In this Video I test out Harbor freight’s Titanium 200 welder along side the Vulcan omnipro 220 in a Mig welding test. This is the second video in a series of welder tests I plan to make on these welders.
Thanks Dave 🙂👍 I really like both welders, I don’t own the Vulcan anymore but it welded really nice! I still own the Titanium 200 and it’s still a champ, still working great after 3 years of use, I loaned it to my friend and he has been happy with it, he’s a Miller guy but wanted a welder at home and one at his work. He said the Titanium welds just as good if not better then his Millermatic 200 🙂👍
HA HA HA - To the haters- We feel bad for you. Ive been welding, wrenching, building, machining and fabricating for over 30 years - MIKE is just like I was (and am - I'm just older now) He's a consummate professional - Knowledgeable in many facets of building and fabricating - No one with as much experience would ever call him out on the crap I've seen in some of the comments here. Most are supportive and good on them for that. Keep it up Mike - You do a great job and you are also very well spoken - A joy to watch. Thank you! Keep them coming! And call on me any time if you want to collaborate on a project. - Charlie
Thanks Charlie :) I really appreciate you taking the time to write this! Yes as you noticed there has been a few Haters making some comments, for the most part most of my videos get nice positive comments, but for some reason these review videos of me showing people the ins and outs of these welders sure seems to upset some trolls out there Haha! One thing I always try to do in my videos is to share ideas, show what I have learned and to motivate others to build things and work with what you got, RU-vid can and is a real useful way to share knowledge and ideas world wide, and I think the biggest problem with it is there’s a lot of trolls that are extremely negative, and the disappointing thing about that is I think it limits some people from sharing stuff on RU-vid. I think the simplest way RU-vid could cut down on trolls is to allow comments to people that have posted a video or two, the reason I say this is because 99% of all the negative comments have been from people that have 0 videos posted. I’m definitely not saying that people that don’t post are out to be rude, but most people that create videos tend to know the amount of work it takes to share your projects on RU-vid. Thanks again for your awesome comment! And I will definitely keep you in mind for some collaboration projects :) -Michael
This is what you tube is, it’s the internet. I remember from the mid ‘90s, a cartoon. The caption was; “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” The cartoon had a dog using the computer. With most everyone being anonymous, they can get away with whatever they say. Try doing that in person though. People who post videos are known. That’s why they won’t (usually, I’ve seen a few otherwise) be too snarky.
Mel Gross Haha yes your right there’s some dogs out there, people claim be a experts on everything and say some rude stuff online, but there’s no way they would say this stuff face to face. Thanks for commenting Mel take care :)
I'm 62 and just retired nuclear security specialist. Welding has been a goal of mine for decades. After this video 📹 I'm convinced I can do this...and I'll attempt it with a Harbor Freight Titanium..oh dang, I can't believe I even said that! Thanks for the encouragement, friend!
Would love to hear some of your nuclear security specialist job responsibilities and critical situations in your experience on your own channel, sir. Sounds interesting… ‘nuclear security specialist’
One of the best comparison review videos I've seen so far. This helped me tremendously. I'm DIYer just learning to weld and did not want to drop thousands on an expensive machine I might use once or twice a month. I went by HF but was naturally a little leery about buying a welder there...but not now after seeing them perform. Thanks Mike!
Right on Bob I’m glad you found my video informative! I have a few videos posted on these welders, and I will be reviewing the Stick and Tig features soon so keep an eye out for those videos as well. I think ether of these welders will serve you well, I know what you were saying about feeling a little leery, a year and a half ago when the Omnipro first came out I felt that way spending that kind of money at HF, but a year and a half later I have no regrets! It’s a rock solid welder. Take care
Dude. I am a welder and your welds look fine and the acid etch said the same. Good job. The certification I really hold to is if my welds hold through abuse. Whether on farm equipment or structural. You welds are good. Good job sir.
Thanks Adam I appreciate your comment! Your right about how they hold up in the real world, I made a video of building a bandsaw mill out of salvaged parts about 4 years ago with a small Lincoln weld pack 100 flux welder and my sawmill is still working great, all welds still solid! Thanks for checking out my video! Take care :)
Thank you for the time and honest effort on this review. I do subscribe to your channel. I just bought the Titanium 200 and also bought the extended warranty. They told me if I wanted to upgrade to a new model in 2 years, I’d get full purchase price of the Titanium 200 against the upgrade. That is a pretty dang good benefit. Keep up the good work. Be blessed!
