Cheap Ebay Welder -- WILL IT TIG?!

[@greanstreak04]

If it sounds like cooking bacon, you are welding. If it smells like cooking bacon, you are on fire.

[@sergevereecke680]

I always wanted to be on fire , but not so highly strung.

[@johnwoodworth248]

greanstreak04 Lol 😂

[@jerrelboyd2441]

good one! lol

[@willyam9735]

greanstreakk04, I like the advice but I think it depends on how similar in makeup your belly is to that of a porker! A "one size fits all" approach doesn't work here! As a amateur inventor I think I might try to add a flat cooking surface to the welder so a person could multi-task with welding and cooking at same time ;-P You might even put the display to use doubling as a cook temperature indicator? The bargain factor gets better and better!

[@flat4life800]

A fellow AVE fan

[@pangtsr]

When your multimeter costs 5 times more than your welder...

[@MR-nl8xr]

Never knew they made them to read that high of DC amperage.

[@davidlawrence8085]

MAX R.....They make external accessory jaw clamps that then plug into the multimeter low ac input. I have one

[@MR-nl8xr]

@@davidlawrence8085 👍🏼

[@SotaGrom]

David Lawrence amp clamp babyyy

[@Paul27]

But, in the video, he didn‘t use it properly, because he said, that hes welding with 80 Amps. The meter didn‘t show amps, it showed the voltage! Hes welding with 0.80 V DC! He cannot measure the current, just because inside of the meter, there s a fuse with 10 amps.

[@stueypooy22]

Woah woah, not sure how I feel about seeing your torso, let's not rush into things

[@bradley3549]

You must be new here :) He's shown his face before! It's burned into my retinas for all of eternity.

[@stueypooy22]

@@bradley3549 please don't tell me the name of that video, I by no means want to see that video ;)

[@doctorpc1531]

@@bradley3549 Funny case of the video you watch influencing the expressions you choose!

[@PSPMHaestros]

@@stueypooy22 Totally not his 100k subs video

[@michaelvann8972]

Edu What have you done?!?! What did I just see? Why would you post that, you knew we would go look! You monster!

[@TechGorilla1987]

I know you won't read this, but it's March 2023 and I am watching this video again for about the 4th time. I've been going through your entire old catalog frankly. Your old content is far and away better than what KZbin is spouting out these days. The entire site has gone to hell in a hand-basket, but your content is timeless. Like watching reruns of MythBusters. A proper use of my spare time.

[@Linusgump]

It’s 2024 and I’m feeling the same way and doing the same thing. TOT is probably the best channel on the platform, and is by far the most entertaining.

[@FishyBoi1337]

God, I grew up watching mythbusters. A shame the slop kids are growing up with now.

[@gateway8833]

It doesn’t need a duty cycle test, the Circuit Breaker handles that.

[@billbenedict4664]

The duty cycle could be calculated by measuring time spent resetting the breakers.

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

Bill Benedict Or how many “doody” logs one drops down the “river”

[@montana1636]

Bill Benedict added time the off duty time

[@79huddy]

It has a 100% duty cycle if you put it on a 30amp breaker and use a piece of filler rod to wire the breaker locked out it also doubles as a shop heater if you don't mind the smell of magic smoke from the caps

[@jmy7622]

@Hudson Yeah that's a good idea , needs to be 100% for commercial welding , this will make things a lot easier than dragging around some big old clunker .That thing can't weigh more than a couple pounds.

[@wb5mct]

@@jmy7622 One of the accessories that came with mine was a shoulder strap! Seriously, you use short welding cables and a long 220 V cord and carry it around with you. Makes sense if you don't mind dragging a 220 volt cord around.

[@Omapk]

Why spend money on cable? there's tons of it hanging between those weird limbless trees outside my house.

[@richardlincoln8438]

😁.... 👍

[@jacobg5122]

Gotta watch out for the cable farmers though, they got pissed last time I went out to harvest.

[@kirkendauhl6990]

I like to use garden shears with uncoated metal handles because they’re nice and sturdy. Make sure you leave the gloves at home too, you’ll want the extra grip your bare hands provide

[@richardlincoln8438]

@@kirkendauhl6990 Your helpful hints are appreciated... 🤭.. no worries in California tho, the insulation is already baked off the wire and powered down.... 🤓

[@JeraSpencer]

colab with electroboom on how to correctly harvest the limbless tree cable?

[@jacovandeventer1939]

Keep the torch resting on the nozzle with the tungsten tip about 2 mm from the workpiece then run your filler wire across the workpiece and the tip of the tungsten, its waaaay easier to strike the arc like that and its easier on your sharpened tip

[@emanuelmifsud6754]

The tip has a say 5mm tipout from nozzle, you are meaning that the torch must be at an angle say 60 degrees to the vertical. Then the torch will rest on the nozzle. You are correct.

[@LatinDanceVideos]

Hadn’t heard this tip before. Just starting to Learn tig.

[@Atari8888]

@@LatinDanceVideos this is only for scratch start tig welders

[@FreeMind5094]

there is no tungsten tip here this is stick welder

[@jacovandeventer1939]

@@FreeMind5094 ???? Did you watch the entire video, A large part of the 2nd half is TIG welding. The name of the video is even "will it TIG" TIG = TUNGSTEN INERT GAS welding

[@brianewhiteguy]

TOT Jr: "Hey dad, when can I get my own welder??" TOT: "Today's the day, boy. If you can weld with this, you can weld with anything. Also, let's talk about life insurance..."

