Best Welding Wire
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Now compare this to a FDS or zeny no name Chinese AC cycle welder, this thing blows them out of the water. I bought one and regret buying it, I even went to the extent of putting a rectifier and capacitors in my original 110v flux core welder, and it helped. This is not the type of welder that should be relied on for heavy duty repairs or projects. All descriptions and specifications in the listing have thus far matched the welder to a T. I will be updating this when I finish building a roof rack for a Ford F-350. I hope that my review can at least inform you enough in your decision, but as I said before, please stay away from the AC current flux core welders, they really are terrible and a waste of money."
"The feeder wasn't worko ng right and the wire kept popping off the track. Farm work like welding a silo together for grain, adding reinforcement to you 1 ton trailer."
"The father in law says it work very well."
"very nice welder, super great price."
"I ordered this thinking it was an upgrade to the cheap buzz boxes, because they sure tell you it is."
AWS E71T-GS self shielding flux cored wire designed for welding thin carbon and carbon-manganese steels in all positions. Gasless flux cored welding wire AWS E71T-GS, Smooth arc action, High feedability, Easy to weld.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've worked in all kinds of industries from welding on the farm and ranch, to the oil fields to mom and pop shops to custom fab shops to government contractors (Raytheon), NASA projects, WSMR projects, all the way up to high end aircraft repair and fab (Navy). I took a leap and made the transition to a white collar career years ago (BSME) so now I am only a hobby welder. The wire performed very well in all positions including uphill, downhill, and overhead. Here are some tips for novice welders or those who claim to have issues/poor bead appearance with flux core. 1.). Flux core requires DCEN (Direct Current Electrode Negative)...which is opposite the polarity that solid wire MIG welding typically uses. If you used a torch to cut your components then take the time to clean ALL the slag off with a chipping hammer and grinder. Well if you are a novice then you have no business making PJP or CJP structural welds anyway so the topic of a gap or no gap is irrelevant at your current skill and accountability level. Yes, fluxcore is a little more forgiving than solid MIG wire with regard to "dirty" base metal, however, don't be lazy."
"Just got a new welder and bought some Harbor freight flux core wire and it wasn't cheap about the same price as this stuff."
"Best welding wire I've used so far on my floorpans."
"Used with the budget Goplus MIG 130 Welder AC Flux Core Wire Automatic Feed Welder and works well!"
"The slag bead can be easily controlled with a lazy e gun movement."
"Only a 4 cause in New to welding."
"Local hardware stores rarely carry welding wire."
"purchased this for my husband, he said it was really good item and will buy again."
AWS ER70S-6 Copper-Coated Solid Mig Welding Wire designed for welding Carbon and Carbon-Manganese steels with tensile strength up to 510 MPa. Made in Italy from the finest quality materials using state of the art technology under highly respected labor conditions.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I switched over from my Hobart .030 wire to this Inefil wire. These welds are more even and much better looking overall."
"Not cross wound which would prevent the wire from feeding. The wire has a light copper flash which prevents rust but also doesn't flake off, clogging liners and tips, as a heavier copper flash does."
"This is my second spool of this wire and as long as it stays available threw amazon i see no reason to switch."
"I purchased this roll of wire right as I started a new project (welding the frame work for my wife's mobile dog grooming van) and it preformed perfectly."
"This is probably some of the best wire I've used in a long time."
"One reason I use it over the wire my welding supply has is this wire is not made in China."
"Try this wire and you'll never buy the Chinese stuff again."
"Worked fine after stripping off about 20% of the spool."
Best Welding Cable
Size: 10-feet. Specially packaged and printed by EWCS to assure quality.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very easy to work with, even when cold."
"Product came quickly and is as described."
"great cables for making your own custom battery cables."
"Excellent product."
"This wire is the the real deal 0 welding cable."
"Good wire can use for multiple purposes."
Best Spot Welding Equipment
New and improved, the Starter Kit Plus has Stud Ease technology which holds stud in welder for easy out of position welding. Super sensitive trigger in handle for one-handed operation.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"One minor caveat, don't hold the welder on the stud for too long, maybe 1 second or so, it takes practice."
"The most useful tool I've bought in a long time!"
"love this tool great at removing dents you can't get with a hammer and dolly and this kit comes with every thing you heed to get started."
"I have a pro shop and this works great."
"Slide hammer seems to work perfectly too, after you learn the trick of locking and unlocking the studs quickly."
