Vulcan Titanium welder Harbor freight stick welding comparison
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- I review both Titanium 200 and the Vulcan Omnipro 220 welders from Harbor freight to see the differences between them. In this video I test out both the Vulcan Omnipro 220 and the new Titanium unlimited 200 on there stick welding option. I find it strange that Harbor freight is selling both of these multi process welders. I want to see which one is the best welder for the price.
Hey Guys it's Michael here! If you would like to see more review videos I did testing out these two welders click on the links below!
Titanium/ Omnipro going over the differences of both welders th-cam.com/video/snf98CiVjkc/w-d-xo.html
MIG test with the Omnipro220 and the Titanium200 th-cam.com/video/z1ADGEFJ6f8/w-d-xo.html
Real world duty cycle test with the Vulcan220 and Titanium200 th-cam.com/video/kzbpbsBqs3I/w-d-xo.html
Omnipro220/ Millermatic test review video compairison video th-cam.com/video/9NAnSGOD8uA/w-d-xo.html
Omnipro overview side by side with a Lincoln 140 weld pak th-cam.com/video/nCYlNPCuBbk/w-d-xo.html
This video is not about the welders but covers places to get free to cheap metal for projects th-cam.com/video/MQNYDmq-k-w/w-d-xo.html
Would it be possible to review the TIG funtions?
Take the sharp edge off on your bevel give it a 1/8 on the landing
Could you also do Tig and or stick duty cycles?? Thanks for your videos they really help me out.
So , this weiders can be use for stick, mig, tig, aluminum, and flux core? Can connect it in "110" ? Do you know if 2000 genarator predator will make these welders work? Thank you for everything you do. I want to start my own business thank you AGAIN
Awesome review of the 2 welders, with a really cool guy, that’s giving his honest opinion in the differences. Great job. God bless
Another great video, I went out and bought the Titanium a few days ago from the last review on the real world video for my oldest and I. My 16 y/o and I been practicing, and he showed me how to weld since I'm a bit rusty. Then my 9 y/o comes out in the shop and watches with his own welding helmet. The next day wants to try it out, just to see if he likes it. Well, long story short, I'm going to need to invest in triple of the metal, welding rods, and their own tools.
Haha that’s great! I’m so happy to hear that you are taking the time to work with your kids and introduce welding to them! Your a good dad, we definitely need more dads like you in this world :)
I still have a few years before my son learns to weld, he’s only two haha! Take care and I really appreciate reading your comment!
Terry Grits You are like My dad, he teach me when I was younger. Now he are teaching to his grandson, well all his grandsons are girls and they like to weld. The weld process it's a great legacy for all family members
Love your vids Mike! No one likes a braggert but dont sell yourself short my man, you are humble and very skilled!!! So refreshing to watch and Learn from you. Im 57, fairly experienced but a tad rusty. Picked up my Omnipro 220 a couple yrs ago and I LOVE IT! Please keep em coming!!! (Subbed at 1st view)♡👍👍
Mat Frampton Thanks Mat I really appreciate it 🙂. The Omnipro 220 is a good machine, it’s really nice to have all the multi process options in one welder. Thanks for subscribing and have fun fabricating 👍
I purchased the Titanium a few weeks back based on your initial video review. I am getting into doing forged railings and wanted a welder that was portable and could easily switch to 120v so it would be easy to take on the job sight. I was amazed at how light it was. Also the DC stick is much better than my Lincoln AC buzz Box welder. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the comment! It’s always nice to know these videos I make are helpful to others. I definitely like the size and weight of the Titanium. I actually found the Titanium to strike a arc easier then the Omnipro when stick welding. I’m glad to hear you like your new welder, the multi voltage is a nice feature. Take care
Great video, I am an Ironworker, 15 years shop fabrication 15 years in the field. With stick the electrode dictates the amperage. The only time I ever go above 125amps on 1/8 inch is if I am cutting something. I run 1/8 at 116 to 122 depending on the machine. I totally agree with you on different machines welding a little different. There are a few variables , ie power at your location. Anyway.... Keep up the good work
Thanks Kevin for the info, I appreciate it! Haha I guess I was a bit high on the amps! Take care and thanks for checking out my video :)
Dude! I've seen four of your Vulcan / Titanium videos this morning and you consistently have the lowest thumbs down to thumbs up ration I've ever seen on TH-cam and well deserved. I'm getting a Titanium FYI because of these. Keep up the no nonsense, clean and efficient videos and continue to keep background music OUT of your videos. Well done! Thank you
Thanks Matt!
Hey Mike! Love the videos. Have you considered comparing the omni pro against the Lincoln multi? Lincoln sued harbor freight because the guy that designed the Lincoln also designed the Vulcan. Might be a good comparison video.
cool video i learned on Stick welding first as my first introduction to welding science so i will always have great respect and appreciation for the stick welding process. but yes MIG is pretty excellent for the hobbyist or DIY guy both of your machines are top notch in my opinion for the price.. Harbor freight gets a bad rap but in reality, they do actually sell some decent stuff.
Lucky man. Dedicated breaker in your shop. Someday I will have a trusty(safe) power tap for 220V myself. For now my 15lb fire extinguisher is just 15 feet away.
Just bought the titanium 200 because of your videos. Keep putting out vids and I'll keep watching. Very practical videos for beginners.