[@jolujo5842]

LOL 😆

[@goldenfox334]

😂😂😂😂

[@arabfromspace7233]

This Young Tony

[@bdkj3e]

I just had an amazing Kung Fu the legend continues moment, "You can have your own welder when you can snatch the Tig torch from my hand son."

[@montana1636]

Brian White if you can dodge a lawn dart or flowerpot you can be ejected from a vehicle without too much fallout

[@eformance]

I see what you're problem is, you're trying to use a 4:3 welder at 16:9, I remember those days.

[@Trident_Euclid]

Holup ✋🤔

[@anotheruser9876]

Nah, it's a PAL welder used as an NTSC one.

[@eformance]

@@anotheruser9876 Never The Same Current?

[@palewriter1856]

but do you remember - round B&W?

[@eformance]

@@palewriter1856 Ahh, you mean the old "Buzz and Whip" stick technique?!

[@johnt4060]

“The stinger and ground clamp are *WIRELESS!!* “ You had me dying!! It’s been too long since I laughed that hard!

[@raguhmuffin]

Drew Tatum I about lost it when he spit the crunchy chip of slag out omg almost fell over so funny

[@johnt4060]

raguhmuffin It was definitely one of the funniest videos he’s made so far

[@glendooer6211]

Think they maybe Blue Tooth??

[@fpfree8821]

Drew Tatum what did you launch? A rocket? And how do you do it 'hard'?..........never mind.

[@gravelydon7072]

@@glendooer6211 Nope, needs more power than that. Must be RF power off of an FM radio station transmitter

[@wiz1341]

I'm late but, as a tiger welder, a good rule of thumb with scratch start is to not touch your tungsten to the work surface. Utilize the wire to drag across the work surface and tungsten quicky, at the same time. Takes practice, but will strike the arc, and save the tungsten

[@jacovandeventer1939]

If jou can master scratch starting like this you can save some money on Tungstens and expensive welding machines by just using a cheap Inverter-welder. Unfortunately old oil bath machines won't work firstly because they have an AC output and no way to keep the arc going between each alteration in polarity unlike inverter machines that can use AC-TIG to weld aluminium. I think I ran away with my comment a bit but using your filler wire to initiate the arc helps a lot if you weld in akward positions where you cannot reach the button on a torch

[@aidengray3998]

As a tiger welder myself, the most important thing is to keep the dart gun handy. If the tiger wakes up and sees what you attached to her... well, One Leg Jimmy refuses to say what she did, but he's deathly afraid of alarm clocks now.

[@prodbybabygod7411]

Nah. Hf boys hf

[@abnormallynormal8823]

I’m late but, as a tiger welder a good rule of thumb with scratch start is to not let the tiger touch you while it’s scratching or starting. Utilize the large piece of meat on a wire and drag it across the enclosure of the tiger quickly, but without making yourself look like a snack at the same time. Takes practice, but will stimulate and feed the tiger, and save your legs from being eaten.

[@6funny0_o]

Dang, we got a tiger welder in here

[@scottdrillinginc397]

That Google translator made coffee come out my nose. "we have your 50$ lol"

[@byron7165]

We ha you fiddy dolla!

[@throngcleaver]

If that's how you make coffee, I do NOT want to know how you make cream.

[@kekmeister42]

lol, didn't even see that last one!

[@firstname3078]

I paused it when he was showing the card and I was in tears at that point! lol

[@CryhavocMike]

@@byron7165 OMG I cannot stop laughing!!!!

[@HandToolRescue]

I have the exact same food list...

[@createdesign]

I love this crunchy intro, very creative

[@mateowey]

Agreed! Made me laugh lol

[@robertsimmons1sgretired820]

Too funny 😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@VauxhallViva1975]

Yeah, when he ate the slag, I just about pissed myself laughing!

[@Juppie902]

I thought this was the welder omg hahahah

[@DaimyoD0]

New to this channel; that was a hell of a first impression. I was so taken off guard.

[@woollywoolwoolz]

Mate, the comedy in this video is worth the price of admission alone😂

[@oxylepy2]

2 years later: This video was gold. I had to send people clips because I was splitting sides

[@tfr6]

"WHOA THE STINGER AND GROUND CLAMP ARE WIRELESS!!!!" had me in stitches, you're so funny hahaha.

[@henrytaylor3049]

went back to 1:19 and read the list very funny.

[@my2centz196]

Wow wireless! I've gotta get one of those! Very futuristic lmao...

[@contytub]

when i was around 12 i actually 'borrowed' my father's welder (huge transformer that i was struggling to carry with two hands). the welder had one of the wires missing in that moment for whatever reason so i have plugged the welder in the power socket, connected the 'wireless clamp' and kept asking myself why is not working ... looking back i could have died or go blind as i had no mask either so thank god for the 'wireless' clamp :D

[@ron827]

LGBT brand? That may explain the need to change the polarity.

[@rookiemcm77]

I laughed so hard, that if I was drinking anything, it woulda come outta my nose... thx =)

[@tdogj2084]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rentaspoon219]

LMAO have an internet cookie

[@colinantink9094]

Rofl!

[@josraven7385]

It is not LGBT, it is IGBT. Stands for 'Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor' Part of the El;electronic switching circuit.

[@pdmark311]

I so need a t-shirt that says "extremely danger" now

[@blargkliggle1121]

The man said "set the death toaster to maximum overdrive" and that's what you want on a shirt?

[@Jrez]

NO DUMB AREA

[@bvcxzgt5451]

It needs the image of the electricity zapping the balls under the text.

