Today on this Episode of Turbocharged Tactics, we attempt to use the cheapest Harbor Freight Mig Welding Machine on the market. The results will astonish you. Car enthusiast, Project Cars, and Welder... what could go wrong?
Dang good on you for jumping in the deep end so you and your boy can learn together. My boy and I did much the same back in 2013 and now he's building race buggies and running them out in the desert, even sponsored. In 1989, I started with a Lincoln Weldpac 180HD from Home Depot to rebuild a Jeep CJ8 Scrambler and my first welds were a lot like yours, but I'm stubborn and the welds got better after they got worse, ha ha. During Covid lockdowns, I learned to weld aluminum and built a all-aluminum camper shell which turned out great. I had many visitors stop and ask me if I was building a prop for a UFO RU-vid movie! I just went ahead and told them yes. It took almost four years and I don't regret any of it. I hate sitting around so doing something is always better than being on a mass mind manipulator machine. I think we are going to need skills more than ever, soon enough.
That is awesome! Especially with your son! Mine turns 15 in November. I had him out in the garage with me when he was around 5 showing him parts and asking him to name them on my 86 C10 😂 he is a little gearhead now which makes me proud! I am a master Hyundai technician and level 1 mopar but my welds are definitely horrible 😂 but like you I too am stubborn and I am going to keep pushing myself! Thank you for the kind words! Is any of your builds on RU-vid? I'm all about learning!
Just noticed your Accord content. I've been documenting and making videos on fixing/converting things on my Accord for some time. There may be something I've made you can benefit from later. Each one of us has a unique journey and I look forward to seeing yours. Subscribed!
I'm very glad you did this video I have wanted to get a welder for small projects and have decided on this one keep up the good work you will hit that 1000 mark in no time
Great job brother! I have had my Jdm Integra sitting here for the last 5-6 years because I need to do some welding and custom fabrication. But like most I haven’t welded since highschool. I e already joined the Army, did 10 years and got injured and now I’m a 100% disabled veteran that can’t work. I’m bored out of my mind and I can’t afford to pay to have my car fixed. And I’ve wanted a go kart since I was a kid. Well I found a cheap go kart frame and I stripped it down to find that it’s cracked in the frame and I need to weld in the rear live axle mounts. I’m debating on getting that Titanium welder from HF too. I’m just scared that I won’t figure it out and I’ll just embarrass myself. I e gotten some brain damage from my time in the Army and I now struggle with a learning disability and I have Narcolepsy. But I have to re learn a lot of things I used to know. I’ve forgotten a lot of knowledge, friends and family too. But I just don’t have any friends that can help me when I need help lifting heavy stuff since I have a broken back and a Bent back tailbone. But Honestly I just might go give it a try. I’ll save up and get that welder and helmet and whatever else I need and go for it. I want to drive my car so bad. It’s a AWD Turbo H2B J front Integra. It’s been a dream since i lived in Japan back in 2006.
First let me tell you thank you for your service bro! Second that sounds like a mean teggy lol... And third, all I can say is do it! We can never hit the bullseye if we never take the shot! You let me know when you do and I will definitely watch it if you make videos of it! My son and I are going to make a shopping cart cart one day too lol thank you for the support bro!
Hey so your comment on 'my brain is working this week'. Have you ever talked to a doctor about depression? I spent 3 years where I thought my brain basically broke and no longer worked. Couldn't generate a thought, couldn't get motivated to do anything. I got treated for depression with just a daily pill. Made an enormous difference about a month after. If you feel like that might be the same for you, just ask a doctor. The medication for that is dirt cheap too.
Yo, this is the kindest comment I believe I've ever read since being on social media. So let me say thank you for this. My mental health has gotten dramatically better since I met my wife (she has a degree in psychology). My brain problems are coming from an illness I experienced starting in December of 2022. I blacked out at work and haven't been able to think properly since then. I'm about 98% sure it is "long covid" I forget basic words and cannot speak correctly. It's embarrassing honestly 😂 once again I thank you for your sincere comment!
Haha yeah i got one of those flux core welders to make some birdshit welds for a fence post on an automatic parking lot gate. It worked good enough but i don't know shit about welding, i'm more of a solder guy. I just hope it lasts, makes me kinda interested in tig for exhaust stuff tho
It's been so long since I welded anything 😂😂 but I'm going to get use to it sooner or later 😂 yoooo I want a tig welder so bad so I can do those crazy intakes! Or like you said those cool exhaust... I think tig can do titanium right? I appreciate you watching!
Practice off the car before on the car..red..lol. I'll have to hit ya up when I'm in town..come show ya some tricks..I got the bigger version of that welder...they work just fine...keep up the good work...
I've actually got that same welder and I have put it to the test and built a flatbed truck with it and honestly I was very impressed with the little machine. Of course I have some bigger and more expensive machines as well since I have been doing this for many years now
I appreciate this, comments like this helps me lol. I would like bigger more expensive rigs but I'm poor and still too new to welding lol. I really want to learn how to tig. I heard it's hard at first though.
