Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)Good little welder so far. For the money it is put together quite well and the best part is that it's not made in China! The amperage control works very well and is easily controllable, even for small increments in temp change. The duty cycle is about 20% which isn't real long, however I have yet to time it out, plus a two minute long bead probably isn't going to be needed. If it is, a larger welder would probably be used. The leads are a bit short, especially the ground. The unit is very portable though, so the machine could probably be positioned anywhere needed to make up for the lack of length in the leads. The mask is worthless so plan on buying a regular welding helmet. The chipping hammer is funtional but I would recommend buying a good hammer and brush if you plan on doing much welding. My unit was dented slightly on the bottom when I recieved it. I do not know if this happened on it's way to me, or if the unit was damaged at an earlier time. I was able to open the unit up and straighten out the bottom to near perfect condition and the machine works just fine. One thing that would have been nice is if there was a power on light. The overload/overtemp light is built into the power switch but obviously only comes on when there is a problem. Otherwise, one has to be observant to the "hum" of the machine to verify it's on just as a precaution on top of checking the postion of the switch before setting the electrode down. Also there aren't any rubber feet on the bottom of the welder just metal "nubs" so you have to be careful you don't set the machine down to hard.
All in all a great buy for the money and is nice to use and works quite well. I would definitely recommend this welder.
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