[@djangoren8556]

Possibly my favorite shop class I have ever taken. Best part the lectures are all online. Tony is the best professor.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

And all for the low, low price of $7.99!

[@budgenatorP]

I think expecting that welder to have a graceful automatic thermal shutdown might be a bit optimistic; more likely a full-on smoke-test.

[@absalomdraconis]

Yeah, looks like it even the breaker thinks it smokes too many packs a day.

[@quantumvortex3942]

It demonstrated its "graceful automatic thermal shutdown" protocol twice... each time it blew the Breakers Hahahahaha

[@zoidberg552]

At 23:00 there is kind of termocouple mounted on radiator. So there is possibility for " graceful automatic thermal shutdown " without magic smoke :)

[@jamesburleson1916]

What do you mean? The smoke comes out to let you know it's overheated. It's a perfectly good indicator, no need to waste money on fancy LEDs.

[@zoidberg552]

@@jamesburleson1916 :D

[@teledunc]

When you started wiring up that two prong plug I literally saw your life flash before my eyes.

[@JMALEEDY]

First thing I would have done is wire in a case earth at the very least.

[@totherarf]

The problem with that is this beast puts out 2 voltages with reference to earth so if you put the case in contact with earth when you weld you have a path for current to flow from the -ve to earth ....... and that can cause problems! Wierd spookines can happen ;0) That is IF I understood OT correctly ...... again one of us (or both) cold be wrong (coughs) Err ... Giving the wrong impression!

[@JMALEEDY]

@@totherarf the other solution is if you get a machine with no built-in earth fucking dunk it straight into the bin (or back on eBay)

[@AnatoFIN]

Dave W That’s why You should put live to the case instead =D (Don’t do it!)

[@mackenziehaines9458]

Just use a good 10 rolls of electrical tape on the body of the welder. You should be alright

[@arthurneddysmith]

7:59 Those gloves alone are worth at least $60 of humour.

[@MrDaldagnuur]

lol.

[@zirabenz.zorander5087]

10 minutes later, I'm still giggling over the thumbs *

[@jtveg]

For a minute there I thought they sent gloves intended for the Simpsons.

[@jtveg]

@Press tool Makers Not very helpful to an English speaking audience. There are no subtitles and only a couple of minutes of actual welding which is useless without understanding what you are demonstrating unfortunately. So for your blatant self promotion, you get a fail.

[@swcheshier61]

Besides Tim Hawkins, this is the funniest, most entertaining video I’ve ever seen on KZbin. I really enjoyed the video. Information, humor, special effects. You’ve got it all. Lol. I’m a subscriber now. I rarely comment, but this was comment worthy! 😁👍🏼

[@kehtal9715]

"Not sure what that means, but I would have been happier if that were zero." lmao

[@smokey8524]

laughed till i had tears lmao

[@SafetyLighting]

Goddamn hysterical!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@charadremur333]

If it were zero: bzzzt.

[@noahwoods9916]

When you ate the "Metal Potato Chip" I pooped laughing

[@ThisOldTony]

pooped! oh my.

[@rogeliomontalvo9447]

Lmaooo me tooo!!!

[@noahwoods9916]

I would also like to point out that at 1:30. I got a bit too uncomfortable with all tha airtime below the waist and stuff coming out of pockets.

[@NilesBlackX]

@@noahwoods9916 I liked the _heavily used_ makeup thing

[@scottdrillinginc397]

Aaaaand since I haven't seen any mention of it, ToT: " I haven't stick welded in 3 years". slag comes of in 1 piece.

[@alexkasin4076]

Its almost like he used a 6013

[@scottdrillinginc397]

@@alexkasin4076 Yeah.... maybe I should start using 6013. I have been using 1109 and can't make it look good.

[@alexkasin4076]

@@scottdrillinginc397 do you mean 6011 if that is the case you might now be the problem 6011 is a deep penetrating rod and even a good even bead will look kind of ugly just because of the nature of it i would try something like 7018 or like you said 6013 those will give you a nice looking bead and they are much easier to use especially for a beginner

[@scottdrillinginc397]

@@alexkasin4076 I'm pretty sure it's 1109. Oh ... wait....

[@akbychoice]

scottdrillinginc LOL try that with 7024.

[@cnucks9070]

"Dont worry I took precautions, my fingers are crossed." Never laughed so hard watching welding vids. Subscribed!

[@surfernorm6360]

Rofl That tickled me too.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Safety squint engaged, two condoms, mother on speed dial.

[@gagiotter4114]

A tip for perfect scratch starts: rest the cup on the surface. then rock the torch back and forth a bit until you touch. with the cup rim being a pivot point it gives you great leverage and no matter how heavy-handed you are, the electrode should never get stuck. I also noticed you can achieve way lighter contact and less contamination on the electrode (if less contamination is even a thing with scratch starts).

[@TotoGuy-Original]

im going to have to try that

[@SlapHappy]

After scratch start welding for a few days you can get the scratch down to where you dont even touch it to the metal, just swipe it over so close that the arc starts. Very minimal contamination

[@omieyouknowme]

I've used copper to start and drag it.over

[@jaydaniels8698]

The shop teacher got me to stop sticking the electrode by not letting me near the welding unit

[@aerogfs]

Never underestimate the lack of capacity for some beings not to get the electrode stuck

[@stephenk.5839]

Really enjoyed the humor. You also showed skill by actually getting a few decent welds in spite of that extremely-danger cheap welder.

[@bigclivedotcom]

I got one of those mini units and got hammered with customs charges.

[@madmodder123]

Fancy seeing you here :) What have you been welding?

