Hobbyist Welder Titanium Flux 125 Review

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Күн бұрын

We picked up this flux core wire welder from Harbor Freight and try it out and do a review from the Hobbyist Welder prospective.

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@Tacmans 11 ай бұрын

I just picked up this welder a bit ago and have been using it here and there fixing stuff on my own car. My buddy needed his exhaust fixed/welded back together and I'm no welder but I gave it a shot with the Titanium 125 and it came out pretty decent! can't complain for the price. Nice video

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and your comment. Yes, that is exactly the type of stuff this welder seems perfect for and how I will be mostly using it too. It’s easy to set up and makes me look better than my skill level as a welder. Have a great day and be safe!

@sethsethsethish 7 күн бұрын

Just got titanium 125 flux yesterday for 97 bucks! Can't wait to use it

@CopperBarnHomestead 7 күн бұрын

@@sethsethsethish congratulations!!! It’s a very nice welder for learning and for doing smaller hobby projects, I just used mine again yesterday! Great deal you got! Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate your support, have a great day and be safe!

@zoolanderfred 5 күн бұрын

Me too, one day only, $97.

@CopperBarnHomestead 5 күн бұрын

@ great job!! Enjoy!

@wrdturkey 9 ай бұрын

Great video. I've been using a fan and opened the garage door. No respirator. The fan keeps the smoke off my helmet and away from where I'm welding. Works great! Your welds look to hot (I'm not a welder). I found the chart settings for my Titanium 270 are off. Welding 1/16" square tubing, I turn the voltage all the way down to 13 volts and adjusted the wire feed to 122 inches per minute. Worked great. No burn throughs. Good luck. Make every weld better than your last.

@CopperBarnHomestead 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment. Great tip on the fan too. I will turn the heat down and try that. I am getting better and loving the practice and process. Have a great day and be safe!

@chuckkerr2963 Ай бұрын

I love the way that you presented your video add some of the things that you might run into being a beginner welder thank you and the wife so much great video

@CopperBarnHomestead Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate you, have a great day and be safe!

@jeffreysnethen9586 10 ай бұрын

I bought that welder about 4 years ago, put it thru hell, tried to trip the duty cycle on purpose, my hands always got to hot, had it for small repairs then even built an entire ornamental iron balcony with finally burned out the gun but the welder still comes on, a lot of the repairs where done with 150ft extension cord on a 20 amp circuit ( no choice due to repair location) well worth the price!

@CopperBarnHomestead 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching and your comment. My hand has gotten uncomfortably hot a few times while using this but it never even slowed down because of the duty cycle. Great job doing all the stuff you did with yours, I’m hoping to get similar results. Appreciate you, have a great day and be safe!

@jeffreysnethen9586 10 ай бұрын

@@CopperBarnHomestead Thanks!

@sammythefox1057 4 ай бұрын

The more I see the more I think this is the welder, everyone has good remarks and those who have had it for years have abused it.

@RG-wy1ol Ай бұрын

Thank you sir for making this video it was very helpful and educational.

@CopperBarnHomestead Ай бұрын

@@RG-wy1ol thank you for watching and for your comment! We appreciate you, have a great day and be safe!

@johnwoody4905 10 ай бұрын

Good video and job I have a Miller matic 200 I gave out of co2 on a Saturday and needed to finish up hay got the $76 central one it works well for what I paid for it. It's nice to have a backup that needs no co2 . Both of you take care and be safe.

@CopperBarnHomestead 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and your comments. We agree that the flux machines definitely can come in handy. We appreciate you! Have a great day and be safe!

@holdorf333 11 ай бұрын

i use this for welding nuts to rounded and broken off bolts. small, easy to set up, and lightweight.

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment! Yes, that would be a perfect little job for this welder that would work perfectly for. Have a great day and be safe.

@beaubrummelmotorizedbicycles 9 ай бұрын

Good review and great video on this welder, I am on my way to HF to get one. Oh, I also subscribed, I like your straight forward and down home approach. No nonsense, like trying to be funny or inserting video clips or offensive music. Well done and good info.

@CopperBarnHomestead 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and your comment! Hope you like it as much as I do. Have a great day and be safe!

@bobd.fletcherjr4912 10 ай бұрын

I have the Hobart Handler 190 I love it I also went out and bought the titanium 125 the only upgrade I done to my 125 and better ground clamp and a longer stinger

@CopperBarnHomestead 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching and your comment! The stinger upgrade sounds like that could be really useful. Have a great day and be safe!

@stuartmarkman769 8 ай бұрын

I just rebuilt my Toro mower deck and it isnt pretty but it works and it is strong. More practice and I will get better looking welds.

@CopperBarnHomestead 8 ай бұрын

Awesome, great job! Yes I’ve been getting a lot of practice in as well and it’s paying off. This little welder makes learning easy. Thanks for watching and your comment! Have a great day and be safe!