Right on! I hope you like it, I have been really happy with mine! Take care
@@Mikefestiva I'd like to 2nd what the OP said above. I'm really enjoying your videos. I also bought the Titanium 200 based on your review as well. Thanks for all the info!
Do you like how the Titanium works? I'm going to purchase one of them. I use both stick & mig welding. I've seen most of the lower cost machines splatter & smoke a whole bunch, these two machines do not appear to do this.
Harbor freight has the brass colored spring ground clamps them work very well
Just a heads up 3/32 7018 amp range is around 70 - 90. 55 was way too low. Which is probably why you kept sticking.
If the stick weld test was the lowest amperage setting at which the welder will strike an arc and still create fused molten metal, Vulcan and Titanium passed. Please do a stick comparison on 2mm sheet metal. Fine consumer test and acting.
You're not lying about the difference between the old AC buzz box and the 200 WOW!!! Thought I couldn't weld worth a crap turns out it was the buzz box LOL
I’m glad you also noticed the difference! I really like mine.
Stop selling yourself short on the stick welding you put a decent bead down. Few tips if you don't mind me adding my two cents. 3/32 rods I've found the sweet spot is around 85 to 95 you can go lower but your going to have a higher profiled bead (the filter won't spread out). For 1/8 rods i like to run between 115 to 120 and most would still say that's cold i wouldn't go over 130 because then it starts acting more like a gouging rod so your doing more harm than good. I really like your videos tho keep up the informative work. One other thing watch your puddle more with stick half moon shaped to slightly cone shaped is a good travel speed.
i grabbed the beefier bronze colored ground clamp for 13 dollars from HF and i use it on my Titanium 200, its a lot nicer
Good choice! I bought there $8 ground clamp because my stock one was definitely starting to burn up. Thanks for commenting 🙂
I am just finding your channel. Good job with your content. Put together very well. 👍
Thanks! I really appreciate your comment :)
On min. 10:37 on titanium stick weld, thats a good penetration even if the crwon isn't higher. Realy impresive what those machines can do. Actually great weld wid 7018 ⅛ and 5/32 rods
Both of these are amazing machines! Amazing what you can do with power from a 120 volt receptacle.
Remember: A Troll is going to bitch.
I was wondering why my Titanium 200 didn't arc between the stringer and rod when I let the rod stick to the metal being welded!! Now I know. Thanks!!
not bad ,i stick weld all the time, and ive seen worse at work. those little inverter machines weld real good on 120 there amazing. nice video.
Thanks for checking out some of my welding videos! Yes I’m quite happy with these two inverter welders, they just weld really smooth. Take care
"I don't weld with stick so it's not very good..." Looks pretty damn good to me!
Great welds brother i just wanted to see how this welds before i buy one. Thank you
“Stick around” I see what you did there
Haha :) thanks for checking out my video! Have you had your baby yet?
No yet. Hopefully soon 😄
I realize everyone who comments here is a real world professional welder 🧑🏭 lol…… but, anyone tell you to quit pecking that rod and strike it like a match to your starting point?
Doesn't anyone ever test these inverter boxes with a root pass rod? Like a 6010 or 6011? We all know these welders can run the easiest rods ever (7018 and 6013), but if you're going to weld anything structural with stick you need a deep 60xx rod for first pass. I know the whip/pause method is feared by people who don't arc weld, but us farm repair boys want to get rid of our tombstones but need proof you can run high arc rods.
Update... So I bought a used Vulcan omnipro 220 last week, and I can attest they run 6011 just fine. I did a whip and pause motion like I've always done with m ac225 and you can run on 1/8" flat plate with 120 v or 3/8" plate (or more) with 240. Very smooth arc and the hot start works nice. Hopefully this will help somebody
@@ohiomapleguy he said he was self taught but I've wondered the same thing they taught us in school to run the root with 6010 or 6011 but all our projects were done with 7018 we did an Xbox one side was 6010 100 passes we had to fill it all the way up it was to much that rod lays flat but I do like that whip and pause I think they prefer 7018 because it filler anyways thanks for letting me know this runs that to I haven't been to harbor freight since 2013 I bought a pair of hair clippers that were dull and never went back lol but I went there tonight and seen all these welders I just finished trade school so I am looking I just need to get 220 volt breaker for the garage😔
Great job, appreciate your teaching and comparisons.Thanks for sharing.
Hey man, love your videos, just bought the omnipro 220 but only have access to 120 wall socket. It does pretty well and your vids helped me choose it thanks!
That’s great to hear! I’m happy my videos have been helpful to you. The Omnipro is a great solid welder!
Yeah man, keep up the great content!
Has anybody tried the metal man 5 pin spool gun on the titanium 200 multiprocess welder? How about you mike?
I didn't know there was a stick welding option on these machine's. That is really nice and helps my decision. Thanks a bunch! 🥳🥳
Your plasma track video is great! Hope some more people head on over and watch it also .👍🏻👍🏻
Right on! Thanks for commenting :) Any new projects you been working on? I’m hoping to fire up my mill soon and made a few videos, I need to mill some post and beams this spring.
We get it we get it! You don't weld too much with stick!
Another great vid. Extremely helpful ty.
