HONE Stick Welder 110V, Actual 120Amp Smart Hot Start Arc Force Anti-Stick Mini Portable Welding Machine, Digital IGBT Inverter LCD Display ARC Welder, High Efficiency for Welding Rod 1/16-1/8-Inch

I have been lugging around a Lincoln AC buzz box for my entire life (over 100 lbs. for copper wound). While the buzz will do 220 amps with 3/16 rod, this little 120 V, 6 lbs. box WAY out preforms with 3/32 and runs it DCRP! Just the difference in weight and convenience is $70 very well spent, but add to that very reliable arc starts and a stable sweet arc, and it is worth it's weight in gold! Can't wait to try it with my small Yamaha suitcase generator for portable welding! I haven't yet tried 1/8 or 5/32 rod, but 90% of what I do will call for 3/32. I did see a review where 5/32 rod works, and only a 20 amp breaker!

I purchased this for the sole purpose of repairing expensive tomato cages that don't last nearly as long as expensive tomato cages should last. I'm talking about the cages that are 10+ dollars. At that price, the welds shouldn't fail after a season or two. I digress.I knew nothing about welding, but had enough fundamental knowledge about how electricity works. If you find yourself in that boat, then I recommend reading up on proper usage first. Stick size and amperage are very important.The trickiest part was removing the paint coating from the spots I planned to weld together. Aside from that, this unit did exactly what I needed it to. I repaired several tomato cages, which meant I did not have to purchase any new ones, which further meant I broke about even in terms of how much I saved vs how much I spent on the unit, plus sticks, plus helmet.After building up a little confidence, I started repairing other things that were destined to be thrown out or would have required a professional to repair at a hefty price.Removed the deck from riding mower to sharpen the blades and notice a large crack was forming where the mounting plate met the deck. Repaired that.Removed a stabilizing jack from my camper that wouldn't work because the drive screw had separated from a washer that was needed to work properly. Repaired that.Removed a large shed door hinge that had sheered in half and was completely unusable. Repaired that.All in all, it has more than paid for itself.

Small but effective.

Muy buena planta de soldar

Doing very good 4 being so small

works good for a little welder, its about the size of a shoe box and its easy to carry around not bad in welding something

This is a true bad ass little welder it burns 6011 1/8 rods pretty good at 95 amps not gonna lie, im going to try them out with with 7018 next but will try 3/32 instead or 5/16 will update soon, also the breaker will trip on the regular outlet if you try to burn through the rod will only make it about half wayUpdate:So i tried the 7018 welding rods 3/32 and it works perfect im not a professional welder the bottom welds dont look too good but the top one does, its an excellent welder you just need a good connection if you use 1/16 rods your breaker wont trip all the time like 3/32 does but if you use a good generator youre golden you can crank it up and it welds all day too i just keep it on the safe side it burns through a whole rod with ease and let it cool for a litttle bit and keep welding

I purchased this welder as a traveling mechanic. Sometimes you just don’t have access to a full size welder and I wanted something to kinda help fill a void that occasionally comes in the field. Now I originally was going to buy the HF welder this size but this was a third of the cost and to be fair I wasn’t sure how much I would actually use it but I’ve already got my moneys worth out of her to be honest. Now there are some quirks about it but nothing I can’t deal with because well I didn’t have a welder prior, and this was 65 dollars and shipped right to my shop. This welder will work just fine with 25ft of 12 gauge extension not sure how well it will work the further you get away but honestly I feel like this welder has proven itself worthy to remain in my box. Now I haven’t had much experience in stick welding only mig and I’m not a certified welder I’m self taught. It does what I need it to do.For 65 bucks I can’t bash this welder I can only recommend it.(Also don’t be harsh on my weld because that was my first attempt at trying stick again in 5 years. And prior to that less than 8 hours experience. Just showing it does weld.)