[@elonmask50]

Hi Clive did you get “hammered” or X-rayed?

[@rollerskdude]

Makes sense in Britain, where you are. Murika has no such problems.

[@SuperAWaC]

@@rollerskdude The fact we don't have those problems is the reason our economy is wrecked.

[@mrbrown3462]

6013 is a great rod for beginners and home owners,it is a little more forgiven with rust and breezes and for most projects 6013 is more than strong enough so for most just getting in this welder may be perfect.

[@DemarticusStoneGaming]

It's official, I'm naming my next Welder "Death Toaster", I don't care what brand it is 😂😂

[@hansangb]

At 21:47, "I took precautions...." Made me spit my coffee. Thanks ToT! By far one of the best channels on YT!

[@AndreyNaranjo]

"I'm not gonna tell you how to live your live or how long" priceless XD

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

Live Long and Prosper

[@patomahony9747]

Hilarious…… but nice review on cheap death traps being sold online. You are correct in your summation that buying a complete kit from local suppliers is often wayyyy more cost effective and usually lots safer. Loved your improvised insulated “holding device” the piece of timber you used to hold the top of the welder as you removed the screws from the heat sink.

[@plus790]

"Get out! The stinger and electrode are WIRELESS!" I about lost it at work. I love this channel.

[@nickprescottskymap3dltd348]

Personally I’d love to see you take a look at one of the import ‘combination’ machines - I can’t afford / justify a named brand or three dedicated machines and there are some perhaps better machines eg ‘designed in Germany made in xxx’ type. (I live in the UK). Wish I could go for a good brand but this is strictly a hobby for me so anything I do spend I need to get good value for. The type I’d love to see you look at is a combo TIG, plasma cutter and stick machine. Not knowing enough about the pitfalls I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please keep up the great videos 👍

[@superdau]

I'm wondering exactly the same thing. A welder would be a "nice to have" giving me more options to do stuff, but it would be taken out at most a few times per year. So a big brand investment is definitely out of the question. I've been looking at "Stahlwerk" welders. It's one of those "designed, developed and quality controlled in Germany" companies. Their welders aren't even that cheap (but still less than 1000€ for a full AC/DC MMA/TIG/plasma combo including helmet and a few consumeables). They even offer a 5 year warranty, "tryout welding" at their german headquarters and Amazon ratings aren't the worst either, so they can't be that bad, can they? I'd really be interested to hear what an experienced welder would have to say about those. On the other hand they also have welders that look almost as sketch as the one in this video...

[@uberintj]

This experience might help you: 12 or 13 years ago I was in the same boat. My hobby is farming and I need to be able to fix/make equipment. I researched for quite a while and had a toss-up decision between 2 or 3 multi-process machines. I went with a GianTech because there was a rep with a good rep in my country. It's a TIG, stick, plasma combo. Everlast was one of my options then and I wish I had chosen them, but there was lots of bad mouthing about all of the import inverter machines at the time and I wasn't able to find a good rep. If I ever get a new one it will be an Everlast, though I'll probably go with a dedicated plasma cutter rather than a 3 process machine. My machine is cheaply made, and has all of the chintzy things you'd think it might. Very basic ground clamp, stinger, and cheap TIG torch. I run it on 220V. I've been using it regularly, about once a month, since I got it. I do everything from quick weld repairs to fabricating tractor and farm implements - metal from 1/16" sheet to 1" bar. This weekend I made a new grate for my outdoor wood boiler from 1" bar. For the ~$500 I paid for it, I have no complaints. I've never replaced anything on it, although this weekend did I break the air regulator off it dropping a bar on it. I'll get a replacement that allows more pressure and that should improve my cutting ability - it struggles with 5/8" - 1/2" plate, and I'm pretty sure that's my air pressure and quality (plasma likes lots of dry air). Also, I never did set up the TIG so can't speak to that (would like to, but I get by without it so can't justify the cost). I even still use the original crappy helmet it came with. Would I like a better machine? Sure. Do I need a better machine. No. If all you do is hobby/learning, you'll probably like the multi-process machine just fine. And the quality, features, and reputation of them has improved greatly since I got mine. As @Mr T says, check out Everlast. Lots of pros on KZbin use them so search around to hear their reviews. Their SuperUltra 206Si is about the same machine as I have except mine is only 160A stick, 40A TIG (IIRC), and it comes with a foot pedal and the plasma uses a pilot arch (mine does not and that's a pain sometimes). HTH.

[@COBARHORSE1]

Hey Nick, if you are going to get a multiprocess machine, don't get one with both TIG and plasma. They don't play nice with each other. I've had good results with an Everlast stick (MMA) welder, and MIG welder. They also make multiprocess welders too, but I haven't used them personally.

[@superdau]

@@COBARHORSE1 What does "not play nice with each other mean"? It's not like you can use those at the same time. Otherwise the electronic function is quite similar for TIG and plasma: (realtively) low voltage and controlled current. Why would a combination of the two in one device make them work worse?

[@DrFiero]

I’ll add a vote for my Everlast combo box. What can I say, had it for years, and it works great! Not used in a commercial environment or anything.

[@omarh789]

I just realized Tig welding is just soldering with possible death involved. I also think soldering is weldings "cosplay"

[@coolbionicle]

Yeaah, I can see why they are similar, both involve having the heat source from a sharp metal point in one hand while feeding the core with the other. And seeing it that way, MIG welding is like if stick and TIG welding had a baby boy. But, soldering is moke akin to brazing, only at higher temps, the metal from the cores serve more as glue than filler like in welding. I think your joke might have flown over my head, but screw it, I just wanted to explain that XD

[@omarh789]

@@FourthWayRanch Its the same general process. I use a pointy hot thing to melt metal to bond two pieces of metal. It was a joke lol

[@user-qn2tz9qd7t]

@@omarh789 I USE LIGHTNING

[@MrSticks9999]

No it's not. He did some brazing with TIG. ANY welding involved both base metals melting.

