HZXVOGEN 200A Stick Welder, 110/220V MMA Lift TIG Welding Machine with Hot Start Arc Force Anti-Stick IGBT Portable Mini Welder Machine Digital Display

I bought this welder because the work I do (installing solar street lights) requires lots of welding. I also wanted something small and light that I could carry in car all the time. The first job I did with this welder was to fabricate 2inch iron pipes to convert them to street light poles. I did 10 poles and burned more than 20 rods none stop. The machine did not overheat or show any sign of struggle. But for best results I had to put it at max on the dial 168A. From my experience, I expect the little machine to give me many hours of good work. It has a 2 year warranty which is a long time for a $100 welder. EDIT: After 4 more months and tons of welds, the little monster still works great! I must say that the first impression of this machine is a toylike product but boy wait until you start burning rods! Within a very short time you start giving respect to the little machine. From my experience it's a high quality product with a really good price. I used it to build a 14 feet steel water tower and for 2 days I burned rods from morning to evening. Not once did I notice any fatigue or sign of overheating. This is a GREAT PURCHASE! I recommend it. Attached some photos of the work the little welder did in 2 days.

Welder works better than expected on a 110V circuit. Only used 3/32 6013 rods so far, but it works great with those for an inexpensive little home welder. Still want to try it on 220V circuit to see if it works any better. The maximum length of bead I typically need is about 6 - 8 inches.

Price, ease of use, and great welds. I am a newbie hobby welder and I guess if I can get the hang of welding anyone can. Hey, it is fun to use. No, I would not use it on the Brooklyn Bridge. But home welding... it is a good machine.

Exelente para aprender me a servido mucho y aún lo tengo después ya de dos años

This is an excellent low cost welder. It is constructed much better than I was led to believe. Easily welds small rods on a 110V/20A circuit with very precise current adjustment. 6013 rods a breeze to start and weld. I tack welded decades ago in a shipyard and nothing since and was doing good penetration welds with the first rod. Great for garage projects. Note that this is not sold as a true 220V welder. The adapter is a 220V welder plug connected to a standard 110V plug. ONLY ONE LEG OF THE 220V is used. This allows you to plug into to a 220V/30A circuit to get a 110V/30A circuit. Its a very clever way to get more amps as most homes have a 220V dryer either in the garage or adjacent laundry room. It allows you to use a heavy 110V extension cord you probably already have. Your dryer uses a special 220V plug so still have to adapt to the adapter. I can't speak for reliability or longevity, but if you have a critical repair to make, its certainly worth it.

I had a small machine like this before and it worked very well but I gave it away to my friend. I thought a machine like this would be the same. When I received it I didn't use it immediately as I was waiting for my helmet that was ordered as well. I finally used it about four weeks later. It worked fine for about five minutes with the amps cranked up to 200 because the rod was sticking. The next thing I saw was my circuit breaker popped and the machine didn't work anymore. I reset the circuit breaker and plugged it in again. The circuit breaker popped again and from then on, I knew that something was burnt and this pos was toasted. Too bad I cannot get my money back, I will keep trying.

I got this for my husband for Christmas ,,, he of course thought it was a nice thought but didn't think it would work ,,, BOY was he wrong he loves his little welder ,, says it works just as well as our thousand of dollars welders in our business that we have ( Reube's Welding & Mfg.) ,,,, this will be great to add to the camper and have a welder to use on site.... very worth the money ,,,

It burns 1/8" 6011 rods OK on 110 volt power but I could not produce a stable arc for 3/32" 7018 rods. For 7018 rods on 110 volts, arc would die after one to three seconds max. Even maintaining an arc for one second was very difficult. I was using a 15 amp receptacle with a 30' super heavy duty extension cord so perhaps there may be room for improvement with a 20 amp circuit and no extension cord, or perhaps 220 volt power is required for proper welding with 7018 rods.Edit: I found out today that there are a type of 7018 rods with a flux specifically designed for these low open voltage welders. I need to try 7018AC rods.