Another great video brother, I'm still loving my Titanium thanks to you and your videos
Right on Johnny! I’m glad you’re happy with it. Mine goes to work every week with me, it’s just so compact and lightweight. Just last week I did two different TIG welding repairs on some worn down shafts, I had to build up the shaft were a bearing rides, so I could get the machines back up and running, it worked great. These multi process compact welders are great! Take care:)
@@Mikefestiva awesome, thats reassuring. I have not tried the TIG yet. I'm looking forward to your TIG videos :-)
Hey man nice video. Out of curiosity, why did you keep touching the rod to the small piece of scrap metal every time the rod would stick? Curious to know why. Thanks
Hey Stephen to answer your question, when you weld with stick the flux on the outside melts, causing a glass like layer on the tip of the rod sometimes, this doesn’t allow the rod to arc, by tapping it on a piece of metal it chips of this layer and allows the rod to strike a arc much more easily. Take care
Esab miniarc 161 Lts is a stick machine that burns 6010, few videos of machine on my channel
I checked it out, looks like that welder works good!
@@Mikefestiva thanks. And it sure does
I think I recall the teachers at school saying on there machines they had stiff and soft setting the soft the 7018 would stick the stiff it wouldn't there were also differences between AC and DC when it came to 7018 sticking and not sticking
3/32 90amps and 1/8 120-125. just divide the top to the bottom and that gives u a amps number close to do the job
Bought the Titanium not long ago based on your early videos-very eager to learn and progress! Thanks for showing great comparisons with the hobbyist in mind!
Thanks for commenting and checking out my videos! The Titanium is becoming my favorite welder!
edit:link is down atm I fucked up admin from command line. container with WordPress db filled and I found out the hard way adding a / to the end of rm deletes a directory when u intend to delete a symbolic link
If anyone wants to see inside green machines.. This was buried in a reply to the Channel owner. It's my site. www.vengeancetech.biz/fabrication/titanium-120a-wire-feed-partial-tear-down/
I'm not an ee but into electronics since my first word. light bulb. ham radio liscense at 13. I've done custom boards /cadand built UV lithography rig to make cad I did.. probably mathematic dyslexic or I would have a CS degree but point : my creds or lack of not hidden.. obviously you don't have to read a word you could just look at the pictures. When I first wrote this I didn't have a picture of the backside of the main but there is now one at the bottom
-----also sub dude who takes the time to make the well produced quality content above. So hopefully we see more of it cuz you know the alternative: five minutes inaudible talking and speaker blowing grinder or other tool noise. Learning about things have a prerequisite of hair trigger mute and Advil by the keyboard.
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my friend has the 120a titanium mig and its a nice little box but if u use it as a daily driver I don't see it lasting very long. he had issues where it wasn't feeding so I opened it up and.. it could be a lot worse but there were some serious issues. first is longevity expectations. the two large bulk capacitors are literal between the 2 main heat sinks with very little clearance. You can think of these caps as basically a paint can with fluid. this paint can has a magic fluid inside it that once it's gone the magic of your welder goes with it. fluids tend to dry up/evaporate and high temp makes that happen faster.
The manufacturers know this and that type of capacitor is rated for hours at a given temp. there are types that don't depend on liquid but for the large capacity these dominate and for any capacity are usually cheapest.
but with the paint can type (electrolytic) If you exceed that rated temp the expected hours it will survive start to decrease.
Major design faux pas we're talkin like half an inch between heatsinks that are attached to the switching devices that do all the inverting in your inverter welder. they did put a fan and a little air duct but if that fan fails I would not expect name the last at all not like you might use it a month or a week I would stop welding from what I saw on opening that. I didn't have long inside it and my phone was dead so I don't have pictures of one side of the main board that said I could not even locate a fuse on the darn thing. There's a hundred and 80 amp current shunt but that's not really meant to be abusing if it blows it out board will be repairable most people that I've known that have own welders wanted to open them up anyway the thing is basically designed to last a year or two if you use it seriously if you use it maybe every 4 months you might find you get 5 years out of it like for a week every 4 months not just like pull the trigger once. I can't see it lasting more than 2 years with daily use anywhere near the duty cycle and that's if you get lucky on the fan survives the whole time we all know shops are not usually the cleanest environments particles in the air wise. This machine also trips gfcis more often then my clutch 140 and when I opened it it became apparent as to why I don't have the expertise to tell you exactly what and how much of it was missing but I will tell you if you ask someone that does Lake Worth of Paul ee degree I would probably bet my life they're going to tell you that the power filtering is minuscule to inadequate barely adequate might be astretch I like welding on that box dont get me wrong. I liked it the moment I tried it. we noticed things like popping the gfci and lights flickering or failing significant more frequent with the titainum. the drive motor may or may not be failing for his wirefeed. if it did it would be incredibly cheap and easy to swap yourself.
it seemed to be lacking quite a few human Saftey considerations as well. I'll updated this later with specifics and I intend to open my clutch today to see if it's really any better in design. I know it didn't really shine until I was able to plug it in to properly gauge wire for a long Outlet run. I don't like any of the potentiometers aka the knobs on the front of that unit but once I got it figured out I really enjoy welding with that as well. I have the version one of the clutch which was notoriously hit or miss not in people liking it it's either they got cradle death or a welder they loved it died out of the box or it's excellent. I might be able to shed some light on why later. By the way it would make more sense to talk about what it's rated in Watts when you say at 120 volts because 70 amps or whatever welding amperage you're using is at like 16 volts. Volts times amps equals Watts if you raise the voting age you can draw less amps for the same amount of power. That's why the wall is 120 coupled with the fact that heat is an equation of power in watts of thermal is equal to current squared x resistance which is why we use high voltages for distribution and relatively high in are walls but a welder watch the Heat so you drop it to lower voltage to raise the amperage
Wuety06 Appreciate the technical insight on the internals and QC issues you must have an electrical engineering background? From one QC tech over here been looking at both the Flux and the Stick Titanium’s from HB any better recommendations? Thank you sir on this report on the circuit and real world insight!
