Do you ever run stick in this? For some basic stuff I just want to stick weld but damn it's really tough to strike and keep the arc from going crazy. Tried 6010 and 6011 rods. I trained on a Miller with 6010 and it was like butter. This thing is all over the place with 6011
Bud let me save u some money and time… ur wasting gas number 1 turn ur post flow down to about 3 to 4 secs no need in all tht post flow unless ur doing stainless and about .2 secs on preflow. And ur staying in the heat waaaaaaaaaaay to long! Get in get out! Turn ur amps up use tht pedal and go . Plus ur putting way to much filler in. This shit ain’t rocket science bud .
I just got one Friday. I've never tig welded before, after a bunch of youtube videos before I tried, I was able to weld some aluminum intercooler pipe super easy. I like this welder alot.
@yotahoon I specifically bought this tig pro to make intercooler piping on my supra. Did you have any issues burning through the thinner piping when you first started?
Its a great welder. 220v is best for all these converter welders. Only issue I have seen with them or any model is 110v. Some people just don't have a good 110v supply of power and yes they will not do as well. I love my TIG 205 so far.
I’ve had both the protig 165 and migmax 215 for over a year. Both have run flawless. I did change to bigger clear cups on the tig torch which helped. The mig is as good as any blue or red machine I’ve ever used.
Yeah, I haven't tried a big clear cup yet, but I'm going to soon! I've been running the welder quite a bit the last 2 weeks. No complaints so far. Haven't messed with the pulse settings just yet, but overall, on DC it's pretty much the same as my Lincoln, but this thing welds aluminum on AC like a champ! I ran it pretty hard today for a couple hours on some 1/4" steel. Doing some work on a car rack for a buddy of mine. All I have available right now is my 110 V outlet. Had it cranked to the max, and the Vulcan never missed a beat!
I bought a ProTig 205 last month. I first tried using DCEN on steel and it seemed to work ok. Then switched to AC for aluminum welding and the welder would not even strike an arc. I called Technical Service and we went through Reset and also all the connections and still would not work. Due to only having the unit for a couple weeks I attempted to return the welder to Harbor Freight. They demanded that I pay a 20% restocking fee which was around $200. I resisted and tried to explain that they sold me a defective welder that never worked. They still demanded the restocking fee. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ITEM FROM HARBOR FREIGHT DUE TO THEIR REDICULOUS RETURN POLICY ON A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
Are you mad. You are trolling the videos complaining. Harbor Freight has been great to me and I took a welder back with no issues. You not helping you or anyone else. You should have called corporate and complained to them. It might have been that store. Never has my store asked me to pay a restocking fee.
Thanks for making this video. Your video and a few others have inspired me to buy one. I've never even used a welder and managed to lay some decent test beads on 1/8" aluminum after about an hour into the first use. Any updates on your machine? Any issues? Still happy with it etc?
It's still going strong! I've been using it to weld some pretty thick material at home and at work. I've had it maxed out in the 120 volt outlet, and so far, it's been great!
Actually, it's been almost 2 years! Yeah, long story short, It's still works great and I really like it. I haven't had any issues with it. I ended up taking it to the shop where I work, and I'd say I probably use it about once a month on various projects. There's been a few days that I used it pretty heavily all day long, and I'd say I have no complaints so far.
Just bought one, seems like a good unit, the petal is a little notchy but tolerable, still has a few false starts, not a big issue. Gonna put a few dozen hours on it soon, but I have a esab mpi350, a Miller side kick and a Miller 251 just wanted something I could leave set up to weld aluminum which I do very little of. Might do a welding vid an impression vid later on....
Why would I buy a Vulcan PROTIG 205 for 999.99 ? You're spending a thousand dollars to buy a welder that comes with a pitiful, truly pitiful 90 day warranty when I can buy a much better welder, the AHP Alpha TIG 203XI for $800.00 (plus $30.00 shipping) and it comes with a full 3 YEAR WARRANTY?
