Harbor Freight Flux 125 VS Arccaptain Mig 130

[@BobWolford-q2b]

In my opinion (humble as it may be)- running the same brand wire (even the same spool) on each machine would be a true apples to apples comparison. Of course, given the relative simplicity of flux core, you'd probably come out with nearly identical results, albeit with slightly differing settings on each machine. For a simple inexpensive flux core welder, I'm leaning toward the Titanium- it's basic, leads are fixed, and you have 2 knobs and nothing else. And like you said, there's a Harbor Freight practically everywhere, so if there's a problem you have a place to go 7 days a week to swap it out during the warranty period. Good job, good video, keep rolling.

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Yea, I was planning on doing a video using the same type of wire once i finish the wire in the titanium.

[@billarroo1]

I have the Easy Flux 125, inverter. from Harbor Freight. I set it by the chart, and welded some rusty sheetmetal 16 ga. to thicken up the flange, i was really impressed that it didn't burn through and it flowed out nicely. Then I took 2 pieces of 1/4" plate beveled both and welded 1 pass and it ran a red hot bead with close to full penetration, I really am happy with this welder. Thanks

[@williamreese2477]

I use Lincoln wire on my titanium 125.slag is minimal. Your welds look great .I couldn't get there till I made the swap

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Thanks!

[@owentimo]

Agreed Lincoln 211 wire is really nice with my Titanium

[@cregxy]

Got the arccaptain otw! Cant wait to try it

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Your going to love it!

[@gocaveman]

Just got my new arccaptain 130. Looking forward to projects on my old car

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Your going to love it!

[@RossWelds]

I'm no expert, but it is not supposed to be pulling instead of pushing?

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Probably. But for what I'm doing it doesn't really matter to me

[@bobd.fletcherjr4912]

I have the Hobart Handler 190 welder I got tired of switching from wire to flux core so I went and bought the titanium 125 it is a very good welder for the price and it also welds really good

[@DONdayce]

Do a comparison with the Yeswelder 135. Considering the price point right now, it's fairly competitive with the two other units.

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

I might have to give that one a shot too

[@DONdayce]

@@TheAmericanCraftsmen both the Yeswelder flux 135 and Arccaptain mig 130 are around $100 usd at the moment. Still debating if I should pick up one of the two or just pick up a Titanium Easy Flux 125 for long term reliability. Titanium 125 is on sale right now for $130.

[@donsurlylyte]

got the arc captain , impressed with it for $120 delivered. works well, good quality cables and electrode holder, and decent gun. runs on 120v, will be used for simple fixes, remote areas. still will use the big welders for more involved work.

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

I agree. I does surprisingly well for a cheap little welder.

[@jvazquez53]

Arc Captain being a "multi process" welder, is more versatile. Neither run large wire roll, Forney FC140 does.

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

I don't do enough welding to run a full spool so the 2 pounders are perfect for me.

[@angelaprater2679]

Runs 0.30 0.35. 0.1

[@gabrielmerza6904]

I bought titanium 125 flux core for $150 on sale and used Lincoln 0.30 wire inner shield NR-211-MP-RSP it leave no spatter and made clean weld.

[@factsforlife0O0]

I bought the 140 titanium and it sucks due to price for performance its 120 volt for 599$ while Arc-Captain sells basically the same machine but is has better duty cycle 2 year warranty without paying extra money and it goes 120/220 and the best part about it is Arc-Captain has hot start Arc force and synergy and VRD which can be turn on or off Arc-Captain I can see this company destroying Lincoln or Miller or Hobart in around 5 to 10 years provided if they make a engine welder for a cheap price like they do with all the machine they have already built the issue with 95% of these companies like Lincoln, Miller, Hobart is they make their machines way overpriced for what they build you legit are just buying the name like Lamborghini Lamborghini almost cant get over 200mph unless modded C8 corvette can get 196 to 200 mph and the base model cost 65k for Z51 the fast super cool looking version 72k and you can get 200MPH not to mention the Z51 C8 beats lambos in the 0-60 C8 2.7 secs lambo 2.9 secs all you are doing is just buying the name so I really hope Arc Captain gets into the engine welder business all the other companies that sell these engine welders and just the normal welders always make the price like its made with the best tech in the world and has gold engraving while I can just buy arc Captain for 200$ and it comes with 2 year warranty most machine's don't allow you to do Mig/flux core/Stick let alone do that and allow you to use 6010 FOR 200$ I had mine for year half and my Arc captain welder runs just like it always has

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Yea the arc captain welders seem to be really really good for their price point. And yea the main reason I didn't buy a main company welder is because they are way overpriced for what they are. Paying for the name

[@robertblackshear8963]

I couldn't agree more. They are ridiculously overpriced. Even my small Havadou 225 stick welder can easily run 6010 long arc included. I bought it used from a pawn shop for 45 bucks and it burns 1/8 rods very smoothly. I think it's actually a 125 welder but haven't used an amp meter yet to determine. But I'm in the process of ordering a primeweld 180 do in part to the free spoolgun but I'll also need the higher amps for some of my up coming projects and side work. For around 550 bucks it's a pretty good deal for what you get.

[@bobd.fletcherjr4912]

I have the titanium 125 and I absolutely love it Bob Elkhart👍👍👍🙋‍♂️

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

It is an awesome machine. Thanks for watching!

[@alberteller7286]

You didn’t say what one welded the best .

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

It's honestly really hard to pick one that is better than the other. In my opinion the arccaptain welds better than the titanium but you only have 1 knob to adjust settings. Vs the titanium has the 2 knobs for fine tuning.

[@Hustler_state]

Arccaptin or yes welder

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Haven't used any of yes welders products so I honestly couldn't tell you.

[@Hustler_state]

@@TheAmericanCraftsmen gotcha. I'm a novice and then yeswelder has the two knobs for fine tuning but to me this just seems like it would be easier to run out of the box

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Yea the one knob makes it easier to get a more consistent arc, vs the 2 knobs could take way longer to find tune

[@Hustler_state]

@@TheAmericanCraftsmen gotcha. Yeswelder similar price also has good support tons of great reviews same functionality. Eff it. I'll just grab this one. Thx

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Yep no problem

[@paulomarcandali5674]

⚡⚡.FLUX 💯🔧👍🏻

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Thanks!

[@Comm0ut]

New users should note CO2 is cheap and requires less frequent refills (it stores as liquid under pressure) while it runs how which is an advantage on small welding machines. Cylinder adapter fittings are cheap and any vapor withdrawal cylinder including the little kegerator size works fine. CO2 is also handy for tire inflation in the field (see videos on home made power tanks) and even powering some pneumatic tools on jobsites. I collect CO2 cylinders for those reasons by buying used (they're often filled by exchange so no need for new).

[@gottatinker3363]

i don't feel these tests are accurate enough to give the machines the true credit they deserve because he ran the welds by pushing instead of pulling which is against manufacturers recommendations. "if there's slag you drag"....this is for a reason, not a preference....

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

That factor isn't going to change how the machines perform only if there is slag in the welds. Which in this case isn't important because I'm not welding anything important.

[@M70ACARRY]

Arccaptain has hot start. Stuck rod cutoff and synergic. Beats the Titanium.

[@yangthao4612]

Why do people even do these apples and oranges comparisons? Cause they either don’t know how to or they just don’t give 2 😅

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

Because some people might be trying to decide between the 2 of them and want to know the pros and cons of each

[@WV591]

foeget the HF junk

[@TheAmericanCraftsmen]

@@WV591 Then don't buy it