@@kewlnorcaldude I assume HB is HF? I just cleaned up my comment above a little for the same issues this tiny ass phone screen interface isn't helping anyone. I'm guessing both the stick and the flux models share pretty much identical components. the stick of similar amp ratting probably just omits the chip(s) to drive the motor, and motor for the wire. I've only been inside the flux core one though. On some Carpenters Channel he was talking about his stick version and just from looking at it on there I could see from the form-factor it's probably the same internals. Logical reason to do this is if you can design a printed circuit board once and use it for multiple designs by just populating or not different components areas you save money over two unique designs. As for my background I'm kind of all over the place. I got my amateur radio license at age 13. By the age 22 I stopped counting how many computers I built for small businesses like workstations or desktops for home users and I was at thirty when I stopped Counting. I started University pursuing a computer science degree then switch to management of information systems and got a bunch of business stuff and tried to go back for information systems at a different College but then and continuing for the last 3 years my life has been hit by a train called parents with personality disorders who left their house go moldy it spread to my last apartment then before we figured out and put them back in control of everything mine when they offered me a place to stay. Which thing turned into what I'm currently sitting which is an empty apartment that's how I'm 45 minutes away while they played games of threatening to get rid of all my stuff and some of its not even mine stuff other people paid for. Somewhere along the way I realized I probably have mathmatic dyslexia because I got up to calculus and I can tell you how calculus works like what you're doing if you do any girls in derivatives and if I have a calculator I could probably pass the test but at the University I was at when I tried to take it you can't even have a basic one and my propensity to flip the rules around especially under stress and knowing that every little sub-point in the problem adds up to the correct or incorrect answer I could never pass calc. Though at the first University I attended my friends group usually consisted of engineering students and I love learning in general so I absorbed quite a bit there but Concepts on plastic vs. Elastic deformation. deflection and deformation in general good vocab words if you're going to build anything and wanted to do something/meet requirements. And I actually lived with the guy who had gotten out of the Navy and was running a reactor when he was in the Navy on one of our big floating things. He was going for his NE degree. You got that and then he went back for Materials Science and at some point ended up renting some lab space at that University because he figured out his own way to do friction stir welding. I never saw after he pulled the samples but I've seen plastic welded to Wood. Because after he got it working with aluminum he was playing around for a bit. Computers on my main thing though and ee knowledge comes from free time over the years putting together how code becomes what u see on the screen. ie what's going on at a hardware level. That former roommate that did the friction stir on his own is also the reason I know how to weld at all. He let me borrow his little red Lincoln flux core. Which I also quickly learned the benefits of having versus not having a cart and returned to him with a cart lol. My first attempts to lay a bead were crouching on my apartment patio trying to Shield my nuts as much as figure out a bead. And then I had my eyes on a Hobart Handler 140 for about eight years in between but just last year I saw the Northern Tool klutch 140 SI get clearance because they were coming out with a second version. I picked it up for like a hundred and seventy and didn't want to ask any questions swipe the card as fast as possible cuz it was still labeled 250 on the shelf and I'm sure u know what range u normaly expect for a 140a mig/what a deal that was. before the hell started from my parents house I was working on making a few Hardware projects and had fabed the tools to do UV lithography at my apartment. Cupric chloride Copper Etch bath and a vacuum pull down UV exposure box. Sub-project for the main one that I was getting paid for was a capacitive discharge spot welder. Lithium-ion packs are generally assembled buy Spot welding nickel tabs between the cells. The weld heat is intense but so brief the cell doesnt as a whole go up in temp very much. Overheat a lithium ion cell and you're looking at a little bomb basically. Best case if you overheat it the cell dies early. I got that welder working right as I was having to move back into my parents and haven't been able to touch it since but I did demonstrate actual welds from it in the fact that when I put the tab to tab welds that I made in a bench vise and gripped other end with a plyers, pulled till failure, I got a failure in the heat affected region around the weld nugget. aka weld stayed out and strip ripped off around it.. version 2 of that board I've yet to test but I designed it to be modular and on the main control it has several channels of electrically isolated data or switching ability. Some inputs and outputs because you might need to read some sensors. The controls anyone touches like user interface and the logic are on one side of the isolation. It then passes over isolation Bridges 2 encoder chips that allow it to be noise immune differentially signal because you wouldn't want the Emi generated by a weld continuing the weld. But the reason I did the isolation is Intended this board to be usable for a DIY controller for any electric welding or cutting process. I meant to be selling the damn thing by now but the police in my hometown or where my parents live are pretty confident that doing what my parents are doing I have very little recourse so doing what my parents are doing I have very little recourse so they stuck with the easier method of keep my parents happy because person with 16 years of things they worked for taken and left on the street isn't going to afford a lawyer but retired boomers are. I'm not even exaggerating my parents got in their head that they could use the police and false reports as a punishment and even when I went to said police with recorded calls in a state where its single party consent to record, calls admitting some of the bigger reports were completely backwards or just done as a punishment and ask too at least put on record my parents are unreliable