Best BUDGET AC/DC TIG Welder? (ArcCaptain Tig 200P) pt1

In this video I review one of the most impressive budget AC DC Tig welders. This is a 200-amp welder that has a ton of features. They include pulse, fan on demand, foot peddle hookup, AC/DC and much more. The biggest perk is that it is under 1k. As for the performance, it is unmatched from any other budget machine and some high dollar machines. So if you guys want one of these amazing machines just click the links below and save yourself some cash and help out the channel. Also THE NEW MERCH is here so click the link also to my website to scoop up some RAD tshirts.
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[@arccaptain-weld]

I am truly delighted that our machine has provided you with a great welding experience. We will continue to maintain this and hope to see more interesting content from you 🤩.

[@agpjgpoiawe]

I’m extremely interested, but I’m such a budget machine. How is the customer service and how readily available are parts?

[@arccaptain-weld]

@@agpjgpoiawe We are dedicated to providing the best support online. Additionally, our store offers a wide range of parts for the machine.

[@DSDBOYZ]

When’s the footpetal going to be back in stock ? @arccaptain-weld

[@arccaptain-weld]

​@@DSDBOYZ It won't be back in stock until March. I apologize for any inconvenience caused.

[@danielcrawford587]

Hey I have been trying to contact you guys about an order I purchased sent e-mail tried calling multiple times. It’s great that the power of media can help get things done.

[@rustybpot]

Hi AC, I thought you did fine with your presentation it was Great! I have 13 years of Tig experience behind me in Stainless, Aluminum, mild steel, and Hastloy. I talked to my Boss I now work for about buying a Tig unit. We decided to pick this one after we had tried the Hynade 200 AC/DC Tig. The Hynade one worked for 15 minutes, we thought it was just a single problem. We asked them to send us another but no the other would not even run on Tig. Sent them back. I haven't really had a chance to work with this unit yet, just set it up. turned it on to see if it worked. After two more weeks, we could not return it. Well, the tig worked fine, but the stick part is fantastic, 6010 cooking, no hesitation, kick azz power. It has been too busy to check it all out. I come online to find out how to set up the foot pedal. Thanks to AC I now know! The pulse I have used many times in the past welding Hastloy. I used a Miller Sinscrowave 250 with a cooler. the settings I will have to work out myself. IAM a B-pressure welder since 1983, I am old but not dead still learning. Trying to keep up with the Tech of the world. I worked for Global Thermoelectric Bassano Alberta Canada, Look it up. Exchanger Industries Alberta Canada.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Man thats awesome I wish I had half of your welding knowledge!!!! My Dad taught me to weld 30 years ago, he was a welder pipe fiter for a nuclear power plant where I live. Ill say I love my arccaptian welders for the money there hard to beat. Now if I'm tig welding all day I want my syncrowave 250 water cooled machine! Thanks for watching!!!!

[@ajod5360]

Very helpful video. I've got zero TIG experience and now have the same machine - very happy with it.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome, Congratulations, youll love it!!!

[@Latino47Heat]

I purchased the ArcCaptain 200p tig welder, it's so smooth. I'm so impressed.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Glad you liked it, I love mine!!!

[@arccaptain-weld]

Thank you for your support,which motivated us to do better

[@davidcunetta4081]

I have the new YesWelder AC/DC tig welder and it’s amazing. I have 20 years welding experience. I also bout the 65 amp plasma and the YVW-200 MiG. All amazing. I love Everlast, AHP. But am looking at getting the PrimeWeld 325 amp tig welder for heavier aluminum. These new affordable welders are scary solid.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Your right its amazing how affordable welders are now

[@david.carter1647]

this one is on my list. decided to get a dedicated tig welder. thanks...

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Its a pretty good machine, im gonna hop it up a little with a gas lens and a clear cup next weeks video

[@NickDietterick]

Im a stainless tig welder and been trying to find a tig machine I can use at home that welds the same as machines at work, I’ll give it a try looks great. Tired of machines being 2-10k lol

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I tell ya this thing so far has been great, it has pulse, ac dc and even a foot pedal, but you have to order it separately but worth it!!!!