@Auto-Bots.Custom.Detailing 11 ай бұрын

I am in welding school.. it’s amazing the difference of opinion the 4 teachers we have. I think think this is a great welder for our the price… been in school for 7 months, and still doing only stick welding??? Where that’s the least promoted, least asked for… and l least used… we destroyed the college education…. Are we now destroying the trades???

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment. I agree and think this is a great little welder for the price and for me as a hobbyist welder. Great job doing welding school, I would love to get some schooling and know more about it. I just try to copy what I see on youtube or read in books along with a lot of practice that I enjoy. There is hopefully a reason they are concentrated so much on stick but I wouldn’t know what it is. Stick (lol) with it and get certified, it should be a great career! Best of luck, have a great day and be safe!

@melgross 11 ай бұрын

Stick is still the most used process for the building and pipe lining trades. Heavy fluxcore machines are making inroads in the building trades though. But these machines are far different from this little machine. I have an ESAB emp 205 as my main machine and I bought this to tack parts together that I make in my machine shop work. It’s fine for smaller, thinner work. If you get .035, it’s a bit better. It’s a fine machine for what it is. But the schools know what work their students can go for. It’s still considered best to get skilled at stick before beginning anything else. Additionally, each school specializes in some area. If the school specializes in pipelining, then pretty much all you’ll do is stick, likely 6010 and 7018. By patient. If you’re not, you’ll never get good at anything.

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

@@melgross awesome! Thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate your insight, have a great day and be safe!

@erazco6568 11 ай бұрын

It’s a good welder for projects at home for sure

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment! I completely agree! Have a great day and be safe!

@Nathan-hb3pu Ай бұрын

With flux core you can run multiple passes if you clean the flux off with a wire wheel after each pass. A person that taught me to weld showed me how too. And I've used scrap too test it on and belted the shit out of it with a hammer could not break the welds

@CopperBarnHomestead Ай бұрын

@@Nathan-hb3pu thanks for watching and your comment! Awesome information and tip! Definitely going to do some multi pass welding soon! Appreciate you, have a great day and be safe!

@gerogerigegege666 9 ай бұрын

Great Video. Very comprehensive. Thank you Sir!

@CopperBarnHomestead 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and your comment! Have a great day and be safe!

@PainterD54 6 ай бұрын

The cheap flux core welders get fairly good penetration if the feed is set right, but there is alot of spatter to grind off when you're done. They do work well for lighter work up to 1/4' metal. I use mine alot to tack stuff together before I use my large stick welder to do the final deep welds on thicker metal.

@CopperBarnHomestead 6 ай бұрын

@@PainterD54 thanks for watching and your comment. Using it to tackle before stick welding the thicker metal is a great idea and I will definitely use that idea on my projects. Thanks again, have a great day and be safe!

@c.h.4814 Ай бұрын

I know you said that you have been using the Hobart MIG welder with shielding gas, which almost makes welds clean every time. Just a suggestion with flux core use a chipping hammer and not your wire cutters, because you will ruin the cutters in no time.

@CopperBarnHomestead Ай бұрын

@@c.h.4814 thanks for watching and your tip. I bet the chipping hammer would work a whole lot better than those cutters too! Appreciate you, have a great day and be safe!

@timwillis1738 7 ай бұрын

For Flux core, make sure the handpiece is connected to NEG, and the gnd clamp is connected to POS for less splatter.

@CopperBarnHomestead 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment. Great tip! Have a great day and be safe!

@ZBrink11 7 ай бұрын

How did you achieve this with the Titanium 125?

@klinkster1955 4 ай бұрын

This welder only does flux so it's polarity is already wired internally for flux

@ZBrink11 7 ай бұрын

Very helpful, thanks for making!!

@CopperBarnHomestead 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and your comment! Have a great day and be safe!

@timsatchell6713 3 ай бұрын

Nice video. Haven't touched a welder in years but something like this would be great for those little jobs. SAFETY. please use a face shield when using rotary wire brushes. Eye glasses are not enough. Maggie was not using a proper respirator. She was starting to cough at the end. When you have a golden partner, look after her.

@CopperBarnHomestead 3 ай бұрын

@@timsatchell6713 thanks for watching and your comments! Yes, great little welder for hobby and small jobs. We appreciate your safety tips and completely agree and appreciate them! Have a great day and be safe!

@michaelgreen6788 3 ай бұрын

I am thinking about getting this welder it we’ll be my first one I never hid one be for was hoping to get one an try using it hid you had any problems with yours

@CopperBarnHomestead 3 ай бұрын

@@michaelgreen6788 thanks for watching and your comment! I haven’t had any issues with mine, it has been flawless. It is a great first welder in my opinion for light duty welding at a great price. It is 110v without a 220v option and is flux core only no gas regulator. If you are welding thinner material and smaller projects or artwork and other hobby type stuff it’s hard to beat this welder at this price point. If you discover you like welding you can always upgrade to a bigger welder without having invested a bunch on your first welder. Everything you learn with this one will transfer to your next welder if you decide to upgrade later. At the same time if you stay with smaller projects, this welder could easily be everything you ever need. We appreciate you, have a great day and be safe!