Witnesses what started as a meeting with one officer turned into another walking in then assuring me she's there to make sure I'm not getting the word of One Cop. I didn't hear that if we put on record your parents are unreliable Witnesses the department might be liable. they then try to tell me opening my mail isn't illegal because it went to my parents house endorsing checks in my name without my knowledge or permission from my mail isn't illegal. Oh and it's not illegal to say you own someone and that's but when I knew the meeting was over. after I move back in a pro determined a huge mold problem my mom had a surgery coming up and both of them decided to Gaslight and deny it with a profound but it wasn't just that it was my mom actively would follow me around telling me I'm delusional. I had picked up webwork and between the two I said to my Dad paid think of Hotel would be better for her to recover if I went to one from the surgery she has. So it was supposed to be a two-week stay in a hotel and they just decide they're keeping my stuff I'm not allowed in the house anymore after. This legal system is so fucked up I don't know what the point of anything is anymore there isn't one when someone can literally endanger your life take all your stuff and then claim that endanger your life take all your stuff and then claim that your words are more of a threat than their actions when you can't even get their words endanger your life take all your stuff and then claim that your words are more of a threat than their actions when you can't even get their words endanger your life take all your stuff and then claim that your words are more of a threat than their actions when you can't even get their words or actions on record because the cops just won't make the report but no questions are asked when the other party wants a report
@@kewlnorcaldude also I'm relatively sure that the friends titanium took out the chip in a car key that I have next to it. Probably any welder would have done it especially inverter. An arc is literally a wideband electromagnetic transmission. Those chips or what they call the transponder in the key or what the ee world calls an RFID tag operate like a air core transformer for power transfer from readers emitted field to the coil of wire attached to chip in key. if ur credit card has the wireless symbol hold up a flashlight and u can usually see the flat coil embedded in the card... same tech higher freq. But the car keys time of year is about 125 kilohertz. The little chip attached to the coil it's powered and has an internal capacitor so with the power at then shorts out the coil and the reader in this case in the dash then interprets how the field fluctuates with the coil shorted and that's how data is encoded. My question for you is have you ever heard of anybody welding and then their car not starting? I can find tons of stories about people welding on a car frame and frying Electronics but I haven't seen this talked about online at all. It's a complex enough thing where I have to assume even if it's happened it's likely one might not put two and two together. From what I've seen most converter circuits tend to run from 100 kilohertz to 500 when they're high power circuits which would mean the switching speed what is likely pretty close to what that chip was expecting on its coil for power and The Arc in general is wideband. If you look up the first radio transmitters they were what's known as a spark-gap transmitter which is now outlawed by the FCC because it's such a wide band Device and spectrum is so scarce. I have yet to acquire anything like a spectrum analyzer which would allow me to see it but I can theorize that the switching frequency ends up being a pretty large component in the white band Ark. I've also always had a car with a chipped key and never seen one fail before this
@@kewlnorcaldude I updated that link. took apart a flat panel led light which had an overkill/ideal noise filter, so I broke down what each part is and included a picture to show what is lacking on the welded pcb. inverter is just a switching supply and so is the led driver, so while it might not seem like a logical comparison.. min the ee world it is/the welder actually needs it more than the light panel due to amount of noise its capable of putting back on the line
Hey Mike,
I have watched several of your videos, not sure which to get. I have a box blade that connects to the 3 point on my tractor the part that broke is 5/16 steel, this part has broken twice in the past in the same spot and I took it to a local guy to weld it and, it's broken twice since he welded it. The part that breaks is rightness to where the 3 point connects to the arms so there is allot of stress on the joint. When I take it to get it fixed I have to load it on the trailer drive there wait, then home. I figure I may as well try to fix it myself. The guy that fixes it uses a miller 225 flux welder, too much for me. However for a rookie with 240v available would you suggest a 225A arc welder for this or a flux machine? I have very little welding experience aside from watching guys like you on youtube. Suggestions are appreaciated. I would be welding heavy stuff with this welder, don't care what it looks like just need the glue to stick.
I'll answer you if you don't mind. I'm no "welder" but I weld. I'm in your boat and I went with a stick welder. On equipment repairs I use 1/8 or bigger 7018 rod. Don't just put the two broken pieces together and weld them. Use a grinder and cut a v shaped notch so when you stick it back together there is more surface area for the weld to fill. It'll make for a much stronger weld. I have had no problems doing this when I break links on my tractors. Use 6011 for things that just ride along on the tractor or stuff that is really rusty and dirty. I'm using a Lincoln AC/DC buzz box and am thinking about switching over to the OmniPro to learn different processes.
Awesome video. I bought the titanium 200. I haven't stick welded in a long time. I just don't understand the settings on the titanium. I'm using 6013 rod. If you have any suggestions on how to set it up that would be great.
6013 is a downhand gas pipe rod. If youre flat or vert welding use 6010-11 and 7018 or 14
I know this is an old video but 160 amps for 1/8" too hot, that's what we run 5/32" rods
Thank you for the review. I went out and bought the Titanium Stick today. I Prefer stick over mig
Hey Mike I enjoyed your coupon video. It hit the spots I needed in making decisions on welders. Keep up the good work bro.
Hey Mike, thank you for the video. What do you think about Everlast SuperUltra 206Si - kind of loaded machine for the very attractive price.