Right on Earl I think you will be happy with your Titanium 200! HF stands behind there warranty when you buy a extended one, I think that the full purchase price upgrade is a great thing they offer. Thanks for subscribing and checking out my videos 🙂
Thank You for taking the time to make these videos. Screw the trolls why do they watch or feel the need to comment. I dont waste the time to watch videos that dont interest me.
Thanks Joel! I appreciate your comment :) yes the trolls can definitely get old dealing with rude comments, funny thing is 99% of them have never posted a video on RU-vid, once you call them out on being a troll and telling them if they think they can do better making a video let’s see it! It’s crickets ever time Haha. Luckily I have 98% awesome viewers like yourself, that are positive people and are supportive in the videos I’m trying to make. Thanks again :)
Don’t let the negative feedback bring you down your welds look great I would have never guessed that you didn’t have welding certifications keep up te good work
Michael I'd give ypu an A+ for your extremely good instructional, advice and honesty. Very glad I stumbled upon your channel. God bless and stay safe !!
whatever it is that you do for earning a living i'm sure your very good at it. you are even-tempered and a professional, as far as the hater's and you-tube trolls they have nothing else to live for except trying to chop another human being down to their dungeon where it stinks.. but we fly far above the hate because we're too busy working earning$$$ and living life doing what we Love to do. the beauty of it is that we're free to either be a heter/ troll or to go chase after our dreams and smile and laugh and look forward to tomorrow. instead of a you-tube troll who only regrets his past. keep doing what you do brother. your shedding light and spreading knowledge that's generous of you. that always comes back to you in one form or another as blessings from above.
Bryan Calhoun Thanks! Yes the trolls are a pain sometimes but there only maybe 3% the other 97% are great people like yourself that are supportive and encouraging, I really appreciate it and I’m thankful for that. My main job is maintenance and in that job there’s a spectrum of things I do along with working on all kinds of machines from 12 different kinds of CNC machines from industrial routers, big belt Sanders and plastic cutting to a computer controlled drill, a Bandsaw with a complex hydraulic system, chains and conveyers to electrical work, fabrication/ welding work, machinist work, Pneumatics, I also work on highly calibrated epoxy resin mixing pumps along with solving a lot of other people’s problems on a daily basis, I almost forgot, some engineering ( I’m not a engineer but the engineers at my work always ask me to look over there drawings to see if they look right) ;) Haha and there’s a lot more I do but it’s to hard to explain here. I have a interesting job there’s always something different each day and I like that! I maintain the tools and equipment that people use to build snowboards/ skies/ skateboards and surfboards, I try to keep each day fun, hey I ride a skateboard with my Tool bag around the shops to work on stuff :) Take care
Perhaps one of the best things that I like about Mike and his channel is this temperament it's personality seems to be very even-tempered which helped me use the same attitude to go beg for metal to learn to practice and it worked he has a great attitude I wish I could be a lot more like him and I'm an old man if more of us took his advice and his temperament would be so much better off and for the haters while you can go and ;:'':;,' %+""= gov wvxsxvykc And I think they know what I'm saying your comment was helpful to me and many other buddy it's nice when people are nice to nice people God bless have a nice day
Great videos on welding. I enjoyed your comparisons between the Vulcan and the Titanium. Thank you for your comparisons, suggestions, info and knowledge.
Thanks :) I have about 5 or 6 other videos comparing these welders, MIG, stick, TiG and how they weld on 120 volts, so check those videos out if you get time. Take care
Great video Mike 👍, I broke down and traded up returning my mig140 and snagged a Omnipro 220. I never even opened the 140 but used my Vulcan 220 for the first time today, I didn't start well and blew a hole right through it and couldn't understand why until I had a duh moment and realized I had aluminized steel and the 12gauge was way to hot. All in all after making a bunch of adjustments I finished my anvil stand. I'm really happy with the 220 and your videos helped the decision-thank you. My anvil stand project is very acceptable to me and and my conversion to making a space for a mini forge. Thanks again I found a new hobby
Great job Mike. One of the best unbiased tests I've seen. What a lot of professional welders don't get is that there are a lot of guys like us that don't have (or can't justify) spending $2000 (or more) for a welder that gets used a couple times a month. Like you I want something that I can use to fix something or use on a quick project. It took these small companies like Everlast (and now everyone else) to come up with the concept of multi process welders. Could Lincoln and Miller have done it - sure. They didn't however as they would prefer to sell 3 welders rather than one that does everything. Keep up the good work.