I think in general, you can get them for $899, or at least that's what I paid for mine. Additional 3 year warranty is available for an extra fee. I actually considered getting the AHP and the Everest as they were both a little less expensive, but after hearing the nightmare stories of actually trying to get any warranty service, especially from the AHP, I chose the Vulcan. It's pretty simple to take it to your local Harbor Freight vs paying shipping to maybe get it taken care of? You tell me. As far as the AHP Alpha Tig 203XI being a "much better welder" that I don't know. I've never tried one out. I had a Lincoln and learned on a Miller, and all I can say is that at this point, my Vulcan is going strong after being torture tested many times, so in my opinion, it's been well worth the few extra bucks. Do your research be for you purchase the AHP is all I can say.
If it’s not your thing, don’t buy one. I wouldn’t call “Ahp” a better welder by any means. Vulcan, Ahp, ProWeld, longevity, Eastwood and Everlast etc, are all Chinese imported welders. I’m getting a new Everlast tig, as Miller is outrageously priced anymore and Lincoln doesnt make a ac/dc 230v inverter machine over 230amps. They do make a 375 amp inverter for 3 phase, but at your home garage, that’s useless. I plan to buy an Everlast as I’ve heard nothing but good. I’ve conversed with Miller die hards and some agree Miller pricing is crazy anymore and many have looked at getting an Everlast when there unit makes it’s last weld.
Why because I got mine for 899.00 and paid like 180.00 for a 3 year warranty. Harbor freight will exchange it with the warranty without any issues. I didn't want to worry about shipping and all that mess if one failed. So far its a super great welder running on 220v.
On this machine, the gas flows out of the negative interface, so technically, you could switch the ground and torch leads and ball the tungsten on DC positive (Which I assume the question you're asking), but without gas in this setting, I think it would just melt the tungsten. It's pretty easy to ball the tungsten in AC mode if you just turn the AC negative balance all the way down.
The Harbor Freight Pro TIg 205 now has only a 90 day warranty. For pretty much the same price, you can get an Everlast 255EXT with a 5 year warranty. The Everlast is smoother and the HF start is way better. I've had the Pro Tig 205 and before a week was over using it, I returned it to Harbor Freight. Your MMV. I have the Vulcan 215 mig machine and it is excellent. Highly recommend that machine.
Damn it man I just got this yesterday I thought it was a a damn microwave shit wife’s going to kill me ! She said hun go grab a new microwave and somehow I gave her this shit man guess I’ll have to build one now
I guess it depends on if you want a welder that does MIG. I haven't tried the Omni Pro, but it looks great for the price. I still use my Pro Tig about once a month or so. It still works great. I primarily just Tig weld, but if I were doing lots of general welding, I'd probably go with the Omni Pro.
@@JoeyMesa I already have a mig torch if I went with the omni pro. I find myself rarely needing to do aluminum but there are instances were I need to do it but I find myself using Flux cored more due to portability issues
nice,im after one soon ,never tigged before, i did run 50amp 230v,right now i have chicago electric mig170,w upgraded torch,ground clamp, and 50 ft cord, w argon c02 mix
It’s still going strong! I’ve got a project I’m working on now, so I’ll probably do a 1 year update long term review video in the next week or so. Thanks for the question!
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Efffing hell thank you
Do you ever run stick in this? For some basic stuff I just want to stick weld but damn it's really tough to strike and keep the arc from going crazy. Tried 6010 and 6011 rods. I trained on a Miller with 6010 and it was like butter. This thing is all over the place with 6011
Bud let me save u some money and time… ur wasting gas number 1 turn ur post flow down to about 3 to 4 secs no need in all tht post flow unless ur doing stainless and about .2 secs on preflow. And ur staying in the heat waaaaaaaaaaay to long! Get in get out! Turn ur amps up use tht pedal and go . Plus ur putting way to much filler in. This shit ain’t rocket science bud .
Thanks for the feedback!
Your helping everyone watching this video with this comment thank you
I just got one Friday. I've never tig welded before, after a bunch of youtube videos before I tried, I was able to weld some aluminum intercooler pipe super easy. I like this welder alot.
Right on! I've been playing with it and made an aluminum box to hold small parts at work. Seems like a really good welder to learn on for sure!
@yotahoon I specifically bought this tig pro to make intercooler piping on my supra. Did you have any issues burning through the thinner piping when you first started?