[@coolbionicle]

@@MrSticks9999 You missed his point. He was talking about the way you handle the tools, not the actual process taking place.

[@pdionne03901]

I bought a 3-in-1, TIG, stick, and plasma on eBay and was really surprised. At the time I was taking a welding course so I wired it up and took it with me. The teacher put it through the paces and he said for the price he was going to pick one up. Stick worked awesome and I believe it is at or very close to the 200 amp rating. The stick worked awesome and the plasma cut through 1 in steel like butter. The price for goods out of China is phenominal.

[@ScarredRealist]

As soon as you picked up that chunk of slag, I knew exactly where it was going.. I was not disappointed.

[@AndreSchurer]

Yeahhh welding cable, I just stole the jumper cables from my wife her car.

[@Mishn0]

"Stole from my wife her car!?!" EXTREMELY DANGER!!!

[@Chris-yy7qc]

Dont forget the battery!

[@GunFunZS]

Funny that was my first thought too.

[@ferrumignis]

@@Mishn0 Much theft!

[@keithyinger3326]

lol my grandfather did the opposite. He stole some of his huge 300 amp welding cable for jumper cables. He worked on log stackers for a living. Those Huge machines that can pick up an entire semi load of logs on one grab and one tire is about 7 feet tall. Well your normal little car jumper cables are going to melt when you try putting as much current through them as you need to crank an engine that big so he made his own Industrial sized jumper cables. They're hanging in my dads shop now and they work awesome for jump starting cars.

[@perfectox]

I would never imagine that at some point in my life I will by crying from laughing watching a welding video

[@oh8wingman]

When you are running reverse polarity 1/3 of your heat is in your electrode 2/3 is in your parent material. Straight polarity reverses that so you are now getting 2/3 of the heat in the electrode which may explain why it appeared to weld better with the 7018. Another electrode you may want to try would be 6011 which is an AC version of 6010. 6010 and 6011 are the highest penetration rods that you can get. The surface characteristics are fairly rough but with practice they will be acceptable. Regarding the scratch start TIG, you might want to try pulling the torch head back towards the cup and touching down as you do. Sitting at a stand still or worse traveling away from the cup will be more likely to stick and break the point off the tungsten. Breaking off the tungsten can create another problem. Frequently, when you stick the tungsten down to the parent metal and you break the tip off the tip has partially embedded itself into the surface. You have to grind away the metal until you are sure that tiny piece of tungsten is gone. If you don't, you will have trouble welding over that area as the tungsten will not melt and it creates a pit in your weld with little penetration. If it is x-ray quality work that void will show on the x-ray which will require a repair. As far as not being able to control the heat without a foot control you might want to try lengthening your arc length a bit. This will raise your voltage and drop your amperage effectively cooling the process off a bit. And before you ask, yes, I am a qualified welder with a first class journeyman ticket and formerly a B pressure ticket.

[@johnconrad5487]

BULLSHIT!!!!!! hen you are running reverse polarity 1/3 of your heat is in your electrode 2/3 is in your parent material. Straight polarity reverses that so you are now getting 2/3 of the heat in the electrode

[@gambini_modding]

you make me laught out loud, alone in my room 6am! "wireless clamps" "i was the five fingers freak all this time". you´re priceless!!

[@kainhall]

22:41 gotta love the "QC pass" sticker found on EVER piece of electrical equipment NOT worth owning

[@WPI94]

Fun Fact: Quality means "meeting specifications", even very-low specifications. hah.

[@secretsix6]

i remember my first welder you had to move a clamp along a length of coiled wire to adjust the amps

[@LaserFur]

my first one was from the antique store and had a toaster and carbon rods.

[@Jrez]

Mine can change the AC waveform

[@trevordeane3940]

Thanks for the video- lots of fun! This dangerous Chinese welder did actually produce a reasonable TIG weld but the cost of the added items like torch etc., was more than the welder. I remember ten years ago you could not get a proper TIG for less that €1,000. Now you can get a reasonable TIG for €450.

[@grenadegoboom4967]

youve always been able to tig off an arc welder power source. nothing new there.

[@trezsr]

The freaking gloves! I've not laughed like that in awhile. Bravo!

[@jmac1099]

Right?!..

[@gildedbear5355]

same here. I had to pause the video until I stopped laughing.

[@absalomdraconis]

Made with only the _finest_ in rich, Corinthian leather.

[@LaserFur]

they looked ambidextrous.

[@xxportalxx.]

Omfg I was still laughing when I found this comment

[@thesledgehammerblog]

That thing looks so dangerous that Bigclive probably wants one.

[@Killerspieler0815]

@thesledgehammerblog - YES , the ordinary consumer equipment (like TV / Radio etc.) 230 V & 32 Amp UK socket should fit

[@spudboypollock4115]

I love the use of the translated instructions : "Extremely Danger!"

[@JimNichols]

It is funny how the commentary goes, I live in Thailand and this an everyday welder used 10s of thousands of times a day here. Little box twice the size of a coffee cup and they weld up to 1/2 plate with them all day long. A friend has maybe 10 of these with the tig units on them and welds custom gates for homes here all day with them. It is amazing how spoild one becomes in the USA with all the cool things like welding hoods and gloves. These cats weld all day in a pair of #5 shades and barefoot. Live long and prosper bro, thanks for the videos hard to make for little praise.