Miller sells multiprocess machine but it's real expensive. Our local community College bought about four or five. They are decent on 110v power but the cost is eye watering, lol
Thank you Mike by far this was the best video I have seen on Volcan you have compared two welders and successfully showed the capability .I found that you don't have to buy Miller to do some welding in your garage.I couldn't justify the price to buy a miller.I appreciate your comparison and as always enjoy your video, which has no bias, only your opinion.
I saw the video where you tested the Titanium welder. As soon as I heard the noise the Vulcan makes, I decided I want a Vulcan machine. The noise is not the only feature that will determine my selection finally so I'll go through this entire video and make my final decision. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
I'm in the market for an inexpensive MIG welder & your video is certainly very helpful and straight forward; I actually like HF tools for their quality and no nonsense return policy, I should also add I'm a full fledged NUBIE; however, knowledge in product, pricing, and how to videos are very valuable as they help to narrow down the list of possible candidates, thanks!!
Thank you so much for making these video's... I am that guy that needs to buy my first multi-process welder and was trying to figure out the difference! I am going to go with the Vulcan because I like the higher duty cycle. Thanks again. I am so jelly about your band saw project! Keep the video's coming!
Thankyou Like the honesty and the video. I run a welding shop and just bought one to mess around with, looking forward to using it.... Looking forward to watching all your videos.....
Thank you very much for this video! You are very well spoken & produced a very good objective review. I recently purchased the Titanium 200 multi-process welder. I have no experience yet. I have plans to learn & practice my way into utilizing it for casual home use & future occasional side jobs. Thank you.
Your analysis is spot on, quick and to the point. Excellent open minded comparison. Really honest genuine review. I particularly liked your review on The mig guns. Again your comparison is right on the money. I have a Miller 211 mig inverter, which has a mig gun nearly identical to the Vulcan as far as fit and feel go. I paid over $1200 for the miller and the mig gun is fair at best. So I really think these Vulcan, Titanium units fill a niche for us do it yourselfers!
Thanks for the great video. As a retired Auto Body Tech, your welds are better than most I'v seen so ignore the idiots that say your not a welder, if you can weld, and obviously you can, your a welder. Keep up the great vids.
I am a professional welder, I believe the titanium is a great little welder.. I've never used the vulcan.. but I'd like to try one.. the titanium 200 is the machine I used for myself.. and it ran great I had it for a year.. never had any type of issues. But the most i did with it was make a press and did some body work and repairs to some machinery.
Thanks David 🙂 I really appreciate it! I think you will really enjoy the Titanium 200, it’s a great welder, I have owned mine for about two years now and it’s still rock solid 👍
Harbor freight has definitely stepped up there game. I’ve never welded with these units. I actually have a HF Chicago electric MIG 170 at only a fraction of the cost of these it was a good starter unit for me and it does what I need it to do. I eventually want to upgrade to a different unit and this video video def helps to consider my options.
I’m just a home hobby welder also so I really appreciate your videos, I love the Millers and the Lincoln‘s but they are a big price for just a whole machine that’s only gonna spend a minute or less welding small projects On each run.
I have the Vulcan and love it. I have used it for hours on end, of course not continuous, but just short breaks to move and change welding positions, and it does great. No duty cycle issues at all. The one weld with the Titanium had some undercut, a little too much amperage. But I get it, you used the settings printed on the cover.
Good on you for taking the effort and time to keep things equal as best you could. Nice project resume as well and your thumbs up to thumbs down ratio is the best I've seen.
Meeko Compton Thanks 👍 after running both welders for a few months side by side I decided the Titanium was best for me because of its lighter weight and size. It lacks auto set and some other features but was more portable and that works best for my needs. Take care Meeko
Thanks! Haha kind of like the review video I did last year with the $900 Vulcan Omnipro 220 to the $2000 Miller multimatic 200. Both welders really welded great! Take care
Thanks for the honest review. Its nice to see a review that isn't just an unboxing or by a self proclaimed professional that thinks red or blue is the only way to go. I work in a welding shop but im sure not going to spend that kind of money for a garage welder that won't get used non-stop. I appreciate your use what you have mentality. Subscribed!