I just took a look at the 206Si and it looks like a fine machine, one thing I thought was a little misleading is at the top of the Everlast page it shows a pilot arc icon along with other feature icons then you read the details and it’s a high frequency start, this HF starts tends to be common on lower budget plasma torches, they work fine but won’t work on a CNC plasma table if you ever look into upgrading to one. I bet it would be a fine welder/ plasma for the home shop. I have never owned any Everlast products but I have heard people like them. Take care 👍
@@Mikefestiva Makes sense. Thank you Mike. Since I can see the pilot wire on the machine itself, it should be a pilot arc I guess. It's difficult to judge yet - looks like this thing just hit the market, no many people are aware of "everlast combo for 659", but will be a great addition to the shop I think. Thanks a lot man. Good luck.
Thanks Mike.good job
Hey great video thank you for taking the time to make this video. I have the Omni Pro 220, I have stick welded with yet and I am a newbie.
I will say with flux core at 240 volts my welds were smoother over 120 volts on 3/16 plate with .o30 wire. I am looking forward to making bubble gum this weekend (stick welding)
Right on, thanks for checking out my video! That’s definitely the great thing about these multi process welders, you have options to learn and have the ability to weld with different processes in one machine. Have a good time testing out the stick function on your Omnipro!
Take care :)
Hi Make this your Welder is Very Good , I like this job.
Thanks for the video and love the 120-v240v comparison! Would it be too much to ask for it in mig & tig? Appreciate the time you take to answer us and to make the videos!
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That is his mig test with these machines.
Evan H yeah I watched it a few times. Via my lack of access to 240v I’d like to see it on 120v if possible.
@@kurt5153 gotcha . i lack 240v at home, as well .
Hey guys, yes I have had a few others request a 120 volt MIG video, I have one coming soon, I actually will be running both of these welders on 120 MIG alongside a Lincoln weld pack 140 just to show how they all do, I have welded quite a bit with the Lincoln and it seems to always hit the duty cycle and your stuck waiting for it to cool down, I hope to post it in a week or two. Take care :) Ps and I will include a 120 and 240 volt comparison when I do the TIG video.
so, the vulcan and the titainum will weld in both stick , mig & tig ?
yes
Larry Rosa yes but you have to purchase the TIG torch and foot pedal for the Vulcan. The titanium comes with a TIG torch however there is no footpedal it is a scratch start
I want to thank you for doing this video. I like your effort to inform and educate. However, I'm facing a Delma with the welder. I have been in the market for one of these HF welders now for about 3 weeks. I tend to gravitate towards the Vulcan due to price and apparent quality. The issues Im seeing are an uncomfortable number of reviews pointing out the issue with poor quality of the mig gun. The machine seems solid ,but the gun is crap. Falls apart after about 1 year of regular use. Now this is not everyone's experience, but a good percentage are experiencing this.
So when I do a price comparison between (Vulcan MIg Max 215 vs. MillerMatic 211)
Cost of Miller:
is 1249.00 plus 3 year warranty ( free) plus good welding gun (free) plus 30 years of guaranteed support for all parts aka product support ( all components that fail will be accessible and supported for 30 years)
Total Out the door price is 1249.00
Cost of Harbor Freight Vulcan Mig Max:
Is 770.00 plus two year warrant ( they don’t offer a 3 year warranty ) 180.00 plus comparable miller welding gun 200.00 gives me a total cost of just shy of 1200.00.
The final component is the fact that there is risk in purchasing a Vulcan due to the fact it is new a "New to the market" welder….After the 2 year warranty for the Vulcan runs out your on your own… with the miller you get an additional year of warranty and guaranteed product support for 30 years. So, for me.. Its looking like spending that extra 49.00 for a Miller is money well spent.
also,
Duty Cycle of Miller is better
With all the information you just laid out I would by the Miller. But then I’ve never welded a day in my life.
Wellllll... this is reviewing multiprocess machines, so potentially the two machines ur comparing have nothing in common with these
Your welding looks fine....
Thanks :)
A simple file or chisel works better than any hammer
Thank you Mike for another great video . . . torn between one machine or two machines . . . since I have no interest in Tig, I may purchase Tit -170 and then Tit -225 later . . . wish Titanium offered a Mig/DC Stick unit . . . appreciate you Sir!
Great video. Are you using an 18v Makita cordless angle grinder?
Haha yes! It came with a compact chainsaw kit I ordered, both the angle grinder and chainsaw work extremely well. The chainsaw was not bought to replace a gas saw but instead it’s using as a light compact trail saw for packing along when dirt biking after windstorms and clearing new trails. Take care:)
I think your stick welding was pretty good
Thank you :)
Just got the Vulcan myself and love it. Have you had any issues with it throwing error messages when you shut it off? Mine seems to do this every time I turn it off. Could be defective, thank god for that 90 day warranty
9K_ALLDAY I have had no issues with my Omnipro! It’s a great welder, I have seen the error message pop up when shutting it off sometimes, it comes up so quick and goes away I cannot ever really see what it says. I think I remember seeing it more when welding in 120 volts then 220? I have just realized it’s not a problem and I have had other Omnipro owners mention that they also have seen this message. I would not worry about it. Take care 🙂
Okay good to know. Mine stopped showing the error message on shutdown when the ambient temp dropped in my shop. Love the videos btw, great job! Would love to see a more in depth omnipro 220 video if you have not already made one. Specifically on all of the settings for each weld process. I was noticing that on the stick process, mine only has an option for 2 electrode sizes. Is that all that is supported by this machine?
