Hitbox HBT250P first tig test

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First test. I have zero experience with tig. I'm learning as I go and have already made some newbie mistakes. I need to work on my arc length, not dipping the tungsten, travel speed, tungsten grinding, cleaning the aluminum correctly, amperage control, technique, basically everything. Constructive criticism welcomed👍

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@rickgarza2777 8 ай бұрын

I purchased one of these machines. I am a former stick, mig, and stainless welder with about 5 years experience in the past. I used it mainly to weld aluminum. To my surprise it works far better than I expected. I have used Miller, Lincoln and Hobart welders in the past. This little machine is awesome for the home welder and all around metal fabricator. I have tig welded stainless exhaust pipes and made an aluminum Tig welding cart out of aluminum and all went well. If you buy one of these I recommend purchasing the foot pedal made by hitbox. The foot pedal I have has a amp controller on it that is very useful in dialing in the proper amps. The amp controller on the welder itself gets it in the ball park but the foot controller really dials it in better. I also purchased a dual gas regulator so I can purge stainless exhaust tubes. Makes the weld smooth on the inside of the tubes and no porosity. I have also tried the stick welder and it works great using 6013 and 6011! Only problem I found was a small leak in the gas line. Pulled the cover off and found it wasn't screw in tightly. Went through argon pretty quick and after tightening the gas line argon last 3x's longer. I give this machine a huge thumbs up!

@idus 9 ай бұрын

The price climbed quick! I’m glad you did this review. Looks like a great machine for turbo intercooler piping.

@MarcBchannel 9 ай бұрын

Ya I bought it to fab custom stainless/aluminum piping and pie cuts. Also to fab up custom tanks, plumbing, and misc parts. I still need to up my skills on the machine but it should work good for it 👍

@DeeNo94 10 ай бұрын

Thx for the video. Not many review video on this machine. Appreciate it. Will buy it soon.

@sleeper2173 8 ай бұрын

Hi, just curious, have you bought a Hitbox Tig yet ?

@stevesnell6660 9 ай бұрын

Fair play to you youtubing your first go. It's nice to see it from a novice viewpoint. If you haven't already it would be good to see a follow-up as your experience develops

@mickuk9700 18 күн бұрын

nice video iv been a welder for over 40 years your doing ok try keeping your gas at about 15 and try a bigger ceramic good on you

@foff-666 9 ай бұрын

Nice. i'm about to buy one of these, looks great compared to the MiG snot i've been producing with my bosweld cheapo alu mig... Always wanted to give TiG a chance.

@sleeper2173 8 ай бұрын

Hi, have you managed any more welds lately ? I have the 250dp mig aluminium, going to give it a try first chance I get.

@themechanicman3865 27 күн бұрын

Scratch that or high frequency I was thinking about getting the from Eastwood but this does look like a good buy I can pick one up right now brand new someone selling used on the internet for 2:50 is that a deal I just want to do some auto body stuff I usually use mig but I really want to start learning to tig

@MarcBchannel 27 күн бұрын

@themechanicman3865 It's perfect to learn tig on as it does have most typical tig features and adjustments. I can't speak on longevity as I don't use it much. I mainly bought it for the occasional aluminum/SS welding I mite do. Ive used it some for custom SS exhaust and other parts. Ive also used it for aluminum tubing and custom brackets/parts. Most of the time I use mig but it's nice to have both. I do bodywork as well and I mostly use mig. I think it would serve you well. I'm definitely glad I bought it. It's not a heavy duty/heavy use machine so don't expect it to last if you want it for heavy fabrication. I think it's more of a hobbiest type machine. Cheers

@Kronic420 10 ай бұрын

thanks for the video man! I've been considering getting one of these also

@Bobby82568 11 ай бұрын

Cool video man, thanks for sharing. I just got one of those and I wasn’t sure if it was a good buy or not. Not many videos on these. Keep up the videos and let us know the progress.

@MarcBchannel 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Thx for the comment. No not very many videos in English. I was able to get some feedback from the channel Fil Fit HomeMade from Italy I believe and he recommended it. There are several videos from Eastern Europe on the Hzxvogen Hvt250p which is basically the same machine with a different brand. Great machine to learn on. Cheers

@dannyrusso8279 3 ай бұрын

I got one of these off of eBay. Unfortunately it was DOA. I sent it back and re-ordered. I'm hoping it was just a lemon, and not indicative of their line of welders. How has yours been holding up? BTW, thanks for the great video.

@MarcBchannel 3 ай бұрын

Oh no😬 Mine is still going. QC probably isn't going to be the best considering the low price. I wasn't expecting a super robust machine. Just something to kick around and learn tig with. I have other welders for most of my welding needs. I only needed a tig for the occasional aluminum job. Hope you get a good one👍

@dannyrusso8279 3 ай бұрын

I'll keep my fingers crossed. The price is incredible for a machine with all its features, especially for the price I'm paying on eBay.

