130Amp Arc Welder 110V/220V Stick Welding Machine with IGBT Digital Smart VRD Hot Start Technology - Fits Rods Under 3.2mm

Ronald E. Richardson: Better than expected

United States on Sep 21, 2023

YahshuaYahshua: The media could not be loaded.  This thing is super easy to use.. you buy some good quality rods and go to town. I was using my uncle's Campbell hausfeld stick welder and it couldn't compete with this arc welder. It's very easy to start an arc (as opposed to the CH) and my and my wife had a great time learning how to weld. So easy my wife picked it up at about the same speed as I did.

I had to weld our mobile home frame together after we purchased it without knowing it had a rusted out and broken frame from a simple dripping drain under the sink. It had termites so I was taking apart the floor when I discovered the frame. I am completely new to welding.

Since the unit is so cheap I bit the bullet and since, have gotten pretty good at welding. I've now purchased a flux core machine and will probably grow my new welding addiction. I've attached some pictures of the addition and also a video of the wife trying to get a bead going. She's learning and I'm having a lot of fun teaching her how to weld. She's an electrician and I'm an HVAC/PLUMBER so we get to share hobbies.

This tool has been a great addition and I am so glad to learn a new skill for under...

United States on Jul 09, 2023

Amazon Customer: I bought it to learn welding. I have 0 experience welding. I Actually manage to some not bad welding lines and a big hole in the metal plate while burning the wood beneath, all this while the welder connected to 110v and 15amp breaker.
Regarding Quality of this welder, first its grounded !,I verified the body actually connected to the ground wire at the plug. I opened the welder and inside the circuit boards are Isolated from the body by plastic plates which is super important, and the big capacitors inside hold decent capacity of 2200 mF.
I already returned a different welder after deeply disappointing to find no grounding, no isolation between the circuits and the welder body, and the capacitors inside were 1500 mF.
So Im happy with this one and can recommend it.

United States on Jun 15, 2023

Daniel J. Richter: I love this unit. i still dont understand how they built it, but dont care. i have had a lot of welding to do lately. So I thought I would use this unit until It broke. Well It is still going strong. I was not nice to it either. welded a bunch of 1/4 inch no problem. went to 1/2 inch and let me tell you I bent the metal and couldnt break bead. I am no great welder. Well I wasnt before all the welding I did with this machine. I am pretty fair now. I bought 2 more of these for 60 bucks and put them in both trucks. Are there better units? not for 60 bucks. I did thin metal also and could get the right settings without burn thru. I would bet I put over 100 hours welding with this unit. havent replaced a thing. I will replace ground, but havent yet. This thin is tiny too. I mean tiny. It gets my 5 star.

United States on Apr 18, 2023

Marco B.: I just started a part time mobile mechanic business and I was looking for a small portable welder for light repairs to keep on my truck. My first impression was that the machine looked decently built. The stinger, and cables look decent, just a little short. The ground clamp is not the greatest but it will work for awhile. It's got good copper contacts. I ran the machine using different rods and settings, on both 120v and 240v, and used an amp clamp to verify the current displayed. First, the amp draw does not match the display and it gets worse at higher amps. I was getting 40 amps with 45 on the display. In order to get 90 amps I had to turn the dial up to 125 on the display. On 240v, if you turn the dial all the way up it goes to 201 on the display but the max amp draw was about 116 amps max. It will run 1/8 inch rods but probably not for long. It wouldn't recommend it. This machine is best using 1/16th and 3/32nd rods. 1/16th 6013 rods run good at 40 amps but I don't think I'll use them much for auto repairs. I like the 3/32 6013 at 70 amps. They strike and run good. In my mobile set up I don't think I'll be running much more than 70 amps on 20 amp 120v breakers. I'll see how...

United States on Jan 25, 2022