YESWELDER MIG-250 PRO Unboxing, First Impressions and First Weld!

[@a080867]

Look forward to seeing how the new welder works out. I think the fact that you donate all your profits, is awesome. You sir are a good person. Not many left.

[@VWJawbreaker]

I’ve been using it for about 5 weeks now. Took some getting use to of course but she’s been running great. It’s a small way for me to give back to those in need. All we can do is try to be a good role model for others, lead by example.

[@VWBEETLEOVAL1955]

Nice welder you got there, Gary. Play with it a little more, and after a while you will enjoy the nice welding of a good welder. Aluminum is another story, more practice with that to do, but fun at the end. Enjoy the new toy.

[@VWJawbreaker]

Been using it over the last 5 weeks, it took some getting use to of course but it’s working great. Haven’t dove into the aluminum part yet, it’ll probably be a while before that happens.

[@deanrobinson3717]

Nice welder, great charity work too Gary

[@VWJawbreaker]

Thank you kind sir.

[@leonardramsey3458]

Nice Machine 👍🏻💯💪🏼☺️

[@VWJawbreaker]

Indeed it is!

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Always fun opening up and welding with a new welder, looks to be a good welder, thanks for sharing

[@VWJawbreaker]

It’s been a great welder so far, I’ve really enjoyed using it.

[@IronHorseGarage]

Awesome!! Looks like it works great!!!

[@VWJawbreaker]

5 weeks later and no complaints!

[@williamtanner1372]

Looks like a nice welder. Only drawback I saw was the door needs to be wider for my awkward hands to get to the feed wheel. Now I have to go add an over the cart hanger like yours. Great ideas keep coming so I'll keep watching.

[@VWJawbreaker]

The door is kind of on the small side, other than that it’s been working great.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Looks like a very nice welder. Especially free of charge! That’s the best kind lol

[@VWJawbreaker]

It’s been working great! If I had to pick this one or the harbor freight one I had, I’d pay for this one over the other.

[@backyardkombi5466]

I’ll be interested in how the auto adjustment setting plays out. And yes I’ll bet you will enjoy this welder.

[@VWJawbreaker]

It took a bit for me to wrap my head around it for some reason…. Other than spot welding I’m using the auto feature without issue.

[@backyardkombi5466]

@@VWJawbreaker that’s very interesting. How quickly will it adjust? Let’s say you move from solid metal to an area thinned by rust.

[@VWJawbreaker]

@@backyardkombi5466 great question but I think that’s when you start to adjust your trigger finger 😂 Seriously, I’ll have to look into that and give it a try.

[@douglasbarnhart3324]

Looks like a nice unit thanks for the video.

[@VWJawbreaker]

Takes a little getting use to but it works great so far.

[@OFFAxisBuilds]

Great looking welder for free. Can’t wait to see how it welds aluminium.

[@VWJawbreaker]

You and me both! Need argon and wire for that first.

[@jeffewing2385]

I like the 15 foot cable!

[@VWJawbreaker]

It has been very nice using that!

[@2GuysandaBug]

Nice welder, and you sir, thanks for giving back. Now get back to work on the Sickxty....times a wasting. Lol.

[@VWJawbreaker]

I do need to get out there and get to work!!

[@annies_vw]

cool new toy/tool for sure. i've seen those ones that are auto adjusting before, and that seems like a real nice feature. not having to add any additional guess work to wire feed/amperage will make things nicer in a lot of ways!

[@VWJawbreaker]

It was a bit of a learning curve for me but it’s been working great over the last month of welding. I’ve already ran quite a bit of wire through it. For spot welding, I prefer manual mode though.

[@HubertusSchaper]

Hi Jawbreaker🇺🇸.Nice equipment👍🏻, I´m using a ESAB Caddy Mig C 200i🇳🇴,and that`s a Great welding Machine.I have used this since I started welding.Greetings.HCS.🇳🇴🇺🇸☮️

[@VWJawbreaker]

I’ve heard nice things about the ESAB machines. The yeswelder has done really good so far, just learning the controls of the machine.

[@HubertusSchaper]

@@VWJawbreaker Great It`s allways a challence towork with newmachines I think you douin verry well.I Have just weldet for the last five years started June the 15:e 2015,and my VW is allmost done but there still are some thing to resolve such as making a new loudingbed..wish you a great day.Greetings.HCS.

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Nice unit Gary, You got the unit for free less the added items you picked up? Looking forward to see you use it on more projects

[@VWJawbreaker]

Yes sir. Been using it every weekend just about for approx 5 weeks without issue. Welds very well once I get the hang of it.

[@RC-Heli835]

I'm loving mine!

[@VWJawbreaker]

Good to hear! Mine hasn’t given me a single issue.

