135A MIG Welder, 110V Flux Core Gasless MIG/Lift TIG/Stick 3-in-1 Synergic Control LED Display Welding Machine, Bonus Flux Core Wire

This is a great entry level welder! I’ve been welding for 30+ years and was out of state and ended up needing one to fix something for my Dad. I decided to give this a shot. I figured if it got through the small project, it paid for itself. It has an automatic speed setting to match the voltage you set. I figured I’d try it then set it manually afterwards. I left it on auto. I’m am absolutely amazed at the weld quality of this little machine! Sure, flux welding can be a little splattery. The important thing is penetration and weld strength. I cut and customised a tow bar/hitch assembly with it and have zero worries about its strength and longevity. I didn’t try the stick weld function, but it’s worth the price just for the wire feed flux core section of the unit. Easy to set up and run, and it doesn’t weigh a ton. It’s not for all day production, but awesome for projects and repairs.

I am no professional welder, but I am an experienced engineer. Some decades ago I used a cheap stick welder on cars. Now with the 135 amp FCAW or "MIG" welder it is much easier on thin metal. The machine is much smaller and not as heavy, which I do also appreciate. I checked the output voltage and all looked fine. Then I tried it on a small piece of a metal stand for a fan - see picture after I painted it. It worked pretty good. Now it is stable to carry the fan. So the machine paid itself already half off because we do not need to buy a new fan. Here's a trick for thin metal sheets less than 1 mm: To only do sort of a spot weld and not burning holes into the thin metal the wire feed is way too fast. So to spot weld just leave the wire hang out of the nozzle long enough for a few spots and disengage the wire feeder by pulling off the wheel on top of the feeder. That way it won't feed when you press the gun button but it will weld when you hit the work piece with the wire hanging out of the gun. If you need more wire you can either engage the feed again or do it by hand until you get more wire out of the nozzle. Another option is to clamp a piece of wire with the stick welding clamp and use that instead of a welding stick. Just make sure it has the right polarity for MIG welding. Or you could even try to reverse polarity if that works better. The welding machine works fine and I do also like that it has a protection cover over the display and control knobs. Because sooner or later some sparks will hit the machine. What I usually do before I put it back to storage is to pull the wire back by hand into the machine. That way I have no loss of wire and I can disconnect the MIG gun and store it safely. The manual is pretty good, too. Not always the case with those cheap Eastern tools. What I did not test yet is the stick welding and the TIG welding. Stick welding should be fine though. It's much more simple than the FCAW welding and needs no feed. I am not sure if I will ever use TIG welding. I do only small DIY jobs around our home, nothing fancy or huge. A broken leg here and there or a frame part of a generator, swing, etc. Time will tell if the machine is reliable and should I run into problems I'll update my review. Update 9/29/2023: Now I welded a broken frame part of a canopy of a swing. It came apart after wind damage. First kinda "spot" welded then doing the "mig" flux core with the feed over it. Worked out just fine again. Although it was difficult to weld around the holes where the screw goes through. See pics before and after painting. It's also very thin metal. A little less than 1 mm. When using the MIG with about 40 amps and feed there was a lot of build up of metal, so I had to grind that off. Still stable and sturdy, so it has penetrated the frame enough. No issues with the welding machine so far. Did not check the higher amps over 90 yet, but I will probably not need it anyway. Those higher amps are for thicker material like 1/4 an inch or so. I have not many things here which are that thick and need to be welded. It would probably trip my 20 amp breaker anyways after some time. It says on the machine it needs 54 amps for that high of a setting. What I checked was the stick welding, just with the flux wire clamped in and two wires in parallel. That worked as well for the "spot" welding and clamping those 2 pieces of the frame together. In regards to suggest what welder to buy for just DIY small projects people: Forget the higher amps welders. They are more expensive, but not necessarily better for tiny jobs. Higher amps are for very thick metal. Good for pipeline welders or other professional jobs with HD jobs. But for tiny projects it's overkill. All you probably need is 100 amps max and for the most part with thin sheet metal 30-60 amps. Even then it needs some tricks to not burn holes into it. You can also try to use the mig wire to cut off a piece and hold it over small gaps and then weld it with the mig mode. That way you've got a thicker piece together to weld and the gap may be welded over easier. It's no rocket science, it's just hot metal melting and trying to get it back melted together. Whatever works, works! Quick Update 7/12/2024: Regarding the welds above they are still holding strong - no bending or weakness after almost a year. The swing frame outside and also the fan stand.

I have been using little cheap mig welders for about 20 years. I have welded more full exhaust then I can count. My old welder crapped out on me in the middle of an exhaust. So I needed a welder fast. This arrived over night. So far I love this little welder. Set it to flux, and used the setting it was on when I first turned it on. (420). Seemed like a good number to start with. I am making very nice welds with this. Way better then with my old one. I learned that with no gas, you shouldn't try to pull a long bead. Just make a spot weld the size of your fingernail. (pinky nail). Stop (pause). When the red glow dies, place another spot weld overlapping the last one. Stop (pause) wait for red glow to die, and repeat until you have completed the whole thing. This will ensure you have nice looking welds, and you don't burn through the metal. Make sure the surface is clean. After 4-5 spot welds, stop and use a wire brush to remove residue, then keep going. Rinse and repeat. If you don't want spatter on the surface around the weld, then cover the area with a wet cloth. Wrap it in wet leather. Something like that, you get the idea. Initially the wire was a pain to get started. Be patient. Remove the tip at the end of the feed first. Once it was all set up, it works nicely. I really love how light it is. Very portable. And easy to store. I am impressed with this $100 welder. Every man should own one and teach himself to weld. Save a lot of money, and it's fun too. If you complete just one task that you normally would have paid someone to do, then it has already paid for it self.

