learn welding as a hobby and "Just for Fun". Have a great day!

[mikefinley]

Enjoyed the vid. It was honest and exposed a beginner for all prospective welders. I recommend this video for anyone starting out witho no experience or instruction. Practice brings improvement, be safe and best wishes.

[thebordernow]

Came here from your posting on the Harbor Freight site just to post some thanks for a very professional and thoroughly informative primer on this welder and beginning welding in general. Watching has pushed me closer to pulling the trigger on something like this although living in a close-in residential neighborhood, I don't have the space for a shop (or real need for this, other than as a maker-hobbyist) but I appreciate all your efforts to make this helpful video!

[nickthomas]

as with a majority of the commenters i also bought the same welder and didnt use it until i watched your video, thanks for helpful content

[tractorman]

Yes, anti spatter is a must with flux core for sure !! A lot of the missing consistency can be gained by bracing your gun hand with the other hand while touching the table or work piece....even if its just with a finger. That will make a great difference until you get a better hang for the holding the gun with a steady single hand. I still force myself to this day to implement this idea.
As for your first time performance, for the passes near the end, it was looking pretty darn good. Burn some wire and btw...you looked cool with the backwards cap. LOL. Sorry it took so long to see your video and I thank you for the shout out to me and ol' Joe. But I surely wouldn't refer to myself as an 'experienced' welder....but thank you for the vote of confidence Martin. Be safe and be cool my friend !!

[melgross]

I recommend that you remove the protective sleeve and tip without the power on.. if you press the trigger when the sleeve is off, then it’s live, and if you touch it, you can get quite a shock. If you lay it down on metal that’s grounded, it can short.

What people call the ground clamp isn’t a ground clamp, it’s a work clamp. Actually it’s on the positive side of the circuit for DC flux core welding. If you try to weld to something that’s grounded, it could be a problem, so check first.

Don’t get too close. The closer you get the more spatter you’ll get. The welds aren’t bad for a beginner. Some of the welds are too wide. It seems you’re moving too slowly. Use a stringer unless you’re welding a “t”. Don’t weld over a bad weld. It never works. You’ll catch flux in the weld and have porosity. Grind the weld down and try again.

[rustyshackleford]

This was great. I just picked one of these up but haven't gotten a chance to try it yet. I learned a lot. Thanks for the first look!

[Jwf]

Martin, Great video. Keep them coming. I’ve had a similar flux welder for quite some time. It has come in handy. I got a wood chipper last summer and like you, I kept the metal crate. I didn’t know what I’d use it for until now. Great idea. Thanks Jim

[robburke]

Great video especially with the welder set up. Best one I’ve seen so far. And the majority of the comments are super informative too! Cheers 🍻

[ThomasBarone]

I'm the same age in the same boat getting started welding. This video helped me tremendously to get started!