I do like my titanium but for heavy use I'd definitely prefer the Vulcan it's a very nice welder. I ran mine on a genie boom with a built in generator was perfect. Just watch for overheating on 110.
A full comparison would mention price difference. It my first viewing of your channel.
The Teller I covered all that in the first video I did on these welders, this is probably the forth video covering stick welding with them.
Ps it’s hard to include the price in the videos because the price a year ago may not be what they are selling for now.
Mike festiva Thanks for responding. I had subbed and will catch up with vids.
Nice vid, quick ?, Do you think the predator 9000w generator can handle this welders on max settings? Thanks, my son is 15 and he's been doing random welding jobs outdoors and needs a mobile welding unit, don't want to break the bank because he might lose interest as he gets older.
You should only use a generator that has a THD less then 5% to run an inverter welder. Unless otherwise stated, most generators have a THD of 10% or more, which could kill your welder.
@@OnRappel we been running the stick welder on DC with no problems so far. Harbor freight generator 8500w
What about the Vulcan Commander 225 vs the Titanium 225? I know the Vulcan is AC/DC compared to DC only on the Titanium but i like the size of the Titanium. Just wonder how much more versatile the Vulcan would be for the average joe. I already have a Titanium 170 but would like a stick welder for thicker stuff. I dont have gas. Just been using Flux Core.
At the 7:28 mark you say you got it at 125 amps but you ain’t saying what you have the volts set up
Appreciate all your videos and your attitude bro, keep up the hard work!
Thank you Luis 👍 I really appreciate it 🙂
Thank you.
Thanks for checking out my video! I have quite a few videos posted about these two welders, if you get time check out my TH-cam page. 🙂
I had a buzz box Lincoln in my mid teens as well, I couldn’t figure out how to use it and got frustrated. The rod would stick and not strike easily for me and I’m sure my hood was too dark. In the end I sold it and lost interest in welding. Sad days. Now I’m starting to make some money and looking real hard at getting into welding again! Thanks for all the good info and spending your hard earned money on these machines!
6013 is not a penetrating rod.
Could you please do a video doing DC Stick, thanks
this was DC stick.....they are both inverter machines.
Hey what about the inductance,on the titanium welder,you not gonna talk about it?
The Inductance is for the MiG side of this welder, it doesn’t have any effect on stick welding. Besides that, I have used the inductance on both and I really think it’s more of a personal preference, it makes a little difference on MIG on both machines but not a lot. I kind of just figured that most people that buy these welders can figure it out for themselves, I can’t cover every aspect of welding with these two machines, nor can I tell what works for me and my welding style works for say you and how you weld. I hope that makes sense. Take care
Great review thanks
your stick welds look better than mine.......
I've done a lot of Weldering in my life but I'm here to tell you that That there is no 2 welders that will welder same way
Lots of weldering 👍
Hey quick question if you even respond a year later but, I wanna get the Miller thunderbolt 160 but I do not know what to do with the fumes coming off because I’m going to be in my home garage so any tips on how to get hood ventilation for the fumes
Open a door
yea but will it run 6010?
Don't know safety first in TX, but it has not failed me yet, the "omelette master" just keeps on satisfying! Happy welding!
Great job Mike! I agree with your stick welding comment. if you have a multiprocess welder that is a wire feed and can double as a arc welder, why would you even think about hooking up the stinger for burning rods??? You'll also get the folks that will bitch about inverter machines not being good at 6010 rods. Once again, who cares... use the wire feed process. I still have my OmniPro, and LOVE IT! ZERO ISSUES!!! I no longer own miller or lincoln welding equipment.
Thanks for commenting Joe! I’m glad you have been happy with the Omnipro, there solid welders. I like that you mention you no longer own Lincoln or Miller equipment, I just don’t feel like most of there welders are built that good these days especially for the price. Hey I’m subscribed to your TH-cam channel now, dude your Dodge is awesome! How long have you owned it for? Take care
Hey Joe I have been considering buying a Pro TIG 200, I came across a review video and noticed you commented on the guys review, you mentioned you bought one but had problems with the high frequency start? I have heard this can be a problem with those machines, how long did you own it for?
@@Mikefestiva Mike, I commented way to early on the Vulcan ProTig 200 that I had before I thoroughly tested it. That was ignorant of me. It was without question, operator error on my part. I only tested it on 120 volts, through a 16 gauge 25 foot extension cord that was plugged into a GFIC 15 amp outlet. It welded INCREDIBLE, but the arc starts is what I was bitching about, while ignoring all the ignorant things I was doing. I wasn't able to test it on 240 volts, because my 240 receptacles weren't hooked up yet. I say GO FOR IT! I'll hopefully pick up another Vulcan ProTig 200 by the end of the month.
When I was using the one I previously had, I switched to 2% lanthanated tungsten, and the arc starts improved a ton. That's with my ignorant set up. Once again, I say go for it, and pick up some 2% lanthanated tugsten. Be sure to "tap" and release your tungsten on the work piece before depressing the pedal for the arc start. The arc will start EVERY time. This is common practice with people that tig weld. The Vulcan ProTig 200 is build like a brick sh#t house and will last a very long time. I still have a CK torch waiting to mate to the Vulcan ProTig 200 when I pick it up! The biggest gripe is the non adjustable post flow gas. Big deal Argon isn't expensive. Its synergic, so the post flow time is base on the amperage that is being used.