Good job on the review. Took your time to explain the pro's and con's of each and to actually test them. I get it when the professional welders say they would never purchase one of these. If I were welding for a living then I'd go with a Miller or Lincoln as well. What they don't get is that a lot of us weld a few times a month if even that and can't justify spending $2 or $3 grand on something that will more often collect dust than weld. I love the idea of these multi process welders and inverter technology. Unfortunately for me, I already have a dedicated MIG and stick but if I were starting fresh I'd get one of these and be done with it.
Thanks for commenting Rich. yes both of these welders weld very well, I have been impressed with them so far. The multi process along with the with 120/240 volt capability is a definitely useful. Like you said, there probably not going to hold up in a fab shop ran day in and day out, but not even all the name brand welders do, my friends Millermatic 200 has been sent in for repairs 3 times in the last year and a half, I have owned my Omnipro for the same amount of time and it’s not had any problems so far, again I think big heavy industrial welders for fab shops, light portable ones for around the home shop, different machines for completely different tasks. Take care
So I've been looking at these two welders for a little I don't have a ton of money but like to weld on my stuff and I wanted to learn how to tig but can't buy both and really for what I need to do I don't need a 4000 dollar welder so I was glad to see your videos and watched them and ya I feel that for what I need i'm going to buy one of them that's all I need to do is make out my mind on that. Thanks
Right on I’m glad you have found my videos to be helpful. I definitely like both of them, I like the Titanium a little more mostly because of its compact size and light weight, it fits my needs a little better then the Omnipro. Both welders work fine for basic DC TIG welding, the Titanium is a bit more basic then the Omni because the Titanium is just scratch start and no foot pedal for adjusting amps, but I found the Titanium to be easier to learn TIG on because it was so simple to use. Take care
Great video Mike, and superb welding skills! Trolls are trolls their comments are not worth our time, besides most of them are lonely, bitter and friendless people. All the trolls want is to get the spotlight for themselves wasting more time bashing with comments instead make some helpful videos that really matters to us. Keep doing the good work Mike!
As a CWI, other than a little bit of undercut & pits, those are some pretty darn good looking welds for an amateur... I've seen much worse on commercial construction sites! Great info, review, and coupon analysis. New sub.
Thanks for checking out my videos 👍 Both welders work great, I don’t own the Vulcan anymore but I do really like it, I sold the Vulcan Omnipro so I could buy the Vulcan ProTig, I needed a AC TIG welder, all the Vulcan welders seem to be good machines. Take care
I think its funny that every time anyone reviews a harbor freight tool you have to spend 10 minutes explaining to these so called pros that if they want to buy or use something different then buy what they want lol good video Michael
Thanks for commenting 🙂 as you probably know there’s a lot of trolls out there and if you don’t mention these things they get all pissed off 😂 Both of these welders work great! The funny thing is my friend bought the Millermatic 200 about the same time I bought my Omnipro, his Miller has been sent back 3 times now for repairs, 😐 it was down for 6 months before he actually got it fixed. Take care!
I just bought the titanium a couple days ago, cuz my Lincoln weld pack won’t cut it for the project I’m doing. watching your videos convinced me hahaha. Great videos, keep it up. New subscriber. Santa Ana Ca.
Mike festiva oh my LOOORD! (Sorry Lord) This thing is badass! I used it last night on my buddies VW beetle. We replaced the frame head, the steel was 1/8 inch thick. I worried the 110v wouldn’t cut it (because I’m so used to this stupid weld pack) i thought I would have to rent a 220v generator. But maaaaan was I wrong! I couldn’t stop smiling, even went to sleep smiling. Salute Mike 💪🏽
Nice! I’m happy you like it! I feel like they are well built and quite capable welders and very portable too! Take care and it’s good to read your comment :)
I seen the titanium welder at harbor freight. I've been wanting a Lincoln mp210 for sometime now but can't afford it yet. I've been thinking of getting the Vulcan. But for the price of the Vulcan. I thought I might as save up for the Lincoln. After I saw the titanium I thought the quality of the knobs and such was better than the Vulcan. I liked how small the machine was and it seemed to be perfect for my jeep projects I do in my garage. This review was what I was looking for. I think I have my mind set on what to get.
I really like the Titanium so far, It’s so compact and light! I take it to work every week because of that, the Vulcan on the other hand is more of a stay in shop welder, it’s great don’t get me wrong, but it’s twice the weight of the Titanium. I did a real world duty cycle test with both of these welders and they welded great! Here’s a link to that video I think you should check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kzbpbsBqs3I.html both are real good machines. I wish I had ether of these machines if they existed years ago but I was stuck with crap welders back then. Take care :)
Oh and thank you for the comparison I really appreciate it, I am very seriously considering a titanium 170. I think I'll probably be choosing the 170 considering I already have a AHP Tig set up with water cooled torch and just need a nice lil mig now. Haha. Thanks again for the quality video and review.