[@NickDietterick]

@@ACDesignsGarage that’s perfect, I prefer button on the torch so that’s not a issue, thank you :) I’ll give them a try

[@williamrgrant]

Great video! I think I'm going to pull the trigger on one of those chinese welders. Showing how the pulse function works was helpful. God bless!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I've been using mine for a year or so, I have there mig and tig welder, I love them, I think there is a discount code in the description box below the video if your interested in one of these, hope you have a Blessed day!!!!

[@scottsherwood8555]

Adrian, I think you could get a #10 lens and mount it into a holder Small Rig makes. That way it would be less cumbersome for you to film and easier for you to weld and show us what you’re doing. I’ve got a couple Small Rig tripods with cell phone and camera holders on them, they work great.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for the tip I'll try that!!!!

[@danielsplayhouse3804]

Not trying to be pesky I'll definitely will say that machine will out work your syncrowave. Take your torch off the blue and put it on the arcapton. If it is water-cooled torch get a eBay watercooler for it you'll be fine. I have a primeweld Tig 225x with Max cool 3000 watercooler and CK worldwide flex-loc torch makes it a perfect setup. Did a lot of shopping around for 2 yrs before I pulled the trigger had 2k to get a tig machine and found primeweld got my whole setup for under 2k been happy with my setup for 3 yrs now no disappointment.... 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Ive heard those primewelds are pretty good machines!! I like this arccaptian but im a miller guy if you have the budget, Ive been welding 20 years with my syncrowave with out a minutes trouble, but there 3 times the money!!! Thats a great idea on the adding the water cooler to the arccaptian!!

[@danielsplayhouse3804]

Great job going through the process of the welder it's something good for noobs. If the machine wasn't in the pricing of primeweld Tig 225x I would definitely be interested in getting one. There is ahp, Eastwood, lotos, all comparable prices. Besides all that mumbo jumbo it's all good to me I go through the same thing with my yeswelder helmet all three of them it seems to not like steel under 150 amps don't know why I turn up the sensitivity until it just darken up for the room and back off a touch. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for watching, sorry it took so long I must of missed your comment!! Ive heard those primeweld welders are pretty good welders, also are the yes welders. I have a yeswelder mig welder and it works great also!!!!

[@dillindellechiaie4665]

Can you post the part 2? I’d really like to see that.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you, working on it!!!!

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

I know this video is from last August, and you may have figured it out, but you can turn the exposure all the way down on your phone to get decent arc shots without having to use a dark lens.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you ill try that, thats how I use to do it on my canon, but haven't tried it on the phone yet!!!

[@bellagio88]

How do you know if your configured for the foot pedal. Is there no remote or foot pedal switch ? Do you put it in 2T and it auto detects a foot pedal ?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I just unplug the torch switch and plug in the peddle and it works great!!!

[@willmahoney8910]

How good is it with aluminum, and at what thickness?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

It does pretty well, ive only welded up to 1/8" so far, but it has more in it!!!

[@davidemanfredi8448]

Hi yes they can save welding programs.?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Yes they can

[@lancehowlett3910]

So with the pulse settings you can run the machine with the on off finger trigger only?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I was using the foot pedal in this video.

[@lancehowlett3910]

I know, I was wondering if the switch and pulse would run as well as it does with a pedal?

[@DL101ca]

Crickets...

[@MikuDaveo]

is that a standard 220 plug hot, hot, ground, and what amp breaker did u use?

[@conradnear4068]

Solid review. Thanks

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you very much!!!!

[@mountainman4410]

Only point I disagree with is the foot pedal. Absolutely wonderful if all you do is sit at a table and weld. Every try to lay on your back under a vehicle and tig weld with a foot pedal? Go with a thumb control torch. Use your thumb to increase and decrease heat/amps, and you can have much more fine control in any position. Way better than a foot pedal.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Yeah that can be tough, I have done it, but I agree the switch would be great for that. It's like using the old thigh master with the peddle hahahaha

[@tonyp9609]

Great review, you do a fantastic job, but for the money I believe that the Hynade 200 AC/DC Tig is a better buy at $640. Thank You

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you, ive never tried one of those

[@arccaptain-weld]

maybe which would be an interesting comparison if anyone owns both machines

[@seancallahan2730]

$649.99 vs $679, I'm taking the ArcCaptain all day for $30 and not to mention they offer 5-6% off coupons all the time making the ArcCaptain cheaper . The ArcCaptain is a nicer unit with more features...

