Vulcan Omnipro 220 (2 years of owning Pros and Cons ) 

Its so common nowadays, I have chopped it up to a RU-vidr inside joke . Dick move bro lol

Can you post what settings you are using for different steel thicknesses?

That’s the route I’ve been urging people to go as well especially for the price increase on these Vulcans, I’d stay away

It definitely will do the job! And you’re exactly right it’s great for starting out and advancing from there

Agreed, I’d go with a different option over the Vulcan especially with their price increases

Awesome thanks for viewing! I’ll definitely look into the Hobart because I’m looking for a new home welder so maybe that’s the direction I’ll go

There is a coupon for this for 879.00 and if you sign up for their credit card you get 10 percent t off...

But that only does MIG. This one does all 3 types. Depending on what you are using it for, that is a big difference.

@ Chuck Thomas, The locally manufactured Hobart is a better deal... Repair-Replacement Parts are probably much more available and easier to get a hold of as well... My guess is the materials in the Hobart are probably of much higher quality as well... Personally, so many of the users seem to stick with the Mig function only... Multi-process machines like this one that came from overseas seem to have low-quality materials and tend to fail in short times... Stick welders can be had for $250 and they work great... The cables from Your Hobart could be used with those stick-only units... I could not believe what he said about the stripped feeder cable casting, the main power switch arcing, and the Mig handle melting!!! Other people that have this POS saying that the input power plug and power cable Arcing & coming loose, cheaply made internal Chinese q/d plug issues to the Mig feed cable , and the Mig handle switch developing problems, says that these should NEVER have left from where they were slapped together... You did the RIGHT thing , by staying away from this machine...

Do they offer the same warranty like harbor freight?? I mean is the machine is broken they will replace it ?? Thanks

@Robert WORZALLA It's because he uses flux-core. I think if he used gas MIG he would have had a better overall experience, Flux-core is a dirty process.

@@skrsys so true 👍

Thank you!! I’ll check them out

I've had a lot of HB welders. Both of the Chicago electric stick and Flux welders. I've also owned the titanium Flux 125 inverter welder as well as the titanium 140 mig inverter. The two Titanium welders stopped working after very little usage. The Chicago electric welders still work great however features suck. I'm afraid to spend 1100 on another HB welder. Makes me want to consider $2300 for the Miller. Thinking about just buying the vulcan omnipro 220 with a protection plan for once

A year later! How do you like it? 👏🏻

I have personally not tried to save any settings but apparently you get like 5 memory settings per welding option on the unit, I’m not sure how it works but there is a way to save the current setting you are on and then recall that setting. But as I said we rarely weld the same material over here so we have not used the save feature so I am unsure on how well it works. I did a quick search and found this guy providing an example of how it works! I hope that helps! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5wN0gFdif5c.html

I totally agree and that’s the direction I would go, if the Vulcan was priced at what it is now I’d pass too and go with the Lincoln but at their old price point, it was worth a shot.

@@BrodyBuilt what was the old price? Current is $879

Hi José, where can I get the Lincoln for $1400 ? Thank you.

Right now, it's an extra $900 for that Lincoln. So still a significant difference.

I totally agree and besides the few small issues we’ve had with ours it still is a good machine especially for the older prices they use to go for

Unless you're welding outside in the wind. 😜

@ MrRICK244808, That is a issue here too, lack of availability... If HFT only carries a back-order stock of New kits, how much trouble would it be to get another one to replace a defective one, from a warranty? How about individual repair-replacement parts? Are they even available? Cheaply made with low quality materials.... I have heard about other issues that people have had with these... When dropping close to $1,300 on something, it better be able to keep working fairly easily, for longer than a couple of months... Those issues that he had with the Mig handle, feeder casting assembly, main power switch, and numerous other issues that other owners had with these machines, shows that they are maufactured VERY poorly, with stolen intellectual property and cheap materials... I would stay away from these... If one was given to me as a gift, I would sell it immediately, and use the $ to buy a LOCALLY manufactured machine... Preferably an analog-older machine that is still in good shape...