I've got that exact same Airco MIG welder and Midget gun. Different Airco wire feeder tho, still built like a tank. Mine also sits way back in the shop, and if I need it by the door or outside I have to lug the wire feeder across the shop. I'm 60 now, taught myself to weld when I was 14, and the Vulcan 220 is looking mighty nice at this point for several different reasons. Price wise, there is NOT a Blue or Red welder in my future.
Watched a couple of your videos on these, and you ask the same question. Why would HF market both these lines. Well, one is a more value line. They create market differentiation by offering the No Questions Asked return on the Vulcan. Guaranteed that same offer on the Titanium would tank the Vulcan sales. This allows them to creep the price up on the Vulcan units as they become more and more known for value and reliability. And it also closes the door on someone else coming in to undercut them in the value segment. I owned a Hobart MIG. The cooling fan on it vibrated so badly that it would actually change the wire feed speed mid-weld. When I contacted Hobart for warranty service, they told me to kick rocks. A friend owned a Miller Multimatic that crapped at 5 years and 1 month. ONE MONTH after warranty expired. $1800 for a new mainboard that probably costs sub $50 for Miller to produce in China. As a hobbyist, these are the reasons my next welder will come from Harbor Freight.
Some companies are really good, and some are really bad. Two examples. I bought an ESAB emp 215 a year ago. No problems. When it first came, there was a small gauge on the front handle. I called them up. The engineer I spoke to said they’d send me a new machine. All I wanted was to replace the handle. He finally agreed to send me one. I feel as though that’s pretty good. They say 100% satisfaction guarantee of 3 years. On the other hand, a friend bought an Everlast. You know, the ones you see on almost every welding site, because they give them away like free pens. But when getting it, a contract has to be signed to never say anything negative. So they seem great. A friend bought one because of them being everywhere. He had problems from the beginning. Despite the 5 year warrantee, he fought with them for three months. Finally, after making him run test after test, they allowed him to send it to them. It’s been 5 months, and it hasn’t yet come back. Look them up. Terrible. Whatever you might say about HF, they will stand by their product. Oh, and when on a site, look at how they talk. If they do something and need to tell you the name of the manufacturer, and the entire model number-every time, you know they got it for free.
Mel Gross Thanks for your input on this subject Mel! I’m glad you have been happy with your ESAB welder! That’s always good to hear from a happy owner. I have been quite skeptical about Everlast welders, before I bought the Omnipro, maybe two years ago I was looking into the Everlast AC TIG but I just felt a bit worried about $70 out of my pocket if I had to send one back for repairs and there seemed to be something fishy about there reviews on line. Once the Vulcan came out I felt it was a better gamble and the fact I could drive it right to Harbor Freight and trade it out for a new one if anything went wrong. Back to Everlast, I have heard the same thing about them trying to control there reviews on line, that is definitely a crap way to do business. Speaking of that brand again, I had a real nasty troll that kept commenting over and over really false stuff about HF welders and was completely hateful, I mean this guy was REAL NASTY to me, I would correct him about the warranty and the welders and he would come back extra bad, he went by the name “John Smith” I finally had to block him because he was so bad, anyhow one of the times I called him out for being so awful, I said ether he’s a complete hateful troll that looks forward to being nasty to people or he works for a welding company and that’s why he keeps posting false info about these welders, guess what he deleted his post, I got one of them right, then later I recall him saying that my welders are crap and I’m stupid for buying them, but I remember him saying “ Buy a real welder buy a Everlast” Just maybe he was a Troll from another welding company? Maybe Everlast? I have heard they can be down right nasty on the phone if you actually need to get them to stand behind there products. And sponsoring some of the the bigger welding guys on RU-vid definitely helps there reputation when you have puppets saying there great. Sorry for the long comment but I figured I would share this. Take care
Mike festiva thanks for the reply. A lot of people don’t understand what companies do. I really don’t care where something is made these days. Good products can be made anywhere. For example, the Vulcan line is also,sold under the name Klutch, from Northern tools. They have also come out with a newer line that looks quite different. Both they, and HF are good companies. Klutch is a bit more expensive, but included the 3 year warrantee. You pay extra for that with HF, but in the end, the prices are about the same. I’ve used a Vulcan, though I forget which model. It seemed fine. ChuckE pointed out in a review that the welder seemed just fine, though the programming on stick was wrong, as it had plate thicknesses in the amp settings. That can be ignored, though if you’ve never welded before, it could confuse you. Otherwise, the welders that people need to be wary of are the unbranded Chinese junk for $100 to maybe $150. I keep telling guys that if that’s what they want to spend, they should buy a cheap HF, Campbell Hausfeld, Grizzly or other name brand, because at least you’ll have warrantee service, and an honest rating. No 10 pound welder puts out 200 amps, or even 125.
