Harbor Freight Titanium Flux 125 Welder | DON'T Buy it!!

Is the Harbor Freight Titanium Flux 125 worth buying with all of the other import flux core welders that are now available? In this video I make my case for this machine being a good welder, but NOT a great value.
There are lower priced import welders out there than the Titanium 125 that offer several valuable features over the Titanium Flux 125 a beginner may want, or offer more flexibility in the processes available.

This description may contain affiliate links in which I earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

🔥🔥In this Video:

#harborfreight #welding #fluxcore

Recording Gear:
Microphones:

Cameras:
Canon T4i

[RedneckRepairs]

I've run a few rolls of wire through mine and never had an issue. It has been amazing, honestly.

[stevenespinoza]

there always has to be a hater, never fails

[RameyOwen]

The current input for this welder is 23 amps. If you’re tripping a 30 amp breaker with this welder, your breaker may be going bad/weak and may need to be replaced!

[Thedoug]

I have one of these and have never seen had a problem with it. It's always worked just fine for my needs and I would recommend it to anyone. Oh, and I bought mine at a pawn shop, pretty much brand new for a hundred bucks. If you plug it into a 20 amp receptacle you'll never throw a breaker. I use the plug that the dryer is plugged into.

[Keepnthem]

Prolly outta compare apples to apples when dissing a product.
This machine doesn’t have the gas option… show me any welder for $175-$199 that does. There ain’t one.
It doesn’t have a 220 option… show me any welder for $175-$199 that does. There ain’t one. I’m 67 years old and been welding my whole life. I’ve welded in a factory production capacity, I’ve welded in a construction setting. I’ve welded with a tig machine building frames and chassis for everything from drag racing motorcycles to sprint cars. I’ve laid down MILES of bead in my life so it’s not like I don’t know what I’m talking about. I have this machine and for what it is and what it costs you cannot find a better small hobby welder anywhere. Do NOT be afraid of buying it. It works great!

[Bigrob]

It's not a bad welder. It will weld and get the job done. I had a broken weld on my trailer. I welded it with the 125 Flux cord welder. The weld is still holding up after 2 years.

[okibrian]

I have had that welder now for around 4 years and love it. Works great! I have done so many projects with that welder big and small, absolutely no regrets here at all.

[gynat]

I used that exact little welder to rebuilt and mod a sailboat trailer. It did the job perfectly for less than $175. Great machine to drag to a boat yard with limited electrical 120 access. I ran it on a heavy duty 50' extension cord. Will take it on the road anytime.

[alexc.]

Dont listen to this guy, ive had mine for about 2 years and it has never skipped a beat. I have recently welded my motorcycle frame with this welder and it has dont nothing but surpass my expectations

[cullenhopson]

I run a small welding service when I’m not welding in refineries, if you know how to use the machine and how to weld properly this machine is great for the money, just use good quality wire like Hobart or Lincoln I’ve welded up to 1/2 inch thick steel with it no problem just bevel and run multiple passes

[bunyanforgings]

I have a Princess Auto version of that welder. The wire feed system is used on probably half of the Chinese welders. However, in these welders the wire spools are laying down horizontally as opposed to hanging vertically. Thus the spool tends to drag as it feeds out the wire, plus the tension spring seems to apply too much force since it is meant to stop a vertical spool from unwinding. My solution was to clip off a section of the spring to reduce pressure, as well as l applied a bit of grease to the spool holder. The difference was like night and day. Smooth feed resulting in a smooth weld. I have upgraded to better welders, but l still use this one for site work. Anyway, a fair assessment, boss. Cheers.

[megadeuz]

Been using mine off and on for over a year and haven't had any problems, never hit the duty cycle yet.

[jeffnations]

I have no problems with mine. Love it!

[chordsofpower]

Most know I've been obsessed with acquiring the PrimeWeld 225x to make the TIG jump. However, I've recently become more aware of just how handy and convenient it is to have a small MIG/flux machine handy in the shop. Once you get one dialed in, it's literally point and shoot. That is, so long as you have a basic understanding of penetration, heat management and having consistent travel speeds. With flux and MIG, watch that arc length and keep it tight.

So in closing, It looks like at some point I will have a Stick (started with this one and have grown to love and appreciate stick welding and allowed so much growth and learning), a MIG/Flux machine and my PW 225x TIG... My future is literally looking

Good insights here with this release, well done!

[jfarns]

I love mine, never had a problem and never blew my 20amp breaker at max settings. 🤷‍♂️

[robertcromwell]

Home garages will NOT have a 30 amp 120V breaker. 20 amp max in a 120V garage circuit per electrical code. And I have never seen a 40 amp 120 V outlet.

[jimurrata]

I bought this welder on pre-order for $149, maybe six years ago?
Specifically so i could plug it into the basket of a rough terrain boom lift and weld a guard rail atop a retaining wall.
Once i figured out to buy the E71T-11 wire for multi-pass instead of the crap -GS available at Horrid Fate and Cheapo Depot it worked just fine.
I never got to hit the duty limit because i had to keep repositioning the boom. So no problem there!
BTW, i think you mean 15 & 20A 120V breakers.
Ive never seen 10Ga.(30A, orange) wire going to a 120 outlet and NEMA doesn't even have standard for such a thing.😅

[willymccoy]

I special ordered one when they first came out and the local HF couldn't keep one on hand. Supposed to be a 3 week wait on it. After 3 months of being told it'll be in next week just to be told the next week that it would be another week. All this time, they were getting them in. So, I canceled the order, got my money back and ended up a while later buying a YesWelder flux core with the stick welder and optional lift TIG. Love the Yeswelder.

[induceoversteer]

Used my a couple dozen times, through 2 spools just to see what it works best on. I bought it to extract broken bolts mostly though in the field. Does great otherwise. I think I got 2-3 years ago. I liked the size. Strap it over my shoulder and run out my extension chord lol. Did some body work at home with it. The thicker the better.

[khayward]

Appreciate the review and clarifying that it's about price and features rather than quality. I have some inexpensive import equipment that cost about 20% of their domestic counterparts and do the work just fine, but can understand the desire to be able to return to a store or just have a familiar name but that’s not always a guarantee.