"For years we drilled holes in panels to "pull dents" thinking there was no other way ..then there was the H&S Autoshot dent puller system and dent's became child's play and better yet those ugly dings were fixed without hardly any bondo .."
"I also burned a hole through the sheet metal when I did not have much contact area to work with so I'm more careful about getting a better contact surface before I weld."
Best Arc Welding Equipment
Comes Standard With: • DC160 Welder • Electrode holder and 10 feet cable • Work clamp and 10 feet cable • Input power adapter cable & plug Quick Facts Process: Stick (SMAW) Applications: • Light Metal Fabrication • Maintenance and Repair • Farm and Home • Light Industrial Input Power: 115V/1/60Hz, 230V/1/60Hz Input current at rated output 20A. Input power adapter cable & plug.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Working on buying a generator to go with this also but bottom line its a great welder 10 foot leads are nice everything seems great quality and by the way I sold my fluxcore welder :)."
"Out of curiosity I decided to measure and record the output of both welders with an amp meter while test welding. The numbers bounced around some but what I found was: Plugged direct to a 115v 30A outlet, with welder set to the following I measured: 160-> 130-140A. 140-> 120A. 120-> 100A. 100-> 85-95A. 80 -> 65A (this explains why I had trouble). On a 230v 30A outlet I measured: 160-> 140A. 120-> 106A. On a positive note, even with a 25ft extension cord on the 115v 30A outlet I still measured: 160->132 amps. 120->100 amps. Even though my meter is supposedly accurate to 3%, just to compare, with my HF welder I measured the following on a 115v 30A outlet: 80-> 102 amps. 67-> 86-100 amps. 55-> 87-89. (The HF welder has Hot Start and Arc Force so the higher numbers were expected but i did not expect it to be as high as I measured). My outlets have plenty of power so I can only conclude that the 160 amp rating is false, at least for the unit I recieved. This welder does not feel like it has any noticable hot start or arc force or anti stick function. On the HF welder I could measure with the meter, the hot start amps surge and arc force changes, it would measure 100A starting then it would stablize at 86A. With this welder the measured amps were more consistent."
"I used this for thin stock..1/8 (I have to be careful but it really works fine)..."
"ive used this for all kinds of things, wished i would have bought one sooner, buy one you wont regret it."
"Im no welding expert, but so far it's working great for around the house projects."
"Now I'm able to do my own welding projects again."
"Just amazing... simple and basic and get the job done... my back up machine on the go.."
"Stinger is a little flimsy but overall an excellent running welder."
Best MIG Welding Equipment
Style: Welder. Welds 24 ga up to 1/4 in mild steel.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"When comparing this welder to 'similar' welders at the local box stores, the differences start to become clear as soon as you open the box. This Hobart welder is much more solidly constructed that a 'similar' (name brand) welder that I recently purchased at one of the box stores, in every respect. The wire feed assembly is all metal, compared to mostly plastic components of my (name brand). The Hobart came with a 10' mig gun and a 10' clamp, where the (name brand) came with a 6' and 10' clamp cable. Every component of the Hobart was just sturdier than the (name brand). The (name brand) welder I purchased came with a ...sub-standard... regulator, but this Hobart shipped with a much higher quality regulator. I don't know if it's because the the clamp on the Hobart was superior, or the tip was better designed, or ... maybe it was just me being happier with the apparently better equipment and so doing a better job, but the Hobart was easier to work with. Whether pushing or pulling my beads, the Hobart just seemed easier to work with than my (name brand) welder."
"I suggest getting the faster delivery option because I used the free one and it took two tries (1st one got lost in the shipping process) but Amazon customer service was great and I am more than satisfied with my welder, thanks Amazon!"
"My husband asks me to look for a certain model in stores and being the working woman with little time to shop, I loved finding it right away on Amazon."
"I have a little Lincoln welder on flux core and decided to upgrade to this, and I haven't been disappointed. We have a miller 211 at work and looking at the insides of both, it's the same welder pretty much."
"Great welder."
"This Hobart 140 makes welding so easy it's ridiculous Compared to sticks, I can almost weld with this uint with my eyes closed."
"I checked several youtube movies before purchasing and as first time welder I had pretty good results."
"Gave as a gift to our son!"