Great video Mike. Like you I started with an old buzz box that a cousin gave me, then graduated to a small Lincoln 140A MIG/ flux core and then bought a small Amico stick to which I added a TiG adapter to. In all I'm pretty happy with all the welders but each lacks certain things. The Lincoln is heavy (about 70lbs.) and lacks infinite resolution on the voltage. The Amico weighs about 10lbs, is really portable, welds well but the TIG set up is lacking. Wish I had just bought a multi process welder - would have saved space, been about the same cost (maybe less) and have greater capability overall
Thanks for checking out my video and commenting! I hear you on the welders, I know what your talking about. Only in the last few years did these multi process welders become affordable for me to own one. I’m really glad I took the leap to try one out, I don’t regret buying them one bit. Take care :)
Great! I have a few other videos covering these two welders, if you get time you should check those out too, one worth watching is Real world duty cycle. It gives a good idea of what these welders can do. Take care 🙂
@@Mikefestiva my cheapy HB 170 mig gave out (it lasted 4 years) I can not find a single comparison with the more upscale HB units. That comparison would be nice too. Things I would look for is longevity and quality of the arc itself.
I also forgot to add a thank you for doing the acid etch for all the "Blue" fan boys. Hahaha! Yep! Welds just as good as a Miller, if not better! Vulcan...the "Miller Killer".
I planned on getting a cheap Chicago Electric welder then I saw the Titanium 140 and it got me thinking. Somewhere along the way I went off the deep end and walked out with the Vulcan Omnipro 220.
Haha! I think you will for sure not regret your choice! I had one of there small flux welders years ago, it worked and got me welding but it was extremely limiting, (my friend has it now and amazingly after 14 years it’s still working!) I could only imagine how much more I could have learned if I could have got my hands on a welder like this years ago. Have fun and you made a good choice! Take care and happy holidays!!!
Thanks for your great comment, I really appreciate it! You will for sure get there, practice and building some projects, that’s how to do it! I have found that in the past some practice on scraps was helpful but I was not as interested in welding scraps as I was into building stuff, I recommend you buys or salvage some metal square tubes and build a simple work bench or something like that, you will get better and have fun while building it, This is at least how I like to learn. Take care
@@Mikefestiva I yesterday tried to make wood stove from a propane tank.. I was so proud I set it all up I started to cut out the door it was perfectly straight the first cut then I remembered watching a video I made these really cool like hinges took me all day for two hinges they were almost perfect was I proud the guy said cut the one side with the hinges also that door will work so easy and it's perfect fit so I did that I was so proud I actually laid my very first Weld and tack weld and bead it came out early decent I forgot to cut out the damn door on that side I cut the wrong side I got to take it off to cut it another lesson learned I was pissed you know what I have no help other than Mike I don't care it's part of learning I'm still having fun at 70 + years old,, I felt pretty stupid but that's the story of my life
Theodore Bowers don’t be to hard on yourself, we all make mistakes, it’s just a part of life. The best thing that came out of it was you started on a project! You will find that the more projects you build the more confidence and comfortable you will become with all of it, keep working on stuff and the really nice thing about welding is you can tack weld a lot of your project then when your confident that it’s how you want you can fully weld it together, and even if you put something in the wrong place you can always cut it apart and weld it up again :) I made a small wood stove out of a 5 gallon LP tank in the past, It was built to be as light as possible, because we had a plan for it. There was a small A frame cabin about 5 miles out, you had to ski into it on a closed road in the winter, it was there for winter camping, but the park pulled the wood stove out a few years prior to discourage people from using the cabin anymore, no heat less people would use the cabin :( it was not a party spot you had to work hard to get there and with many winter storms and the main road only open on the weekends really meant only a a hand full of people would use it every winter, so I made this little stove, we packed it out to the cabin one winter, camped out in the mountains and staying warm! After the weekend we pulled the stove again and stashed it till spring, when the road was clear of snow and we could take a car back and pick it out. The sad thing is the Park bulldozed the A frame two years later because they said they didn’t want people effecting the vegetation around the cabin, this was a BS story, there was 6 feet of snow around the cabin so how were people impacting the plants? ( so they used a bulldozer!?!?) The real story is the A frame cabin was one year from turning 50 years old and at that point the park had to consider it a historic cabin and conserve it, it was originally put in by some young rangers that liked skiing, (with out a official okay to do so) but it was appreciated by back country skiers for by rangers for decades, till a new crop of rangers that didn’t ski became in charge, they wanted it gone. It’s a bit sad because I won’t be able to take my son out winter camping when he gets old enough. Sorry for the long story, but I figured you might like hearing it, when you mentioned a small wood stove out of a 5 gallon tank it brought back memories :) take care
