Titanium 170 Professional Mig Welder With 120/240V Input Harbor Freight Welder Review

[@JohnVHLife]

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[@reviewsfromtheroadcrews872]

I bought this same welder two weeks ago, I was in a bind and needed something on site 600 miles from my usual setup. If you're wanting to get 1/4 inch to stick on 120v use the "evil straw" flux core. It's not pretty, it's not ideal but I have had pretty good luck with welding 5/8 with 035 wire on 120v.

[@inhibited44]

Thanks for the video. I have access to someone else's mig 170 titanium welder and wanted to see how to use it. I am used to a large miller welder.

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Looks good works good. Can't beat that. I was just telling my son that he is going to learn how to weld this summer. I have a little Lincoln wire feed mig. Works awesome. Great tool for the automotive stuff you are planning 👍😎🖖

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Go grab an old piece a car and practice on that. The thin stuff is a little tricky.

[@JohnVHLife]

Going to bring my Camaro home soon. Needed something better to weld the quarters and roof on it.

[@ffc3476]

Thanks for sharing I just bought one I would like to see some 240 work I hope to test mine this weekend Be well be safe

[@JohnVHLife]

Maybe I’ll make a video on that next. Going with bigger wire and 240 soon

[@mustang43058]

Thanks for such a great review of this machine. I am looking into buying this to help with some of the work on my 1990 Ultra Blue GT. Yours looks great.

[@INTIREMOBILETIRESHOP]

I do a mobile tire shop and right now I can stretch and paint wheels. Can this welder can weld hairline cracks in aluminum wheels with the spool gun? Provided I heat the rim first and run it on 240.

[@lewis8281]

I might purchase this to fix my shock towers.

[@chuckschmutz7342]

I think you will be better off with 0.30 wire, plus get wire that is not from harbor freight. get lincon wire or hobart wire. plus use 25/75 gas it will make your welding 10 fold welding.

[@JohnVHLife]

Thanks, Ive got this thing dialed in so good on the 025 co2 I love it. We use co2 at the fabrication shop I work at also so its what Im used to. :)

[@JohnVHLife]

@DaveCaresForYou I have not with this machine, but thats a technique to learn, not the welding machines fault.

[@meatballmagoo6134]

What's the difference between hobart wire ?

[@mustanggun]

FYI in the future there is a faster cold wire feed for new wire. You may know this already by now.

[@awsker13]

I just bought this model. It tripped me out that it stats to run slow when u pull the teigger...after a few seconds...it picks up the speed....is this what u mean? Any additional info on this please?!

[@Sal-e1b]

Thanks for the good video. I can't find any specs on stinger and grnd lengths. Even in store there is no access to cables. Is stinger connection proprietary or will lincoln etc also connect properly? thanks

[@uncleremis69]

Seeing that you’re familiar with cars. With basic welding knowledge. Could I use this to weld on sub frame connectors?

[@JohnVHLife]

Easily!

[@pedrinperez8785]

Muy buena explicación

[@johnwhan7288]

LOL your using 120v outlet. If you can try 220 on the 1/4 inch. Nice video thx

[@poppypizza]

Is this just plugged into a regular home 110v outlet?

[@JohnVHLife]

Yes, you can do that and 240

[@Max-kn9yi]

Does it work with 15amp, or 20amp

[@johnhubbard6262]

The manual specs are 120V @ 24A which would indicate a 25 or 30A breaker, but shows a 20A outlet and plug. A dedicated 20amp circuit might do the trick, but thinking I will use a 30A breaker and run #10

[@badbob]

I hope by now you have invested in a welding table.

[@JohnVHLife]

Kinda, I build a janky thing to get off the ground. haha.

[@mgu1N1n1]

will this weld aluminum stick electrodes? Thanks

[@JohnVHLife]

no

[@josesupra]

So my mig 170 does the same slow wire feed initially and speeds up after 3-4 seconds like yours does. I bavent noticed a difference in my welds and dont even know if it does it when im actually welding. I was wondering if this is normal but now i see yours does it too. Any more info on that?

[@JohnVHLife]

Its normal. Not positive why though

[@josesupra]

@JohnVHLife so did some more research on it this morning. It's a feature to feed the wire. Once you actually have gas running and strike and arc it acts normal. Supposedly anyway. I guess it's common on most newer welders, but they don't list it in the manual as a feature or say anytning at all about it from what I know.

[@roberthardin8191]

I’m having problems with getting the gas to work every thing it hooked up right but no gas help

[@JohnVHLife]

No clue, is the whip all the way into the unit? Thats all I can think of, if the regulator and tank valve are ON

[@roberthardin8191]

@@JohnVHLife ya that’s the first thing I checked but thanks

[@jacoballen4629]

I think mine had a silonoid failure and it worked like twice and stopped so I returned it the next day it's getting gas to hoses and whip is clear if u look on owner manual it shows the solenoid being only thing inline that give the gas when the gun triggers it u should hear gas when u hit the gun

[@sam-ww1wk]

Nothing professional about this welder, or anything from HF, but it does seem like a good cheap package if you need to do aluminum on spool. I got an ac tig and a 350p with a push pull, but need something cheap and portable for migging steel and alum.

[@ItzCee...]

Why does your wire speed stop at 275 ?? The mig 140 goes from 80-275 wire speed. Mig 170 supposed to be 80-400 wire speed hmmm ❓️❓️

[@jesusandrade874]

I think plugged into 120 it only goes up to 275, plugged into 240 it goes to 400, I just bought one yesterday and haven't found a 240outlet to plug it into yet to verify

[@johnhintz2694]

75 25 would be better gas

[@JohnVHLife]

We use CO2 at my day job, works great.

[@markraden7031]

Some people so happy with great they dont need greatest

[@mikeshoop4978]

you should use 75/25 gas mix you will have better welds and less spatter. 100% co2 is not really for welding.

[@JohnVHLife]

Meh. Where I work we use co2 only for decades. Works great if you can weld.

[@mikeshoop4978]

@@JohnVHLife i weld for a living for many years. i have always used 75/25 90/10 and 85/15 mixes. they all weld better and cleaner.

[@mikeshoop4978]

i have welded anything from autobody to structural beams and columns

[@JohnVHLife]

@@mikeshoop4978 cool. Me too.

[@markraden7031]

​@mikeshoop4978 science and physics is on your side but some welders have been welding so long that material physics cant teach them anything

[@floydvaco7201]

Slag you drag gas you push

[@JohnVHLife]

Sometimes, yes, I do both in the video.

[@LabradorRichy]

Can this do stick?

[@JohnVHLife]

I don’t think so