[@katiebarber407]

yikes!

[@TestEric]

I've never welded before, and this is one of the finest videos I've ever seen.

[@johnwalker1471]

I for one was pretty impressed with what this welder is capable of. Yes it’s not 200A but it does lay down a pretty good bead. I checked out a few other videos for more info. Apparently there is a separate grounding screw on the back. I can’t say that I saw it in this vid though. By nature of its design it does have an isolation transformer. The high voltage is rectified and converted to high frequency. This is converted to low voltage through a toroidal transformer.

[@aussierockbands]

"Tig welding is a lot less enjoyable when youve electrocute yourself to death" haha funniest shit ever man...really needed the laugh, thankyou

[@eshneto]

You can attach the earth ground cable to the case. Indeed, you should always test for continuity between ground and the case before pluging cheap stuff to power.

[@jhoncho4x4]

To eliminate alot of danger, simply add a ground to the case. Should have been manufactured that way since it is not double insulated. Simply attach a piece of wire to one of the case screws, zip tie it to the existing cord and attach other end to the ground terminal inside a 3 conductor power plug. Try to match ground wire size to the power wire size; any size ground is better than none though. Or swap 2 conductor power cord for a 3 conductor cord and attach with same methods. Looks like it could use larger power conductors anyways, so I would upgrade that too while your at it.

[@paulkurilecz4209]

I have a feeling that if you were to ground the case on this machine that the circuit breaker will trip. 🙂

[@jhoncho4x4]

Hopefully the metal case, resting on the metal welding table, is grounding it. That would be another option for grounding, piece of wire from outer case, clamped to welding table.

[@WihGlah]

It would be good to see what you would recommend for a starter kit for TIG.

[@xenonram]

There are plenty of other people to ask that question with more knowledge of all the welding machines

[@PhilipStubbs]

@@xenonram but TOT is the only true source of enlightenment.

[@lsx_moe]

I love my lincoln tig 200 but next welder is a miller syncrowave or htp

[@JM-yx1lm]

@@lsx_moe dude get outta here with that shit, he said STARTER welder like a harbor freight tig welder. Decent price and pretty good quality using either their orange or green welders.

[@lsx_moe]

@@JM-yx1lm damn I just checked the prices, they are $1,700! I bought mine brand new for $900 last year! Cant believe how pricy they are. Definitely wouldn't spend 1700 bucks on one, the HTP is not far from it. I would recommend a used high end welder over a new cheap welder. I have also had great luck with everlast welders. I do love my Lincoln though

[@bxxj]

200 Amps on a 14g lamp zip cord? That's called a Russian LED. Makes a great space heater :)

[@SmilingDevil]

bxxj it’s Chinese 200 Amps, as we saw this translates to 128 western Amps ...

[@bxxj]

@@SmilingDevil with only 1/10th the insulation as well :)

[@tasmedic]

@@SmilingDevil Honestly! It's just that American Volts are HALF the chinese volts. That's why the welder was struggling.

[@sergevereecke680]

About 3/4 of worlds population uses 220 Volts and the U.S. is still struggling with 110V ?

[@wb5mct]

I have had one of these (or at least a very similar unit) for a couple of years now and can say that the duty cycle is 100%. Or at least it will run longer than I have ever used it; at least long enough to burn 3 or 4 sticks in quick succession. Also, the built in leaf blower keeps mine from ever getting very hot to the touch. The low open circuit voltage definitely makes it a challenge to keep the arc lit, especially given my less than stellar welding skills. The first time I used it I IMMEDIATELY ordered another one as a backup. A couple of years and a couple of fairly big projects later the backup is still in the box!

[@gousmc1983]

"when I cranked the death toaster all the way up" LMFAO 😂😆

[@yoonki]

You can also cross off tap magic from your list. Does NOT taste like peppermint.

[@MattOGormanSmith]

Anchor Lube does

[@Eluderatnight]

@@MattOGormanSmith how about MMO?

[@irritantno9]

yoonki lol!

[@SodomySnake]

Loctite 515 is pretty good, but only in very small amounts.

[@GunFunZS]

But it does work like magic. Or at least the original red label flvaor does. I used to have a job where you would manually tap a lot of holes, slash do them with a cordless drill. I can say tap magic versus a bunch of different other brands made a huge noticeable and measurable difference in how will the tapping worked and how many taps are broken.

[@franzskrzipczyk469]

I swear, when you changed the polarity it played "I want to break free" backwards.

[@k1dfr0std]

Hey Tony, love your videos! You mentioned "if you were measuring this wrong" during your amp testing, so.... looking at 10:39 in the video your amp measurements are measuring DC voltage. Not sure anyone has brought this up to you, but in order to successfully measure current with an ammeter clamp (or any ammeter) you must first plug the common lead into that other fuse protected slot (NOT the COM) and then turn your meter knob to the big "A" with the straight dashed lines (DC Amps). You could've really been pumping out that many amps but the device itself has that low voltage you mentioned, so the overall power being produced is minimal

[@ClassicIronAddict]

"Did you catch that when I cranked the DEATH TOASTER up to MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE?" HAHAHAHHAHA!!!