I super appreciate your honest videos and regular guy opinion's that type of humility is refreshing even on you-tube... I am a welding student at Cerritos college here in southern California and it's the #1 welding college in the entire state of California so I'm always interested in seeing what's going on in the welding world. and your video's help a lot because they are real world and unbiased. there is a harbor freight close to my house and I'm gonna buy myself the Titanium 140 just to do some practice welding at home and maybe make some furniture for my wife etc. and art projects. I know the 140 will only do flux cored or MIG weld's but that's all I need for now.. besides I don't wanna trip my breakers and I know if I grab a Titanium 170 or higher the likelihood of me tripping breakers is high. so I'm just gonna mess around with the Titanium 140 and have some fun as I learn more and get better as a welder. it now is my new life's pursuit as a tradesman and how I plan on earning a living. I have a lot more to learn but I do like it alot..
Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate that you always check out my videos! That’s great your going to school for welding, it seems like a good job and I’m sure you will always be able to get work. So I keep seeing the Titanium 170 going on sale for $450! It’s a really good price, I know you are thinking you may trip your breakers but I highly recommend you buy the 170 over the 140, keep in mind it’s still multi voltage, so if you only have 120 you can still run it, you also can run it on the lower amperage range as the 140, so it will not draw anymore power on the lower settings as the 140 but you may find some times you need a little more power and that’s where you will be happy you got the 170, plus you can always take it to a friends house with 240 if you want to weld bigger jobs. I really believe in the long run you will get a lot more out of the 170 for the extra $50. I have owned lower amp MiG welders and there’s always that time when you wish you had just a little more power and I’m sure with the 170 that will not ever be a factor, this is just my experience over the years and my feelings on those welders. I think the 170 on sale is a extremely good value for what your getting. Take care :)
I definitely agree with Mike and recommend getting the 170 I think you will be happy in the long run the 170 running at the same at the maximum amperage as the 140 wont draw any more current but will have a higher duty cycle at that setting and if you do have access to larger input power source you will be able to take advantage of the higher out put of the 170 I recommend buying the highest amp welder even the 200 if you can afford it you can always run the larger welder below it's maximum but you cant run the smaller welder above its's maximum I have had 120 amp Lincoln and 120 amp Hobart and gave both of the away in fact I gave the Lincoln To Mike years ago HaHa I now have a miller autoset 180 and a miller multimatic 200 and the 200 is my goto machine even on thinner metal it just welds nicer than my older noninverter machine hope this helps
the portables have their places and you have to remember the light duty cycles, but properly cared for the Airco will still be working when and IF your children start welding. As dusty as it looks, if you haven't blown it out yet to get the dust out of it, I'd spend the time (an hour or so) doing so. It will last much longer with less problems if you do. If you have any questions about how, just reply and I'll get the message. I used to be a journeyman welder/fabricator for many years, until an accident took me out of the work field. No worries, life happens. Your work looks pretty good and for what you do, as long as it works, that is all that is needed.
Thank you for your welder videos. I have been watching them waiting eagerly! They are competing with themselves because it's a marketing strategy. The Goldilocks principle (good/better/best). Other companies do it too like Black&Decker/Portacable?/DeWalt. As well as Ryobi/Ridgid/Milwaukee. So this is Harbor Freight's attempt to do it now. They are re-imagining their company. I believe they still have the original owners, who first wanted to make it possible to bring affordable tools to the Do-it-yourselfers. But now they want to shake off the image of being a "cheap" company. So they are trying to offer more levels of tools. I think it's very cool to have more options.
