1 year review of the Hobart 140 welder and some welding results.I bought the Hobart 140 welder in the summer of 2017. TEESPRING STORE teespring.com/... FACEBOOK INSTRAGRAM / renegade07garage
Nice welder. I am an apprentice. I clicked on the video because I saw the HOBART welder. The welder at work is a HOBART (belongs to my boss), it's a different model, but looks identical to yours. The machine is solid and easy to use. I am considering buying the machine you have for my own personal use. Good review, thanks a bunch.👍👍
Hi Andrew, what you are doing will work for around the home but I have a few tips for you from when I used to weld daily. 1. Clean all the mill scale off first. That's the dark stuff. It's hard to weld through. Make sure your steel is shiny. 2. Start by going back and forth between the work pieces to heat them up before you travel. 3. Push your bead- don't drag it. Watch the puddle ahead of the bead to see how to adjust your angle and travel speed. After you practice enough you shouldn't have to weave much if at all using the welder settings. 4. Make sure your gas is turned on😁 and regulator set at recommended setting. C25 is a good gas blend. If you get these things down you shouldn't have any perosity(holes) or spatter. I weld in shorts and flip-flops now with no problems. Practice and good luck.
thanks for the tips, I never tried pushing the puddle before I have always dragged the puddle, i will give it a try, I always use a flap disk to clean off the mill scale before I weld, and i usually dont forget to turn the gas lol i have not welded for over 15 years starting to get back in it, again thanks for the tips and thanks for watching and commenting.
Andrew's Custom Builds Dragging is typically used for stick and flux-core welding. The old saw is “If you slag, you drag.” For MIG or TIG, you usually push because it floods the area out ahead with welding gas.
Nice job reviewing the Hobart 140. I have one and it's been sitting idle for quite a while and your video actually was very informative on how to use it. I bought it and never knew the side flipped up, I'm very green with this welder.
I'm with you on that. I picked up a Hobart 140, with gas bottle & cart, at an estate sale. My last welding was in High school 50 years ago. It's been fun to try it out, but I'm still a long way from being a decent welder. I'm confident I'll get there, or at least make some sparks trying in the meantime.
I use to have one then upgraded to the 210 mvp I only use it on 230 v. I love mine, I got the Hobart tig welder also and plasma. I know it was just a test but in a real project I would tack all four corners first before welding tube. Practice makes perfect 👍🏽
Thanks for checking it out, I am looking to upgrage to a 190 or a 210 hopefully soon, been also looking at the new 240 but it a little out of my price range.
Years ago when I first started I forgot to turn on my gas and the lead man who had been riding my back had to grind it all down and reweld it. I was so happy lol. I had been welding for about 45 min so he had a lot of fun lol.
I'm 63 years old and held certification as a structural steel welder several times. Tig Mig Stick gas , I own the Handler 140. Used to have a handler 120 . the 120 was very capable. The new 140 is awesome
Those are pretty good welds, welding thin stuff is a pain even if you have 20 years in. I still forget to turn the gas on, I put a post it note by the power switch to turn the gas on. Some tips for the welding thin with the 140, run .024 wire, it will make a world of difference with that thin. My welding instructor in school years ago gave me this tip and it helps. Turn up the regulator on the gas a little bit more than what its calls for. Because until you get comfortable you mite have the gun too far from the weld. Welding, diesel mechanics, truck driving, equipment operating, everyone will tell you you are doing it wrong and their way is the only way. I am not a big fan of forums be it cars or welding, you always have some "expert" that knows everything. If you go on a welding forum, Miller welders are the best everything else is just junk. I have a 140 welder for about 2 years works great, just bought a hobart 240, o boy everyone told me miller miller miller. I told the people "ok, buy it for me" it shut them up. Anyways you are doing a good job!!
I lookin to get a Hobart 240 i was thinking about the 190 or the 210 but i really want the 240 its like $1400 online right now. How much did you spend on yours? the 190 runs about $800 and the 210 runs about $1000 at my local Tractor supply
Vertical weld is from the bottom to the top . If your going down your placing a weld that is not a strong weld and also crap gets in your weld and contaminates it. I weld and fit for 10-15;hours daily and I'm cwb certified in all positions for MIG , all positions FLUX core , all positions STICK I also do a fair amount of Tig welding . I work full time doing custom repairs on all kinds of train cars and I also have my own welding business offering custom builds and repairs on a just about anything I also do decorative and weld art . Welding and fitting is my passion and hobbie and I love it. Keep expanding your knowledge and practicing. You'll never run out of new stuff to learn with welding I still learn new stuff on a daily basis but that's because I'm always trying to learn new knowledge and expanding my mind . Fill and chill
my vertical up welds kinda suck really gotta work on that, also my overhead welds are hit and miss but getting better every time I do it, I do love fabricating and welding so hopefully the more I do it the better i will get.
Gaaaah! After seeing the very first weld, it was deja vu. Turn the gas on! I can't tell you how many times I've done that, too. But after the first look and a forehead slap, I always know. Now, where's my grinder?
yea I have to get more practice in gotta just get seat time if you know what I mean its been over 20 years since I welded but it will get better thanks for watching
I have the Hobart Handler 190 and I love it Hobart and Miller is the same so if I need parts for my homework I go to Miller I haven't needed Parts yet just tips and nozzles Bob Elkhart Indiana
@@renegade07garage lol I bet so! You’re still better than most people Including myself because all you had to do was re video it and nobody would’ve known you messed up but you didn’t and I respect that because like I said we’ve all made that same mistake!
Man are you sure you got your polarity right you might want to check it it will make it weld a lot better they come wrong if you buy that new they come most of the time set up for flux core wire
Thanks for watching, that is crazy that the 125 could not penetrate the box tube I like my 140 but need to upgrade to a 220 machine I really like the new 240 ironman but it's a pricey for me
@@renegade07garage Parent Corporation for Miller and Hobart is Illinois Tool Works. They are located in Glenview Illinois. Thus, their products are "Made in the USA."
the metal I was welding was really thin and was burning thru so I was stopping every couple seconds to try to help that thanks for watching and commenting
@@renegade07garage lmfao. Was showing my buddy what a piss poor welds look like hahahahaha. Naww I make $75.00 am hr welding guy hahahahaha. Nice try though
gino, you should have showed your buddy your welds!! There is no job that pays $75 a for GMAW. Unless you are doing stick, witch are 2 different processes, and the welds look totally different. I bet you are a 6010 fanboy and use nothing but 6010.
@@ginogallegos8079 I don't care that it's been months since these comment were made here. The guy was being NICE to you despite your clearly ugly comment. And then you came back with a condescending and shallow comment that completely missed that the OP was being FRIENDLY! Some people.
I knew some guy that welds tanks for rockets. I have no idea where. But his job and maybe offshore underwater welding might be at the top of pay grade? I'm no welder Myself, I still recall being a kid in H.S. trying to gas weld my car exhaust pipe with brazing rod.........HA ha ha.