@michaelgreen6788 3 ай бұрын

@@CopperBarnHomestead think you i love working on building things an work on cars I was thinking about getting one to try working with some metal see how i like it

@BrianRodecker225 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Are you guys wearing the respirators because of the table giving off toxic gases

@CopperBarnHomestead 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment. Just trying not to breathe any metal particles or toxic smoke. We both have many years in the fire service in a busy city and don’t need any more challenges with our lungs. Have a great day and be safe!

@BrianRodecker225 10 ай бұрын

@@CopperBarnHomestead ok because I saw a video and the guy was saying this metal gives off bad toxins:-(

@michaeldvorak5556 9 ай бұрын

You will notice on the chart on the lid that the .030 3/16 space has a dash instead of a value, and the other values have been changed. Something is going on. It is my belief that they reduced the price to be competitive but also re-engineered the unit with cheaper parts to reduce their cost. I've seen posts where people were welding 1/4" for short stretches before popping their 20 amp fuse.

@CopperBarnHomestead 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment! Interesting, great attention to detail. Sounds like you might be on to something there. It’s definitely a great little welder for me. Thanks again for sharing, have a great day and be safe!

@marksparks8852 4 ай бұрын

$99.99 on Wednesday, October 02, 2024. 1 day only.

@CopperBarnHomestead 4 ай бұрын

@@marksparks8852 awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!!! This really is a great little welder perfect for hobbyist welder jobs that I find need doing constantly! Have a great day and be safe!

@molinaribp 4 ай бұрын

I just got mine, now attending KZbin university before I give it a shot this weekend.

@marksparks8852 4 ай бұрын

@@molinaribp Professor Sparks here. Check the wire feeding disk. Everyone says they are set up for the.030 wire but mine was set for .035. You get an A if you're still listening.

@CopperBarnHomestead 4 ай бұрын

@@molinaribp awesome! Thanks for watching! It’s a good beginning welder! Have fun, be safe!

@WayneP1973 11 ай бұрын

Nice review.

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and your comment! Appreciate it! Have a great day and be safe!

@hamtrucker Ай бұрын

Your travel speed is a little fast, in your arc link is a little long You can hear it in the welding.

@CopperBarnHomestead Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate the help with fine tuning my welding. Have a great day and be safe!

@coronaman9438 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing nice video

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and your comment! Have a great day and be safe!

@coronaman9438 11 ай бұрын

From Harbor Freight Junkies

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

@@coronaman9438 awesome! We love the Junkies group!

@aaronsanchez4217 9 ай бұрын

Whats the blue goo you stick the welder in?

@CopperBarnHomestead 9 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for watching and your comments. The blue stuff is nozzle gel, I believe that is the Hobart brand. It keeps splatter from sticking to your nozzle and keeps the tip clean while welding. It is more important for gas shielded welding because that crude can disrupt the flow of the shielding gas and create bad welds. Once I started using it I use it on all my torch tips. Have a great day and be safe!

@melgross 11 ай бұрын

You need at least 5/8” stick out with fluxcore, even 3/4” isn’t too much. It takes that much stick out to properly melt the wire and the flux. If you hold it too close, say 3/8” as in MiG, it won’t work properly. This machine comes with a very good little manual. You should read it. Otherwise, don’t try to weld high carbon steel. That’s a specialized process with wire you can’t get. This is good for A-36 and 1018, the most common steels. By the way, any MiG machine is also a fluxcore machine if you turn the gas off and use the proper drive wheel.

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comments! Great advice on longer stick out, will definitely work on that next practice session as well as reading up with the manual. Appreciate your time helping us learn, it’s very beneficial! I really like the welding community, everyone I’ve run across has been helpful and encouraging. Even though this will remain just a hobby for me it makes me want to learn as much and be as good as I possibly can knowing what a great and helpful community welders are part of! Have a great day and be safe!

@melgross 11 ай бұрын

@@CopperBarnHomestead well. Knowing the basics and practicing a lot will make a big difference. It takes several pounds of wire to get fairly good at any MiG or fluxcore process, or a good five pounds of sticks.

@CopperBarnHomestead 11 ай бұрын

@@melgross awesome! I’ve been burning rod or wire almost every day just trying to get better. I have decided to concentrate on stick for a bit because I have a sawmill fabrication project I want to do. I also want to get better at wire though because I want to try some metal art projects 🤷‍♂️ It’s honestly hard to decide which to do more of because it’s all very interesting to me! Thanks again! Have a great day and be safe!

@aaronsanchez4217 9 ай бұрын

What respirators you use?

@CopperBarnHomestead 9 ай бұрын

The respirator I use is from Lincoln Electric. I like it because it fits under the helmet better than the Harbor Freight one Maggie uses when she films for me. Thanks again! Have a great day and be safe!