When you do go pick one up, open the lid of the box and look at the digital display. Try to get one with a "clear" lens digital display. Its the latest version. The earlier ones (like the one I had) has a "frosted" lens display. Just a little heads up. If you use Harbor Freight coupon number 38203079, you'll be able to take 10% off ANY Vulcan welder until 3-31-2019! Its a super coupon in the March catalog. I'm not sure if its for inside track club members or not.
Once again, and not to beat a dead horse, Miller and Lincoln dropped the ball in regards to home fabricators. What they offer is WAY over priced with very little features offered. If I had money to burn, I would get a HTP 221 Invertig. This tig is half the cost of a miller dynasty 210 and will whip its ass, however, I'll stick with the mighty Vulcan ProTig 200, because its super reliable and affordable.
Joeak74 Thanks for getting back to me, I have been thinking of getting one, I really do like the fact that if anything goes wrong you can walk in and walk out with a new machine, some of the other Chinese machines, yellow and green worry me a bit about warranty service and the shipping cost is almost the same as an extra 2 years from Harbor freight, so again that’s why I went with the Omnipro as well easy no questions asked if anything happens. Thanks for your input on the Protig, I found out a while back the limit of how much small extension cord you can lay out before the Omnipro stops welded, it would start welding for a second then stop arcing then spool out about a foot of wire.
I knew I was asking a lot trying to weld up at my mill, I grabbed a bigger gauge cord and I was good to weld 1/8” and I was able to carry on and finish my mill track extension.
Well thanks again for your honesty on your experience. And if I go into buy a protig200 I will try out that coupon! Ps I still have the big coupon than came inside the Omnipro’s box, it’s good for 20% off any Vulcan products other then welders, the lady at HF told me to just take a photo of the coupon on my phone and that way I can keep using it! I already used it for my TIG torch. Take care Joe :)
@@Mikefestiva You won't regret getting one. I don't think you'll ever break it. I can't wait to get another one. The warranty is very kick ass. "Paulskarts" on youtube has one and loves it. He welds lots of predator cylinder heads for kart racing. You won't have any problems with the Vulcan.
They both did pretty well with stick
Yes I don’t do much stick welding but they are definitely easier to weld with then my old AC Lincoln buzz box. I’m sure someone that stick welds all the time could really make these machines lay down some beautiful welds. Take care Antonio :)
I’ve got the volcano stick welder it welds great for adiy guy I’ve used to glue my tractor implements back together and so far they have been good I made a video of it on my channel if u care to check it out and give me any advice thank you
Are you able to welder to bicker metals with stick vs. mig?
Great video and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Your real good with 7018 on 1/8 square tubing
Show off i don't think he can do better than that. That looks pretty good on the square
So.... How often do you stick?
I almost never stick weld anymore, I learned on it years ago but most projects I work on MIG is my go too. I do a little TIG from time to time. Take care
Just picked up the titanium to learn on
I think you will like it a lot 👍
Your fume and smoke thing over your table show it I need to make one.
good video, I might get the titanium, currently have a amico 220 tig welder and I want some wire feed functions on 220
Thanks for checking out my video! I have been quite impressed with both welders but for the price and how well the little Titanium works it’s really surprised me, it’s a great welder! Check out my real world duty cycles video if you haven’t already, both welders had no problem welder 1/4” at 150amps for over 12 minutes only pausing to move to the next weld. Take care
I sure love my omnipro 220 It just like yours
Can you weld with the titanium welder on a 1/2in rebar
I always went uphill 7018
1:18 The man is dedicated af! 😂😂😂 Love it!
On 3/8 metal about over 120 amps
Most informative review out there. thank you
Fantastic tutorials buddy great advice
Hey man what’s the best place to get fire bricks? I noticed you got a bunch in the bavkground
Haha 😂 good eye there! I had salvaged a bunch years ago when I was making more pottery, my friends had a bunch on there property, they salvaged them from a old Paper mill site.
@@Mikefestiva I wouldn’t mind if you send some my way. They are very spendy here
Good info thanks
Random question but...
You ever do any anodizing or plating?
No but I did look into platting in the past and it looks fairly cheap and simple to get into. How about you?
One thing I want to start doing is casting some aluminum, it could be a nice way to make special parts.
@@Mikefestiva Been wanting to do the zinc and black oxide. And really wanting to do anodizing.
Aluminum casting for sure 👍 Been subbed to quite a few channels for many years.. I think I have the process in my head, but have never done it lol
Sand casting is an art 👌
Good video Mike, I would take either one of those!
Thanks for checking out my video! Have you been working on any new projects or videos to post on TH-cam?
@@Mikefestiva Finishing up lots of home projects . I should be getting out to my place to start some "fun" projects and get some on video!
It's nice to have 240 in my garage. However my neighbor is the president of our HOA who sleeps during the day (works at night as a nurse). So that's great.
If you want to build anything other than doll houses don't live in an HOA. Only Karen's want to be president of the HOA.
@@kennethclifford1863 she's worse than a Karen. She's a Beverly.
Michael T. Nice! 💀😂
I want my parents to sell their place so we can move to a non HOA community. HOA are just a corrupt mafia.
Quit shitting on your skills. Who cares what people think
Great video!
You have a video on that plasma cutter?
I have a video using the plasma torch, but this video is more in depth about a plasma cutting track that I built for my Cut 50 plasma torch to ride on, it makes some excellent cuts, if you get time check out this video. DIY Plasma torch cutting track th-cam.com/video/G4afcmd681s/w-d-xo.html