[@tonyp9609]

At the time of the review the Arc Captain wasn't 30% off. And if you are going by Amazon, the price is $899.00 for the ArcCaptain, you $679.00 price is not available.

[@rongamble9884]

I don't weld everyday but am looking for a machine that I can tig weld body panels and metal I fabricate mainly 18 or 19 gauge.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

This kne works great for that, I would advise getting the foot peddle, its easier to vary your amprage!!!

[@rongamble9884]

@@ACDesignsGarage thanks for getting back I ended up ordering a tig from eastwood saw too many bad reviews on Amazon on the arcaptain

[@edivora247]

Are you pulsing with the foot pedal?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Yes but this machine has pulse feature also!

[@stuartradcliffe1950]

Does it have high frequency start?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Yes it does

[@Garrettmoyer18]

And how does it run on 20 amp breaker 110v ? Tig and stick

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Ive mainly used 220 so I haven't really pushed the 110, but what Ive used it it does ok on lighter stuff!!!

[@repairfreak]

Thanks for the review, don’t know why you are fooling with the pulse feature, your metal is plenty thick. Would rather see you lay it in with some heat like a champ using the pedal. If you are skilled enough you can just use the pedal on thinner metal. Seems like your welds need more heat to puddle out better. Why shoot a video using pulse which you are unfamiliar with for your first review of this machine. Curious to know if this machine has ac high frequency for aluminum as well as what frequency it can weld at? Can it do 120hz? Does it have a clean % adjustment to control the negative time vs the positive time of the square wave. More info needed before I would consider this machine.

[@repairfreak]

Ouch, didn’t mean to sound so harsh! Thanks for your review. 😎👍

[@DL101ca]

I appreciate the honest no prior experience try as anyone with enough time and experience can make a bad tool produce decent results.

[@ncmach1]

Well, did you ever say how much it costs?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I just left a link In the video because prices change sometimes

[@danielcrawford587]

I ordered one of their machines, they didn’t deliver everything I ordered. I was going to order the 200P . So I tried calling the number on their website it’s not a good number.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I hate that, not sure what the problem is, maybe try emailing them maybe?

[@DanielHunterUSA]

Great video

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for the support!!!

[@donaldpierce7278]

Nice

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks

[@NeriCesidioGomes-ei5ve]

Tank you Very murch Friend Ok ! 10

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for watching!!!!!!

[@paddlepower888]

Not bad for content but cannot watch when you're not running an arc==I get motion sick from the moving camera. Maybe shoot with a $30-50 tripod?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Sorry about that, I get a lil excited when im filming lol thanks for watching!!!!!

[@paddlepower888]

@@ACDesignsGarage You’re very kind-thanks. What welding hood(s) did you use that had issues with this welder? That must’ve been frustrating.

[@onytabrayericmay]

buy primeweld 220!!!! accesories are much much beter comes with ck torch kit

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Wow ck is pretty good stuff!!!!

[@tonygray4811]

I'm really interested but there seems to be so many adverts!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

So far the mig and tig machines are pretty awesome!!!!

[@RussellCompton-fh3gr]

ya waitin on the alumium,,,and glass cup

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I need to do a aluminum video, im just not that great at it lol

[@markdyke6928]

You didn't tell me if it had a adjustable square wave

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Sorry it also has triangle wave also

[@ahole5407]

Would rather have seen the AC settings, waveforms, balance, ect

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I need to learn more of that part of the welder myself!!!

[@edwinthomas618]

Great vid. CAN you check the true Amps of it to see how accurate it is?😊

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Not sure how to check it

[@D_Krazie]

I don’t remember who did it but I remember seeing someone put a clamp amp reader around one of the leads and it read the amperage

[@arccaptain-weld]

TIG200P is able to achieve actual 200 amps, you can test

[@denisrhodes54]

⁠​⁠@@ACDesignsGarage use a welder load bank such as the Miller 902804, good for 750A. maybe you can find a sponsor, list price $14,704!

[@M70ACARRY]

​@@ACDesignsGaragemine outputs 179 amps. On 110, it tops at 135 amps. They fudge numbers like everyone else.

[@VileAce]

Is $1000 - $1200 really a budget TIG welder. I'm going to be welding only 12g Stainless Wire.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

With all the functions this one has its not bad. My miller tig welder was around 5k so these are pretty affordable. Im sure there are cheaper ones but id recommend getting one with a foot peddle.