Thanks for your comment! That completely makes sense. I hope to post a side by side video of both these welders on a stick welding test in the next week or two. Take care and thanks for checking out my video!
Ignore the trolls... they are the same fuggs who are adding EVERY bead to their Instagram! My ol man has been welding his entire life, could weld circles around these goons, and you will never hear him brag. Nor will you hear him snob about welders... Awesome videos. Definitely small farm/hobbyists machines. KEEP THE VIDEOS COMIN BROTHER!
Hey Mike, thanks for the comparison. I've been leaning toward purchasing the Omni 220 since they were $750... Now that they've released the Titanium, I'm glad to see that it will work fine for an occasionally used garage machine. Now to just pull the trigger. Hope you had a great holiday and I look forward to your future content..
Thanks Kevin! The Omnipro has been a great welder and I have no regrets buying it, but the Titanium also welds great and it’s a much smaller welder in size and I find that nice for projects outside of my shop. I think once you buy one you won’t have any regrets. I think you would have to push that Titanium real hard on a big welding job with thick metal before you would hit the duty cycle, I and most others just don’t weld that kind of stuff around the house so it shouldn’t be a problem. I point out the duty cycles and that these welders are for home and farm use in my videos mostly to cut down on the RU-vid Trolls from being rude and saying you would not find these welders in real weld shops. You will be happy with the Titanium!!! Take care
@@Mikefestiva yeah I have a 2 car garage that has no room for cars. My new Road Glide and pellet grill plus several tool boxes and a meat freezer plus beer fridges... Well, real estate is lacking, which is why I want a multiprocess machine. The titanium:s portability is a plus, and it doesn't seem that the reduced duty cycle is going to be an issue... So I'll just keep watching HF's flyers for a sale.
Well I did it... Got the 220. Still trying to wrap my head around these FCAW settings... This sucker burns in HOT with automatic settings... Still tweaking until I get my argon cylinder to start stacking on stainless. Thanks again for your exceptional content.
@@ClearWater7.62 I didn't. I got the omnipro 220, mostly for the warranty and 50 bux off they offered. I see now that they have 50 off the titanium but oh well. I'm a gadget guy too so the nifty multifunction display might have had an effect. Tho I'm finding it to come in a little hot with Flux core welding... OH... Also the titanium doesn't support the foot pedal.
Thank you for your comparison videos on the Omnipro 220 and the Titanium. We had issues with our Omnipro and called in on our warranty. Pointing towards the Titanium instead of another Omnipro
Thanks for checking out my video 👍 I have been completely happy with my Titanium 200! I have really happy with it for the last two years. Here’s a video that covers my thoughts and experiences with a range of welders. Take care ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uX0jA4258Jw.html
Don't worry about the haters, certified welders are weld snobs that's all man... Your welds are fine , you aren't welding up professional roll cages for funny cars , so there's nothing wrong with your process and the end results are looking good. 99% of the people leaving know it all remarks don't even have content on their channels so why worry about what they are complaining about... If you don't like what's going on here, go watch something else, no one is making you watch...
Absolutely great A - B comparisons and commentary on welder differences, etc. Really like your project work, too, Mike! Looking forward to your follow-on videos.
Watched a few of youre videos this morning and convinced myself to buy the titanium. Hopefully get it set up tomorrow after work and get to welding. Thanks for the videos man. And keep on keeping on.
Right on! I’m glad that my videos have helped you out :) I’m sure you will be happy with your new welder. Ps I will be posting a video of running a spool gun for welding Aluminum on it soon so keep an eye out for that video. Take care
It’s a shame RU-vid doesn’t offer producers like you who upload instructional videos as good as you a “middle finger” button so you respond to some of the arrogant punks that do not understand the English language. You confess, you are not a trained licensed welder, and, somehow, that’s not enough for them. MIDDLE FINGER button man! Give this guy the middle finger button so he can respond to these useless angry punks with the lack of respect they deserve. You do really nice welds. Better than me. You encourage your followers. I can’t imagine how some of those punk freak welders would present their videos. They probably don’t even produce. They get their kicks out of harassing others. THEY SUCK! And you don’t. Great videos bud. And I really loved the pictures and in-site you share about your home projects. GEEZ! Awesome. Thanks and keep up the good work. I wouldn’t even mention the comments of those without balls from now on. We don’t need to acknowledge their troubled bad behavior. Good job