I own the Fluxcore 135, and the Mig 250 Pro welders. They're both good welders, although cheap (build and price). The welding charts for these welders are metric. These are hobby/DIY welders and both come with a 1 year warranty. Fuxcore 135 Works well for a 110V welder. This is a DC only welder (DCEP + DCEN). It's capable of Fluxcore and Stick welding only. The amperage displayed on the screen for stick seems off (less than it actually is by im guessing 10-15 amps). You can weld up to ⅛ thick steel with this welder. The wire spool holder and wire tensioner are cheap and poorly made but function. The stinger, electrode holder and ground clamp are cheap but work good enough. I've welded .030 and .035 fluxcore wire for mild steel with it and it's easy to set wire speed, wire size and voltage trim (not actual voltage). You cannot set volts with with this machine in Fluxcore mode as it's a synergic only machine. Amperage and volts adjusts automatically with wire feed speed, the higher the wire feed speed the higher the amps and volts. It welds good, holds a consistent arc and wire feed speed is consistent and steady. When welding Fluxcore you "pull" away from the weld pool when traveling. I have it tied into a 110V 20 amp outlet and never tripped the breaker. I'm impressed with this welder for the price of the unit. Mig 250 Pro This is a much nicer welder compared to the Fluxcore 135, as it is a 220V (only 😢) welder and is capable of higher amps and types of welding. It has 10-25 European cable connectors. You can weld up to ½ with this welder. It does Stick, Mig, Pulsed Mig, Fluxcore (I'm guessing Dual Shield Fluxcore as well) and lift Tig, Tig torch not included. DC only on all types of welding, so no aluminum welding on Tig. It can Mig weld SS with 98/2 gas and ER308L wire. Aluminum with 100% argon gas and ER4043 wire, with (or without) a spool gun, spool gun not included and of course mild steel with ER70S-6 wire. It comes with a graphene stinger liner you need to change to if you want to feed wire thru the stinger without a spool gun for aluminum (but normally this isn't recommended). I've used this welder for Stick and Mig (with C25 gas) welding so far. It accepts 2lb and 10lb wire spools. It has an inching button to fastely feed wire during the initial setup. With a 10lb spool loading wire is tedious and tight spaced. To adjust spool tension rotate the iron nut on the spool holder clockwise for tighter/counter clockwise for looser. For wire tension with Fluxcore wire don't over tighten the tensioner or you'll crush your wire. Mig (with gas) with solid wire can have a higher tension. As with the Fluxcore 135 this unit has a cheap wire spool holder, electrode holder and ground clamp. The stinger is nice but is only rated at 150 amps. If you weld in manual Mig mode with maxed out voltage and wire speed you'll fry the stinger. The tensioner is nice and comes with different rollers for Flux core steel and SS (W knurled type .035 roller), Mig steel and SS (V type .023, .030 and .035 rollers) and Mig aluminum (U type .035 .045 roller). I have it tied into a 220V 50amp outlet and haven't had any problems with the breaker tripping. I feel like the amperage may be less than the screen indicates, by maybe 10-15 amps less than shown. I've ran 7018, 6013 and 6010 electrodes on Stick, all 3/32nd's. The unit seems to not work with 6010 rods as they just don't weld properly (This is common on power inverter type welders). The 6013 and 7018 electrodes weld great! I'm very pleased with this welder in stick mode both DCEN and DCEP. It has multiple settings you can adjust along with the amperage for stick welding including hot start, arc force (DIG), anti-stick and VRD (voltage reduction in high moisture/humidity environments for safety). For Mig it has wire feed speed, burn back time, inductance, hot start, 2T/4T, voltage trim (-5/+5 with each number representing 0.3 volts in synergic Mig) and volts (in manual Mig). For Mig welding I've used .030 solid wire ER70S-6 (10lb spool) with C25 as my gas at 20CFH at the regulator and it welds great. I haven't ever hit duty cycle but it's 60% at 250 amps. I've used it in Synergic MiG mode only. It has manual mig where you can set the volts. This machine should be capable of spray transfer Mig with .035 wire in manual Mig with 90/10 gas and an upgraded 250 amp stinger. I'm not sure what gas option you would pick on screen though. In Synergic mode it's dialed in on its own, you just set wire feed speed and the type of gas your using. I replaced the ground clamp with a 300 amp Lincoln clamp, the electrode holder with a 250 amp Lincoln and the stinger with a Euro connection 250 amp Tweco #2 knockoff. The welds I lay down with this unit on Mig are fantastic! Once my bottle is empty I'll get 100% Argon and try out Tig. This welder is not foot pedal compatible for Tig. Both welders are a great bang for your buck! I'll run the machine on max amps for stick and max volts and wire feed speed for MiG and use an Amp clamp to see if it really puts out as much power as it says then I'll update my review.