Hello Michael Martinez the only place that always carries them is 1hr from me they stock everything because no alot of people like to drive that way and I found out that everything is out at Port of Los Angeles

1099.99 in my area now

I’ll get another video out showing som welds 👍🏻

BrodyBuilt hell yea awesome. I’m really wanting to see the tig quality

215 I think was the 2 year. I picked mine up the other day.

Yeah sadly those are the issues we run into all the time with a bunch of people using the same welder who really don’t know what they’re doing. I agree with the extended warranty and the price. It’s overall a great welder for the money

Need to remove the gas shield when welding gasless Flux core ,it's collecting all the heat. That's why gun is melting

Possibly because we were running mig when that video was made but it did burn up the fluxcore tips as well

Also I personally hate flux core. I’m sure that’s another reason the gun is burning up

skrsys oh ok thank you that’s good to know! If the shop I work at would buy us gas id definitely prefer to mig instead of flux haha

BrodyBuilt MIG is a much cleaner process, it will pay for itself in the time you save cleaning up flux-core welds and the wire is cheaper too. Just a little more upfront for the tank. Also, get a big tank, it will last longer and refills are cheaper.

Not a super experienced welder here myself but I believe skrsys correct in that flux core does tend to heat up and damage those tips. If I remember correctly from some research I think they make interchangeable nozzles as the copper style is for gas mig and ceramic is for flux.

@@BrodyBuilt Your employer won't buy gas? F that! Time to get a better job!

It works fine using it for short periods of time and just letting it rest when I’m welding for long periods of time and it will continue to weld just fine

What about how it works with a 3500 running watt generator?

I totally agree

The HFT near me have these now for $1,049.99 , that's almost $1,140 after 8.5% sales tax... Add another $120 for an extended warranty, and you're now closing in on $1,300 . Nice welder, but for another $450, One could buy a New comparable Lincoln or a Miller... And parts CAN be ordered for either of those, from readily available sources here in the U.S.... HFT is beginning to PRICE themselves out of the market with their equipment, like this... Heck, I have seen a used Miller Analog machine that's in good shape, with a better ground clamp, better Mig handle, a better stinger for stick, an argon regulator & hose, self-darkening hood, thick gloves, all for around $750 cash... Locally available Parts to repair the Locally manufactured machines ARE readily available for them as well... Sometimes, it pays to accept some used marks & nicks, that You'll end-up putting on the new machine anyways... I really LIKE the older equipment anyways, as they were made to last so much longer... What he had to say about the cheap construction of the Mig handle on this machine, makes me wonder how much of the rest of the machine will end-up failing, from using cheap parts & materials to manufacture them...

I know the 20% doesn’t work, they sometimes have a Vulcan specific coupon but no the general 20% doesn’t qualify

Dude open your ears he didn't say the 20% worked. He actually said it didn't work and you have to wait the the actual Omni specific coupon. Jesus bro, get your shit together.

Check out the harbor freight coupon database site. Sometimes they have brand specific coupons even for their new ICON stuff, which as a side note are awesome tools.

@@Gmtail Thank you for the info! 👍

I wonder what harbor freight does with all the returns. It's a bizarre business model. They have never once rang up my order correctly. The place has great customer service (as long as you're returning something) but I've never known what to think. I always walk out of that store scratching my head. It's truly unlike any other shopping experience. You end up feeling you compromised something in the transaction. Hard feeling to explain. Even the Miller's are made with Chinese components. I just want something that will last and a company that provide parts down the road.

Exactly, they have taken a few shortcuts to get the price down but they could cause the whole welder to fail

I agree, I know they got more popular and that’s why their prices went up so high but it’s not a name brand and should have stayed in the $600s

@@BrodyBuilt exactly. I didn't even know it was 600 when it came out.

Which Everlast multi process are you getting for $900?

@@Tugboatpb You’re asking the REAL questions here. 😂👏🏻

Fixed that with the new software, everything was fine on my end but for some reason on RU-vid the audio level increased. Sorry