Trying to remember model numbers, Huntsman 930p was my favorite, no longer made. Different people, different shapes heads, one size doesn’t fit all. ![]() Whatever you get, make sure you can adjust it so you can see out the lense. I’ve welded with a pizza box, cut a hole in it, taped a lense to the hole. Mine cost 40 bucks, the lense was 100 but I’ve seen them cheaper now. The nice ones with large adjustable shade lense and fancy art are expensive. Welding hoods, I learned with (35 years ago) and still use the tiny size lense, although I did upgrade to a automatic lense. You could take a beginner welding class at a trade school, then rent one. If you weren’t planning to teach yourself I’d suggest renting one. But competition has brought the price down over the years. Of course they cost more than what your looking at. They even make it simple, instead of dialing in amps and wire speed, you dial in the thickness you’re welding. The major weld machine makers have dual input voltage (110/220), nice. A flux core mig weld is far from pretty or strong. I’d suggest to upgrade to a machine you could hook to gas. I used multiple passes to weld up 1/2" plate with it with no problem.įor the price, I would recommend it even though mine quit on me after a couple of months (get the extended warranty and it will be ok.Mig is a pretty easy process. ![]() It is a handy little 10# machine that I used on 150# of heavy duty extension cord to weld on my fence and it worked great. I am thinking of getting another one since it is a throw away at the price of purchase, it would cost more to fix than buy a new one. I ran maybe 10# of wire thru it with no problem and then it just quit working between passes. I first bought the Titanium 125 flux machine and it welded awesome. I also bought the spool gun with it ($200) to weld aluminum and it works good also. I have not had any problems with it at all but it is way above your stated price range ($999 and it never goes on sale, at least I havent seen it). I bought a HF Vulcan Omni-Pro 220 and that is what stays by my fab table. I havent used it much since I got it back. They fixed it that time after much phone discussion with the tech on what it was doing. I had to send it back again (prepaid shipping on the next go round). After much arguing the dropped that fee but when I got it back, it was still broke. The board went out after about 5 minutes of welding, cost me shipping charges to get it back to them and then they wanted to charge me to return it also. I didnt have good luck with the first Everlast multi process machine. I don't think its suitable for much else. I've posted here jokingly but I think it may be true: I think the reason that welder exists is because a ton of those are used in China to assemble the poorly-welded furniture etc you see at Target, Walmart, etc. You're starting out with three strikes against you. They don't sell any wire claimed compatible with that welder. Last time I looked at HF's welding wire display, their flux wire is labelled FOR DC ONLY. Only a pro would understand its limitations and how to work around them. While HF markets this AC flux welder to beginners, it really isn't a good match. If you're lucky it will last beyond the warranty period. ![]() I would definitely buy from Amazon with their decent return policy, and pay extra for the longest extended warranty they offer. If you want to stay inexpensive for hobby use and just tinkering, there are Youtube reviews and reviews on Amazon, of really cheap DC wire welders that have inverters (much lighter than a transformer) and seem to work ok. Good luck in your search for a better welder.
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