[@jmsfabrication7821]

How much did it cost?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I put a link in the description below the video. I never list a price because the prices change and I dont want to give the wrong cost. Thanks for watching!!!!

[@BG-xh5rb]

I like your videos. I am seriously considering this machine. Thanks for leaving ALL the bullshit out, along with the ego.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahaha thank you, just trying to stay real!!!

[@Garrettmoyer18]

Can it run 6010 stick ?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

It ahould ive used 7018

[@rustybpot]

Yes, it does very well with it!

[@Max-ye9xg]

Many welder videos have very few comments maybe people aren't buying stuff

[@ACDesignsGarage]

You could be right! For some reason people don't comment as much as they use to on everything. I Dont know why!

[@rongamble9884]

How is welder for welding 18 gauge body panels, and how easy it to setup for novice welder?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Works pretty good!!!!!

[@arccaptain-weld]

You just need to lightly tap the right knob to adjust each parameter.

[@WeldorLife]

Where is Arc captain made? Arc captain products are primarily manufactured in China. To better serve American customers, they have established warehouses in the United States.

[@WeldorLife]

always remember that Nike makes air jordans in communist china so as to maximize their profits even though the cheap labor there paid to communist china is slave labor and the same with other companies such as Apple who uses the same slaves in china to maximize their profits. a lot of these cheep machines are coming out of places that have no constitution of the united states (that ensures peoples God given rights) hanging over their heads. [remember that] and too that communist in usa trying to destroy usa from within talk about race issues that they invent to be a weapon used against our freedoms in united states when there really isn't a problem at all but that's what Godless communist do and all the while not saying a word about the slave labor in China (which is what "they" want to turn usa into as well)(is a place where as JFK said in 1963 "there's a plan by secret groups in usa to enslave every man, woman and child.)

[@Ashroyer86]

Does it tig al?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Yes it does, i haven't done a video on it yet.

[@GreaseMonkGarage]

Everlast is way better when you get in this price range

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I've always wanted to try there tig machine!!!!

[@reneguay1347]

We have the everlast 255 xt and it cost over 4,000.oo

[@theosgrandpa]

What is the dutysycle? How long does it weld before it shuts down?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Sorry for the delay, I think its 60% at 220v

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I haven't have it shut down yet while welding but I haven't had it maced out for a long period of time.

[@parkdw1]

Have you welded aluminum with it?

[@DL101ca]

40%

[@benmaillet7326]

Congrats on getting to that level of knowledge about welding machines and their applications but pulse is a very basic, 101 sort of information about welding. Before you review something, familiarize yourself with all of the products capabilities. Good job, keep learning! P.s DONT USE FUSION WELDS FOR AN EXHAUST. Take each piece and bevel their welding face (where you join the pieces) ideally all the way to the bottom if you're confident in your skills filling gaps. Otherwise leave a tiny little lip on the weld face to allow the molten metal to settle into the gap flush with the inside. Depending on the thickness of the material you'll need multiple passes to lay a proper, strong weld. The first pass will just fill the tiny gap left after tacking (make a small tack to hold the material in place). Then you'll wanna (if you can) make the next pass both the filler and the cover pass. That way if you must you can grind off material to make the welds flush, and they will retain much of their strength. Fusion welds are about as effective as superglue.

[@moozeamos]

How much it is

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Around $750.00us dollar with the peddle, if you use my link it will save a little cash. The link is below the video in the description box, thanks for watching!!!!!!

[@fuzedfab]

Should really wear better PPE. You're getting blasted with UV radiation. Don't want melanoma, long sleeves brother!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Agreed, I just got me some defiant tig sleeves , thank you for your concern!!!!

[@fuzedfab]

@@ACDesignsGarage Good stuff man!!

[@vandoserpa1750]

You're running your amps too low and burning that metal away.. go more amps and move faster

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for the tip!!!

[@mikeford5106]

Too much "woffle" ... just GTF on with it .

[@ACDesignsGarage]

You can fast foward lol

[@waynereynolds1260]

First thing you need to find is a Welder 😂

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahaha this one works pretty good, I also have a shop full of miller's, but I use this one alot!

[@DL101ca]

I think he meant the guy that uses welding machines...😂