Forney Easy Weld 298 Arc Welder - 120V, 90A, Green - Ready to Weld in Minutes!

Michael Rohaley: I did replace the ground clamp and stinger. Seems better now. Although it says 90 amp, thats only to strike an arc. Duty amperage max is 80. Seems to do well with 3/32 6013 rods. Have had issues striking an arc with 1/8 6013. Its provavly me. I'm just learning so my welds are terrible but it's fun and learning a lot.

United States on Aug 23, 2023

Wade K.: Runs good, have had it for a day but it runs pretty consistent

United States on Jun 15, 2023

Bryana Michelle: Pretty strong for it size

United States on May 25, 2023

Vwgn: I dont have a 220v generator, and needed something to stick weld the occasional gate/fence repair on our small ranch. I bought this welder and the adaptor to use the 30 amp / 110v outlet on my generator. so the welder could make full use of the 20 amp rating it has.

Using the recommended rods, it was pretty hard to get an arc started and maintain. I switched back to 3/32 6011 rods and that was the only one that gave consistent good results, but it needed to be cranked to max amps (which is wrong setting for the rod and metal I was welding - way hotter than it should have been).

Since I have 220v mig, and 220v lincoln stick welder in my garage, Im not too worried about variety with this machine. this was just to get fencing and gates mended in a pinch, and it works well for that. Id have returned it if I bought this for general fabrication and welding. A beginner would likely think welding isnt for them if they just had this machine and recomended rods.

United States on Oct 24, 2021

Grim_Rodent: I have recently gotten into welding scrap metal art. I had a 30 year old 110 WeldMate welder that would do the job but it was heavy and welding with it was difficult....very sticky.

This unit is light weight, half the size of my old one, and starts an arc much easier. It is recommended for light jobs but I manage to use rail road spikes and bolts in some of my projects. It does weld them but it is difficult because the steel is so hard and thick. I mostly use 3/32, 6011 rod but I have a box of very old 1/8" 6011 and it seems to work just as well for most things. I use a wide variety of metal in my hobby. Shovels, hoes, spades, RR spikes, RR bolts, RR washers, nuts and bolts of all kinds, saw blades, bicycle parts etc. It seems to work well with all that stuff. You have to be careful with the thinner metals because it will burn through them. I would NOT use this welder to weld anything that was critical....like a trailer hitch. It is easy on the electrical system. It will plug into any circuit that is 20 Amp with #12 house wire. I use it in my shop that is almost 100 feet from the breaker box. No problems. I also use it on a 30' number 12 extension cord. I have not broken...

United States on Aug 02, 2020

cesar: llego en el tiempo estimado pero lo tebe que devolver porque requeria uno de mas capacidad, lastima que esta marca
no me podian enviar de mas capacidad a mexico, y le doy las 5 estrellas porque lo tube que abrir y es un equipo de muy buenos materiales
y funciona exelente.

Mexico on Jan 30, 2018

Pierre Bouchard: The welder was a used one!
Somebody did some welding with it the brush was torned all the plastic bag where reared.

Canada on Dec 15, 2016