@@mxxmikexx1 no it has worked great for me. I keep it at like 70 amps for intercooler pipe. It only burned through when my joints didn’t line up good.
Its a great welder. 220v is best for all these converter welders. Only issue I have seen with them or any model is 110v. Some people just don't have a good 110v supply of power and yes they will not do as well. I love my TIG 205 so far.
I’ve had both the protig 165 and migmax 215 for over a year. Both have run flawless. I did change to bigger clear cups on the tig torch which helped. The mig is as good as any blue or red machine I’ve ever used.
Yeah, I haven't tried a big clear cup yet, but I'm going to soon! I've been running the welder quite a bit the last 2 weeks. No complaints so far. Haven't messed with the pulse settings just yet, but overall, on DC it's pretty much the same as my Lincoln, but this thing welds aluminum on AC like a champ! I ran it pretty hard today for a couple hours on some 1/4" steel. Doing some work on a car rack for a buddy of mine. All I have available right now is my 110 V outlet. Had it cranked to the max, and the Vulcan never missed a beat!
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I bought a ProTig 205 last month. I first tried using DCEN on steel and it seemed to work ok. Then switched to AC for aluminum welding and the welder would not even strike an arc. I called Technical Service and we went through Reset and also all the connections and still would not work. Due to only having the unit for a couple weeks I attempted to return the welder to Harbor Freight. They demanded that I pay a 20% restocking fee which was around $200. I resisted and tried to explain that they sold me a defective welder that never worked. They still demanded the restocking fee. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ITEM FROM HARBOR FREIGHT DUE TO THEIR REDICULOUS RETURN POLICY ON A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
Are you mad. You are trolling the videos complaining. Harbor Freight has been great to me and I took a welder back with no issues. You not helping you or anyone else. You should have called corporate and complained to them. It might have been that store. Never has my store asked me to pay a restocking fee.
Thanks for making this video. Your video and a few others have inspired me to buy one. I've never even used a welder and managed to lay some decent test beads on 1/8" aluminum after about an hour into the first use. Any updates on your machine? Any issues? Still happy with it etc?
It's still going strong! I've been using it to weld some pretty thick material at home and at work. I've had it maxed out in the 120 volt outlet, and so far, it's been great!
Vulcan is good but don’t sell your Lincoln
So it’s been a year since you got this welder.. do you still like it?
Actually, it's been almost 2 years! Yeah, long story short, It's still works great and I really like it. I haven't had any issues with it. I ended up taking it to the shop where I work, and I'd say I probably use it about once a month on various projects. There's been a few days that I used it pretty heavily all day long, and I'd say I have no complaints so far.
Just bought one, seems like a good unit, the petal is a little notchy but tolerable, still has a few false starts, not a big issue. Gonna put a few dozen hours on it soon, but I have a esab mpi350, a Miller side kick and a Miller 251 just wanted something I could leave set up to weld aluminum which I do very little of. Might do a welding vid an impression vid later on....
It has a compartment on the front for consumables under the peice of black plastic that sais vulcan.
I think we shop at the same store 👍
Their is no review here. LOL!!!
Why would I buy a Vulcan PROTIG 205 for 999.99 ? You're spending a thousand dollars to buy a welder that comes with a pitiful, truly pitiful 90 day warranty when I can buy a much better welder, the AHP Alpha TIG 203XI for $800.00 (plus $30.00 shipping) and it comes with a full 3 YEAR WARRANTY?
I think in general, you can get them for $899, or at least that's what I paid for mine. Additional 3 year warranty is available for an extra fee.
I actually considered getting the AHP and the Everest as they were both a little less expensive, but after hearing the nightmare stories of actually trying to get any warranty service, especially from the AHP, I chose the Vulcan. It's pretty simple to take it to your local Harbor Freight vs paying shipping to maybe get it taken care of? You tell me. As far as the AHP Alpha Tig 203XI being a "much better welder" that I don't know. I've never tried one out. I had a Lincoln and learned on a Miller, and all I can say is that at this point, my Vulcan is going strong after being torture tested many times, so in my opinion, it's been well worth the few extra bucks. Do your research be for you purchase the AHP is all I can say.