@MarcBchannel 3 ай бұрын

@@dannyrusso8279 Let's us know how the replacement turns out. Cheers

@dannyrusso8279 3 ай бұрын

The seller sent another unit and this one is 100%. At 221.00 it's a great deal.

@MarcBchannel 3 ай бұрын

@@dannyrusso8279 Awesome. Hope it serves you well👍

@svarnoi_34 10 ай бұрын

Хорошая прищепка у тебя.супер

@bigmak7492 9 ай бұрын

Dude I have the pedal wondering is there any trick with set up.. it may be faulty but I’ve no control of the amps using the pedal.. it’s kinda working like the button if I touch the pedal it goes straight to 180 amps 🤷🏻

@MarcBchannel 9 ай бұрын

Not sure. I haven't played around with the machine recently. What I recall is that you adjust the max amperage using the knob on the pedal. The amperage adjustment on the machine doesn't do anything while the pedal is plugged in. I don't remember if I verified the pedal amp swing using the readout on the machine or if I measured it with my amp clamp but I know it was working. If yours isn't, maybe your pedal is bad. Let me know. I mite check it out later. Cheers

@kiwibedo 8 ай бұрын

It s a on/off with a amp boton, so you cant control the 0 to 200 amp whit your foot, it s a garbage

@MarcBchannel 8 ай бұрын

@kiwibedo It works just not like on other high end machines. On more professional type machines, you set the max amperage on the machine and the pedal operates within that range. On this machine it's all controlled with the pedal. For the money it's okay for a hobby welder

@HardlyDrivenSon 4 ай бұрын

I have this welder, had it a few months but only just used it, I was waiting on a pedal and a new table ect, it has allowed me to run 1 bead and now refuses to ark, the pedal shows the amp increasing but nothing is happening... Any ideas?

@MarcBchannel 4 ай бұрын

Does it ark with the pedal disconnected using the switch on the torch in 2T or 4T mode?

@HardlyDrivenSon 4 ай бұрын

@@MarcBchannel I have fixed it since, I took the pedal apart and has some loose and bent components, re attached and straightened and now its all working as it should, thanks for the quick response though :)

@MarcBchannel 4 ай бұрын

@HardlyDrivenSon oh nice👍 I think people are having problems with the pedals. Glad you got it working

@toquemosmadera 9 ай бұрын

Muy buen vídeo 👌

@MarcBchannel 9 ай бұрын

Gracias👍

@svarnoi_34 10 ай бұрын

Привет.пользуюсь им пол года.хороший аппарат.ты уже разобрался с настройками?

@MarcBchannel 10 ай бұрын

Yes I have. I will try and post more content on it. Glad you like it. Cheers

@svarnoi_34 10 ай бұрын

17 горелка слабовата.я купил 26.

@MarcBchannel 10 ай бұрын

Wow. You must be using it alot😁 #17 getting too hot?

@svarnoi_34 10 ай бұрын

Да.хотел с охлаждением 18 горелку но охладитель жидкости очень дорогой.поэтому 26 купил.меня сергей зовут.баланс 33-40 ставлю.на толстый алюминий 80-100 герц.

@stevec5000 3 ай бұрын

What kind of filler rod are you using?

@MarcBchannel 3 ай бұрын

@@stevec5000 Er4043

@lyallcampbell5613 5 ай бұрын

Any idea how to setup the pedal? When I push it down it makes that same noise but no arc starts

@MarcBchannel 5 ай бұрын

I just plugged the pedal in, set the machine to TIG, and set the amperage by turning the knob on the pedal. If it doesn't work I'd look into the pedal. Mite have a defective one. If your still having problems let me know. Should be able to troubleshoot the pedal somehow. I'd imagine it's kind of a potentiometer. Mite be able to check resistance

@lyallcampbell5613 5 ай бұрын

@@MarcBchannel Okay thank you. I will give it another try. All I get is the same noise at 4:53 then nothing. Might be pedal

@MarcBchannel 5 ай бұрын

@@lyallcampbell5613Does it arc without the pedal in 2T or 4T?

@lyallcampbell5613 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, just have it in 2T and works completely fine with the torch. Plugs in fine and machine knows it's foot pedal as amps stay at 10 on machine but doesn't let me adjust them on pedal.

@MarcBchannel 5 ай бұрын

@lyallcampbell5613 Ya probably bad pedal. They are pretty simple inside. Two wires to the micro switch which should be working since it starts the high frequency circuit and the other 3 to the rheostat/potentiometer. Maybe a wire fell off?