[@bm7301]

IM GIVING ER ALL SHE GOT CAPTAIN!!! SHE JUST AINT GOT ANYMORE!!! AND U CANT MIX MATTER WITH ANTI-MATTER U CRAZY BASTARD!!! Lol

[@michaeldurling793]

Tony, just wanted to chime in and give my 20 cents (inflation) let me preface by saying I am a total newbie when it comes to welding, first machine was an 80 amp stick welder and I was able to stitch to pieces together somewhat effectively although not pretty. Recently sprung for a mid priced multi process machine and tried my hand at flux core mig, so so. It came with a scratch start Tig torch with gas control knob, I have been hesitant to attempt using this process because of no high frequency start capability but after watching and the tips you gave I am determined to give it a go. I always enjoy your videos even if they do not pertain to anything I would consider attempting either for lack of experience or lack of equipment. I always learn something applicable or not. Thank you, and I always leave with a smile.

[@tomt9543]

I can tell you’re a true professional because you remembered to put the plastic handle on the cable BEFORE attaching the cable to the stinger! A MASTER!!

[@thzzzt]

Old saying, "If you want it done twice, do it wrong the first time."

[@tomt9543]

@@thzzzt HAAAAA!!! Love it!

[@lesthompson5907]

I haven't watched you for a long time now. found his old post. Thor "COVID", Had got you On the subject of Tig welding I have one of those old English, Oxford oil-cooled welders. Ac A bantam they are called. Playing about one weekend I fitted a 200 AC to DC Phase converter to the input voltage turning the input to DC input at the welder now the current being generated at the winding was DC I found it made a descent Tig welding device & a very long duty cycle as the oil-cooled device. The reason is it welding scope as its amp welder delivered a powerful range of Tig variants & if I Decided to Tig in AC I could switch back to AC because of its stick capability For welding aluminium. A brazing which is where I mainly used it. You should try it with an oil-cooled welder son.

[@bcubed72]

"Hey, I got $100" [Wires up two in series]

[@GermanTopGameTV]

While this might be a terrible idea, I kinda what to see what would happen.

[@austinkutz3759]

@@GermanTopGameTV if you wire them in opposite polarity of each other it'll weld the clamps down

[@naknakacknak]

It would probably work, but the 50 volts to the case is very distubring. You would have to do some testing, but you might have 60 volts open circuit for the 7018's.

[@nigelkavanagh2048]

Great review.

[@BustaHymen]

Pro comedians haven't made me laugh out loud as many times in

[@gravelydon7072]

Jeff Dunham is about the only one I still find funny. But remember, never take medical advice from Bubba J.

[@bryseanygaming4313]

"I opted for the lgbt version"

[@spudpud-T67]

How post modern.

[@1312_PV]

Actually IGBT is the type of switch used, a very important basic technical information. It is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor. I know it was a joke, but it is an interesting bit and some important information.

[@bryseanygaming4313]

100 likes milestone

[@RickBaconsAdventures]

That's right, all LGBT is is a joke

[@renderedpixels4300]

so thats why the welders not what it says it is

[@johnyarno4926]

To scratch start and save on the electrode, use a piece of sheet copper. The electrode usually will not stick to the copper. Place the copper on the part right where you want to start.

[@maxcraig466]

First time viewer here... haven’t laughed that hard in long time ! It must have taken weeks to write the script ! Loved it, liked it, and suscribed... great job !

[@circuitmonkey6653]

This is third time I have watched this and just caught the excellent pixel work at 17:05. Nice.

[@valium4016]

Absolutely love your editing style. When it wasn't working and flashing in and out with random letters and languages i thought was funny af! Awesome video!

[@foreverhungry84]

i got one of these because of this video. and im not disappointed. i live in the uk and my one had cables and even an earth wire for the plug. for basic jobs you really cant knock it.

[@TheAnoniemo]

Oh boy, I'm already 28 seconds late

[@dermozart80]

I JUST got the notification and I am 6 minutes late! Shame on you youtube!

[@doctorevil7352]

1:25 "Hold on a minute there's something I gotta show you." Praying it doesn't involve a zipper.

[@sjoormen1]

You had too long cables:-)) It probablly is meant to be wireless.

[@Giganfan2k1]

As I understand longer wires mean more resistance. *understanding nods*

[@sjoormen1]

And lower voltage and current, yes?

[@eudo1898]

A shepherd stick in my hand means nothing, but in Moses hands its a miracle wonder working unbelievable stick. LOL The production quality is in the hands of the man that's holding the torch.

[@youngnboosted3847]

Just when you thought HARBOR FREIGHT was the sketchiest to use.

[@schannoman]

Incredibly the Vulcan line is fairly legit for hobby use

[@youngnboosted3847]

I have one myself. I was just kidding. They are a good machine.

[@Aethelbeorn]

@@schannoman I agree. I used the Vulcan 215 for a couple months. No issues whatsoever.

[@alannapartin4728]

@@schannoman the new vulcan protig 205. Will tig 1/4" aluminum NO ISSUE. On dc with helium. And easily. Burn .188 on AC with argon. And do it all day long without kicking duty cycle unless your really jamming on it I use it in my boat building business along side my miller 350Pa . Was VERY impressed. Even with its frequency limitations but. 5086 dials in nicely about 90 hz and 65-70 % ac ballance

[@zoogoo404]

"You're never gonna believe this" Tony places his live savings on the counter

[@gangleweed]

….and the potato too......must be a left over munchie he had for brekky.

[@BenPierceLive]

Clearly the rated amps on the welder was "metric amps" :P

[@noremorsewoodworking2258]

I don't think so - if they were "metric amps", they'd be 2.54 times the measured amps, not just roughly 1.9.....

[@BenPierceLive]

@@noremorsewoodworking2258 😂😂😂 you're right....