Best Gas Welding Equipment
You can use this torch to burn off weeds and leaves, start barbecues and campfires, control insects, melt ice from walkways or patch asphalt cracks. Flame control valve easily sizes flame and extinguishes when finished.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The Bernzomatic is a big improvement in that it has an easy-to-use ignition switch, meaning no annoying scrambling around with matches when the flame goes out (which was a frequent occurrence with the previous cheapie model)."
"They worked ok as long as I used 2 of them, but even though they are apparently non-toxic and not considered lighter fluid, I thought it still had a bizarre smell when lighting. In Canada, I can seem to only find the short trigger type torches, which given the amount of sparking that can occur with fast lighting charcoal, I thought best to keep my hand at a distance. BTW, I used propane, not MAPP (which I've read is even faster to light charcoal, but 30 seconds is fast enough for me)."
"Worked like a dream first time I used it."
"Love this guy!"
"Perfect for driveway and parking pad."
"Burns the house down, major advance over using a hoe for those impossible to reach spots."
"This is the best lawn tool I have ever bought!!!!"
"Keeps shutting off after 15 minutes of use."
Best TIG Welding Equipment
A welder's best friend, this ten pack of blue 2% lanthanated 3/32" x 7" TIG welding tungsten electrodes will help you get the job done. FREE materials safety data sheet (MSDS) and certificate of conformance provided below in the product information, adhering to American Welding Society standard A5.12M/A5.12:2009.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Nice product, 2% Lanthanated "Universal" Tungsten, I got a pack of 1/16 and 3/32 I will probably grab a pack of 1/8... and .040 if I remember to."
"Perfect Tungsten.... excellent transaction."
"welds very good and doesn't ball up easy when welding aluminum."
"best ive used yet and ive been welding for 25 yrs ,works great on alum with miller inverter machines also works great on steel as well fast shipping too!"
"They work great."
"Not really a lot to talk about, good quality at a good price."
"These tungsten work great with aluminum or steel."
"Easy to sharpen and holds tip point for a long time."
Best Welding Nozzle Tip Cleaners
Stainless steel wire files for cleaning the gas orifices of cutting and brazing tips. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I use these to clean desolder tips and they work fine."
"longer than in store here works well."
"Works just fine for what I need!"
"I got this to clean out the jets on a carburetor and they seem to work well."
"It took a long time for it to arrive, but works great."
"Nicely made and a very good value."
"Cheaply made."
Best Plasma Cutting Equipment
Since 2000 Lotos operated by Zion Global LLC introduced Inverter Technology in welding and cutting machines.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I read all the reviews before my purchase, It works, functions as it advertised, I have an older model hyperthem plasma cutter, and I have used other types and models from various companies, this is not production equipment, do not expect the same level of production from it, I purchased it for home use, Smaller stuff, carbon steel, stainless, aluminum below 1/8 inch thick it works ok, 3/16 an above you have to take your time, don't try to zip it like other machines. But if you are looking for a small machine, that works, going to use it at home for hobby or small projects, then this is the machine for you, lower cost than others, Plus no gas cost or hose, regulators, ect. Bottom line: test it when you get it, it's a good system for the price, (update)keep a wire brush handy, about every 2nd cut hit the tip with wire brush, I've found out that by doing this,(while tip is still hot) it extends the life of the tip. it seems that slag blown from the metal sticks on the tip, which causes failure on tip and electrodes,going to try a gel mix on the tip to see if it solves the problem. looking for replacement that fits the cup size, hyperthem stand off product doesnt work on these tips."
"Directions were not required, but the ones that came with it made sense and a 9 year old could do it., The factory wire hold back guides are junk though, I put one from a Thermal Arc on it, see the picture."
"The only problem I had was that one of the connectors on the front of the unit shorted out where it touched the welding cart I put it on. I forget if it was the HF connector or the start button connector, but it was a ring connector that is exposed when it is installed on the threaded post, and it shorted to the welding cart. Once I replaced the melted ring and repositioned the unit on the cart it worked fine again."
"it comes with a NEMA type plug... i took mine off and took it to the home despot and got two plugs that match up with it, the twist connect type, and then got 8 feet of wire, cut it in half, and then made one for a 240v plugin and the other for a 120v plugin."
"Being a home shop and not a production shop I opted to gamble on this cheaper plasma cutter over a more expensive unit."
"this product worked fine for about 30 days and now won't even strike an arc, we have contacted Lotos and they have sent us a trouble shooting chart."