If it’s not your thing, don’t buy one. I wouldn’t call “Ahp” a better welder by any means. Vulcan, Ahp, ProWeld, longevity, Eastwood and Everlast etc, are all Chinese imported welders. I’m getting a new Everlast tig, as Miller is outrageously priced anymore and Lincoln doesnt make a ac/dc 230v inverter machine over 230amps. They do make a 375 amp inverter for 3 phase, but at your home garage, that’s useless. I plan to buy an Everlast as I’ve heard nothing but good. I’ve conversed with Miller die hards and some agree Miller pricing is crazy anymore and many have looked at getting an Everlast when there unit makes it’s last weld.
I have an Alpha Tig 200X and it died within 8 months. Don’t pretend that they are better
Why because I got mine for 899.00 and paid like 180.00 for a 3 year warranty. Harbor freight will exchange it with the warranty without any issues. I didn't want to worry about shipping and all that mess if one failed. So far its a super great welder running on 220v.
Can you switch the dc polarity to splad the tungsten?
On this machine, the gas flows out of the negative interface, so technically, you could switch the ground and torch leads and ball the tungsten on DC positive (Which I assume the question you're asking), but without gas in this setting, I think it would just melt the tungsten. It's pretty easy to ball the tungsten in AC mode if you just turn the AC negative balance all the way down.
Why are you wearing the mic on your stomach next to all that crinkling? Holy shit the audio…. Gotta replace my speakers now.
The Harbor Freight Pro TIg 205 now has only a 90 day warranty. For pretty much the same price, you can get an Everlast 255EXT with a 5 year warranty. The Everlast is smoother and the HF start is way better. I've had the Pro Tig 205 and before a week was over using it, I returned it to Harbor Freight. Your MMV.
I have the Vulcan 215 mig machine and it is excellent. Highly recommend that machine.
Well, as of this moment, this thing is still going strong with no issues. Who pays for the shipping if you have an issue within 5 years?
ok i am going to buy this tomorrow and learn to weld. thanks
Have fun! It's been a great machine for me. Still works great!
Damn it man I just got this yesterday I thought it was a a damn microwave shit wife’s going to kill me ! She said hun go grab a new microwave and somehow I gave her this shit man guess I’ll have to build one now
Is it AC or DC for tig welding steel ?
DC is for steel, AC is for aluminum.
Long winded but good video .
Yes, thanks
Does this unit do scratch start. Never been a fan of using pedals
Hello, do you think that this machine can be operated with a TIG torch with a high frequency button?
I'm not sure. I like having the ability to control amps while I'm welding, so I've always just used the foot pedal.
Thanks. Been waiting for this.
Im stuck with 120 as well.
You're welcome! I played around with it some more today. So far I really like it!
What’s the lowest amps it could weld to and what’s the highest on the tig mode . Thanks
I believe it will weld at 5 amps in TIG mode. On a side note, this machine is still working great!
When you made this video were you welding aluminum tig ac off of 120 volts?
Yes, that's all I had available to me.
This machine or omni pro which one do you choose
I guess it depends on if you want a welder that does MIG. I haven't tried the Omni Pro, but it looks great for the price. I still use my Pro Tig about once a month or so. It still works great. I primarily just Tig weld, but if I were doing lots of general welding, I'd probably go with the Omni Pro.
@@JoeyMesa I already have a mig torch if I went with the omni pro. I find myself rarely needing to do aluminum but there are instances were I need to do it but I find myself using Flux cored more due to portability issues
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Thank you! Cheers!
How u like it up to now !
Still really like it! No issues so far.
@@JoeyMesa is it ac/dc ? Or just dc
@@horaciosalinas8145 both
nice,im after one soon ,never tigged before, i did run 50amp 230v,right now i have chicago electric mig170,w upgraded torch,ground clamp, and 50 ft cord, w argon c02 mix
Good luck!
So it’s been a year I’ve seen this video how is that machine to this day The volcano 205
It’s still going strong! I’ve got a project I’m working on now, so I’ll probably do a 1 year update long term review video in the next week or so.
Thanks for the question!