[@akbychoice]

Newton amps

[@sesshyfan105]

Would definitely love to see a honest review on the cheap tig setups. I have considered trying exactly this but you have some very valuable cost tips at the end there.

[@scottsheward4740]

Holy crap! I have not laughed this for a long time. Thank you. You’re going to want to explain the accessories you have for your Fluke or you’ll end up with hundreds of people asking why you’re using VDC to read amperage.

[@calinguga]

came to ask why he's using vdc to read amperage

[@Yp-ku4sy]

@@calinguga because he has a current clamp that outputs DC voltage proportional to current.

[@oddixgames6704]

Ahhhahahah 11:05 swearing in different languages including Russian (пиздец) - LMAO You have quite a sense of humor, sir

[@tonymonastiere8510]

First, you have to put seasoning on those chips. "ToT" chips coming to a grocery store near you.

[@mpetersen6]

With vinegar and sea salt?

[@jiplix]

I was toying with the idea of buying one of these chinesium imports thanks to you I have decided to spend the required amount and get a brand made anywhere but over there.Thanks.

[@Mr1bigbaddaddy]

"Dont worry Ive taken precautions. Ive got my fingers crossed." XD XD XD

[@nicksisimple]

I opted for the LGBT version brought a tear to my eye 😂

[@316tomiller]

That explains why the reverse polarity worked.

[@benbaselet2026]

@@316tomiller Maybe it should have only dual positives to combat all the negativity out there?

[@exoticcreature3059]

@@benbaselet2026 Nah, just use AC polarity. That way you can please everyone at least 50% of the time.

[@richardsandwell2285]

To be politically correct it is IGBT Insulated gate bipolar transistors.

[@colinantink9094]

Exotic Creature lololol

[@michaelraywillis]

"Death Toaster" Jesus i just did a spit take.

[@rogermorrison2948]

To discharge the caps in my amplifiers, I drilled a small hole in the back end of a carpenter's pencil, then screwed a wire to it with an alligator clip on the other end. Attach that end to ground or chassis, then touch the tip of the pencil to the positive terminal. If there's voltage, it discharges with a nice little sizzle, rather than a hard pop that can render a screwdriver useless.

[@IncredibleMrZ]

Death Toaster 😂

[@justpassnthru]

Another ToT masterpiece! I laughed, I cried, I nearly wet my pants! BRAVO!

[@robertbowser815]

Wet Pants cheap welder not good

[@GuiltyMalice]

Dude that glove bit made me fall out of my chair lmao! Love your stuff man. Thanks for sharing.

[@surfbyrd1]

You are fantastic! I laughed so hard I think I blew a Hemorrhoid! I bought a few of these to try out and they work... But found they work better at 250 volts input with a stiff supply voltage. Stability is lacking on all of them due to low OCV and low arc voltage. It can be improved by adding an output choke and good rod selection.

[@billrandell4641]

When I was young I learned about double insulated grounds when I bought my first motorhome...plugged into camper park power..walked around to the front and with a spring in my step and words of love to my new wife, TRIED to open the metal screen door...ZZZZZZAAAAPPPP..My wife refused to sleep, ride in, or have anything to do with my "budget motorhome" ever again...I respected her wishes and turned it into a car hauler...

[@randomguy93984]

My buddy's camper's door was electrified for no reason some days. Not a year later everything electrical caught fire

[@billrandell4641]

@@randomguy93984 Yea..when I was converting it into a Car Hauler I found that all the electrical sockets and switches were either shorted or soon to be shorted due to poor quality electrics installed by factory. This is a HUGE problem with Motorhomes. They don't have "Boxes" around sockets etc. like a house. The plastic they are made of deteriorates quickly and they literally fall to pieces, shorting out and causing fires! ..I always replace all switches and sockets every 10 years now on any Motorhome I buy...I don't know why the Gov. hasn't stepped in and stopped this poor quality "time bomb" in the industry. I'm sure loss of property and lives lost are high for just this reason...

[@Sideshowbobx]

@@billrandell4641 If folks like you keep buying these cheap wired motorhomes and thereby support this timebome industry, then is that your business and none of the government to protect you from your habits.

[@billrandell4641]

@@Sideshowbobx Hey idiot..if you READ my comment, you'll notice I said "when I was young"...I'm 69 now, I was 27 when I bought my first camper...It was an Open Road (pretty good one then, but wooden framed) I have had 6 Motorhomes and 4 large (41 foot +) Boats..and the Government should have "Standards" for electrical wiring in Motorhomes that include "safety boxes" around outlets and switches, just like Houses!!!..I am/was trying to inform people that may never even realize about a clear and present danger to their pers ok ne and families..again..IDIOT!!!

[@ardvark1835]

Hi Tony from over the pond . LMAO within the first three minutes , love watching your Video's , and my first time putting a comment on to your site . Anyway stay safe and tight cuffs as I was once told by a machinist that taught me a great deal . So thank you for giving me a good laugh. And tight cuffs to you

[@gasfiltered]

This has my mind twisted. I think Tony lives in Europe right now, so are you in North America speaking colloquially or are you literally in the next village and able to take papparazo pictures to find out what happened to the go-kart?

[@BamaRailfan]

@@gasfiltered since he initially wired this welder for 110vac, I'd say he's either in the US or Canada.

[@raph2354]

The little card is a certificate of inspection card, basically unfilled except for inspector's stamp.

[@bellyacres3jillyandkerry281]

OMG you crack me up! I was a certified MIG welder for 5 years, and have thought for the last 20 that I would like to try TIG. You've convinced me I need to research a bit more LOL