125Amp Hot Start ARC Welder Machine by YESWELDER - Ideal for Stick Welding

B. Smith: We use this all the time. Never knew how much we needed one until we got this thing. Fixed a rake, trailer ramp, finish mower deck, finish mower wheel, and made a hose holder.

United States on Oct 03, 2023

LyleLyle: Excellent delivery service: ordered on 4th Sep, shipped on 6th, arrived at door on 9th Sep. Thank you seller!
Product arrived in good visual condition and is as advertised. Purchased electrodes and protective gear from local hardware store and will update when unit is put to test.

Singapore on Sep 16, 2023

John F.: Initial impressions of this compact welder are greatly impressed. Build quality is nice, easy to setup, and easy to use. I have not tried the scratch start tig yet but will soon.

Machine welds exceptionally well and smooth on 110v outlet.
Will update impressions once I have used the machine more.

Right now I would highly recommend and is at a very good price point.

United States on Sep 04, 2023

Alex Chavez: I am a professional welder, bought for fun. It blew my 30 amp outlet fast and it will not weld. Please believe me. Save your 100 bucks!

United States on Aug 31, 2023

Wynoose66: This is so handy. Always at work, I had to drag around a big heavy cord to run the welder. This welder I simply just plug into a 120volt receptacle and weld. I believe the cords weigh more than the welder. I've used it on 120volt and 240volt both. It works fine on both. It actually welds amazing well. I do trip a 15amp breaker if I weld very long, but who'd a thought you could've welded with a stick welder on 120volt 15amp? I was bringing mine to work so much that they just bought me one for home and I left my original one at work. Many times I don't even use my mig welder at home or work, I just use this welder because it welds amazingly well. Why didn't I have one of these years ago?

United States on Aug 01, 2023

Y: Exelente máquina superó mis espectativas

Mexico on May 14, 2023

jose g.: Muy buena soldadora, tiene muy buen acabado y trabaja perfecto,

Mexico on Dec 18, 2022

Miguel A.: Me pareció muy bueno el producto en todo aspecto gracias

Mexico on Oct 24, 2022

Ben: If you want a garage welder then you found the one.

Pros: Very cheap, very light, very small, quiet (relative to others), runs very well on 120! 240 is the cherry on top. There’s one knob, you cant do it wrong.

Cons: This won’t do well with sticks > 1/8th.

Disclaimer: haven’t tried stainless or aluminum sticks.

This welder is for iron thinner than 1/4” (not including, but smaller than). I have found you can get great penetration on 1/4” steel but you need to spend more time (and money on discs/fuel) to bevel everything and preheat the steel if you want adequate penetration. Everything under 1/4” with 1/8” rods or small work wonders.

1/16th rods on sheet metal are insane. You can literally set the rod down, flat on the table, with an arc and it will run the rod itself and weld your sheet metal. Even on the low end of the amp range.

If you need a little welder for your garage or something that will run off a cheap extension cord way too far away for some random part you need a quick repair on, but this. You won’t be disappointed.

Canada on Oct 10, 2022

Fish411: The ARC205DS is a small, very lightweight, and capable arc welder once you get it dialed-in, it is ready to weld right out of the box with very minimal setup (ie attach ground & electrode leads to welder and plug it in), just add welding rods and steel. I tested it with 3/32" 6013 (Forney), 3/32" 7018 (Forney), & 1/8" 7018 (ESAB) on 3/16", 1/8", 1/4", & 3/8" mild steel all using 220VAC with the dial to adjust current as needed. As others have reviewed the DRO for current is off, my findings approximate it is off by as much as ~30% in some cases (ie dialed-in at 100A but actually running 70A as verified with a DC clamp meter). I found it will weld all three rod types on the thicknesses tested but likes the 7018's the best (both 3/32 & 1/8), by far...anything with 6013 seems to start very cold and once it begins running you have to pay very close attention to puddle density or blowing a hole in the work is definitely possible, at least up to 1/4" thick. In fact, once I began testing on the 1/4"+ plate w/ 7018 x1/8" rods I had the DRO on 135A and found it would scratch start "ok" and would run good beads, but if anything lower than 130A it struggled to start. Using...

United States on Jul 10, 2022