[@RC-Heli835]

@@VWJawbreaker Awesome! Ive got a 50 ft 8/3 extension cord on the way so I can weld anywhere needed on my dump truck. 122.00 bucks on fleabay I already have 25 feet of 8/3 )_+ now a 6 ft adapter cord. Since I put a 14-50 plug in the wall like my Hobart truck welder provides. Since it came that way we ran the shop Millermatic 250x on those as well with a heavy 8/3 extension cord that we could carry to the field to weld as well and power it with my truck welder. As well the shop had that 14-50.

[@Paulman50]

Looks like a nice welder, the different gas settings will be handy. I've never had much luck with the automatic settings myself. I like using the 0.6 wire for pannel work and the 0.9 for bigger stuff. I guess your going to have lots of good fun figuring it all out.

[@VWJawbreaker]

It’s taken a bit to get use to but it’s been welding great over the last month or more. The auto setting seems to work better, for me, when I’m not spot welding. I’m impressed so far with this machine.

[@photog1529]

New to welding, and I picked one up a few months back...real nice machine and getting my use out of it. One thing has cropped up, though...seems my Mig gun lead may be faulty. Recently, I've begun to notice if the Mig lead has even the slightest bend or curve, it fails to feed the wire. When it first started happening, I checked all the likely causes (tension, correct roller, etc) and everything was fine. I even cut the wire (I'm using 0.035 wire) and pulled it back through the machine hoping to see if maybe there was a kink somewhere...nothing. When the lead is straight, it feeds wire as it should...but get a slight curve in the lead and the feeding stops. Not sure what else to look at. I contacted Yeswelder, but they requested a video of the problem, but I don't have that capability.

[@VWJawbreaker]

That’s really odd. I’ve used the crap out of mine without an issue at all… Do you have a phone that you could record a video with or a friend close by that you could use theirs to record a 10 second video and email it off to them? Their customer service is pretty good.

[@photog1529]

@@VWJawbreaker Initially, the welder worked flawlessly, so not sure what could be causing the problem. I forgot to add the problem mainly shows up when I go to make a tack weld or run a bead...the moment the wire arcs its stops feeding. I've changed tips, but also didn't notice any problems with the tips that I removed. As I mentioned, I'm new to welding so not sure if I'm missing anything. Luckily, I also have a 205DS, and that doesn't miss a beat so was able to finish a project that I've been working on.

[@VWJawbreaker]

@@photog1529 Try to increase or decrease the wire speed and see if that helps. If that doesn’t help, email them a short clip to show them what’s going on.

[@KCPurpleBug]

Looks like a nice welder, I need to learn how to weld better than I do now

[@VWJawbreaker]

It’s been working very well over the last 5 weeks. I also need to get better than I am… everyone has room for improvement.

[@jjwdesign]

Looks good Gary. Thanks for the video. How does it compare to the Harbour Freight welder? I'm tempted to buy my first welder soon. Thanks

[@VWJawbreaker]

Pros and cons to both honestly. A better deal with the yeswelder. Both take some getting use to but seem to have more flexibility with the yeswelder.

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

👍

[@theodorebowers9737]

🙋 Coooooool man

[@VWJawbreaker]

Thanks 🙏

[@danielsplayhouse3804]

That's weird that yeswelder is offering the 15ft mig gun and it's a tweako MIG gun and the one that is with the machine is a binzel mig gun????

[@lucasgreenwood8937]

Can’t buy tig torch for it?

[@VWJawbreaker]

You’d have to check their web site.

[@billarroo1]

I wonder if this Mig 250 Pro, really does have 250 amps Output ? I bought a different brand of Chinese welder stick/tig 315 amps. As soon as I took it out of the box I knew it couldn't output that much with 14 gauge input 220 vac. Wires. I tested it with a Fluke DC Clampmeter, with the digital display reading max 315 amps. I ran a 5/32" 6011 and then a 1/8" 7018 rod. Then I purposely stuck the rod just to see what maxed out current I could get ! To my dismay, the max current I could get was 127 amps. !! Even sticking the rod. And I know that this 127 amps reading from the FLUKE Clampmeter is correct because it welds the 1/8" 7018 the same as if it was set at 127 amps. Setting the digital display at 200 amps actually gives 78 amps. So I DON'T trust any Chinese welder specs. Without testing with a Clampmeter .

[@VWJawbreaker]

That is a great point. I doubt the mig 250 is capable of 250a but I’ve never verified it before. All I know is this…. It works well for what I need it to do, thin sheet metal to 1/4” plate without a hiccup.

[@richpeacock5768]

Cool more toys.A guy can't have enough toys in his garage

[@VWJawbreaker]

Amen to that!!

[@Paulman50]

Farthers day here in a few days, perhaps one of the kids will get me a new welder.

[@VWJawbreaker]

@@Paulman50 happy early Father’s Day to you!!