Great little welder, easy to use and has several welding options. Comes with everything you need aside from helmet and gloves. Very portable and light weight. Easy to load wire and adjust feed.

This welder is awesome, I was very impressed with how good it welds, I've used welders that cost several thousand dollars and wanted something small to do little quick stuff and this welder is great, it's nice and small, it welds great, it feels pretty durable, it has a few different ways of welding, I've only used the flux core, the next one I'm going to try is the tig weld, if it does as good as the mig it will be fine, the price was awesome, wish it had longer cords on it tho,

As a hobbyist DIY welder who’s tackled everything from farm repairs to custom metal projects in my shop, I was looking for an affordable, versatile machine that runs on standard 110V household power without needing a gas setup. This welder has been perfect for my needs. Right out of the box, setup was easy with clear instructions, and it comes with everything you need to start flux core welding (MIG gun, ground clamp, electrode holder, and contact tips). The large LED digital display is bright and easy to read, and the synergic control is fantastic: just dial in your amperage, and it automatically adjusts voltage and wire feed speed. This made dialing in perfect settings super simple, even for trickier materials. I’ve used it primarily for gasless flux core MIG on mild steel up to about 3/8” thick, and the welds are clean, strong, and with minimal spatter. The arc is stable, penetration is impressive for a 135A machine, and it handles .030” and .035” wire flawlessly. I’ve also tried stick welding with great results on some thicker scraps, and the hot start/arc force features make striking and maintaining an arc effortless. At just around 11-12 lbs, it’s incredibly lightweight and portable. I can easily toss it in the truck or carry it around my property. No need to haul heavy gas tanks around! Safety features like over current and over heat protection give me peace of mind during longer sessions. For the price, this welder delivers professional-level performance. It’s perfect for beginners (the synergic mode takes the guesswork out) but powerful enough for experienced users. If you’re on the fence about a budget multi-process welder, go for it, you won’t be disappointed!

I was a welder for a while and had access to all the best tools and welders. I needed to build a small side table out of tube steel and started searching for a welder under $200 that could do multiple types and handle up to a 3/16" thick steel. The listing for this is a little misleading, it says it can handle 2/5" thick steel which is .4", just under 1/2". The manufacturer information says it can only do 3/32" max. You might get a little more if you chamfer the edges. So make sure you don't need something more substantial. I went with flux MIG because I researched how much it would cost to rent a tank and buy gas and it was a few hundred dollars. I don't plan on using this a ton so it just didn't make sense to get gas, which is by far the better way to go over flux. I love that it has the stick and TIG option, not sure how TIG will work out without gas though. I have only done MIG so far but I'll give stick a shot and see how that goes. The welder is lightweight and the gun and hose are appropriate quality for this level, but it would be worth upgrading them in my opinion after using a more expensive set up before. The hose is cheap material and at one point it pressed up against a recent welded joint and melted the outer jacket. Luckily I noticed before it damaged any of the internals. I can appreciate that the wire feed speed and current are combined into one knob for beginners but - much rather have the control over the two settings individually. It took some tinkering and never really got it consistently dialed in for higher current. The welds were hit or miss but some of that was me having not welded in several years. It would sputter on welds on interior corners, I'm guessing because the nozzle shroud was preventing it from getting to close to the metal. Most of the interior corner welds would come out cold and had to be redone. Butt welds and outside corners were pretty good. It does a pretty good job of a small puddle weld or tack though. It works pretty well on tube, not sure how it would do on thin plate steel, especially with out chamfering any butt joints. The flux MIG makes a huge mess of the weld and anything around the work area. I had some hand tools nearby and they are all covered in tiny black specs so make sure to move anything away that you don't want to get dirty or burns. It's nice that it works on 120V and doesn't trip my breaker at all. Overall I am pretty happy with it, it came down to this or the Toolio.

Excelente producto llegó a tiempo y en excelente estado Muy bueno para casa y taller Incluye 2 rollos de Flux core para iniciar

I wanted to upgrade my home gym with a pulley/cable system. Retail would've been $1200. I bought this welder, basic accessories and raw steel and built a perfect custom install at 1/3rd the cost....and now I can weld, and own a welder. Totally awesome. One of the best vale purchases I've ever made. It worked flawlessly, just like you've seen on the YouTube videos.

I bought this to have a cheap welder around the house for various projects and so far I have been able to successfully use it to repair a couple gates and fix the Shop garage door and any other little things that have popped up that needed repair. I particularly like that it is MIG and stick which gives it a bit more flexibility. I did have to replace the ground clamp that came with it, but that was more of an upgrade as after a while I noticed that the clamp wears out fast. I would also recommend getting anti-spatter nozzle gel for MIG welding. This just helps prolong the life of the consumable products.

Demaciado bueno para el precio👌

Awesome little welder you won’t be disappointed!