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YESWELDER via Amazon has YesWelder Dual Voltage 125-Amp Stick Portable Welder w/ Digital Display (ARC-125DS) on sale for $67.99 when you 'clip' the $30 Off coupon on the product page. Shipping is free.

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Key Features:
  • ‎20-125 amps
  • 60% Rated Duty Cycle at 125 Amp
  • IGBT Inverter
  • Compact Design(13x4.92x8.27inch,Weighing in at just under 10 lbs.
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Model: YESWELDER Stick Welder,125Amp Hot Start ARC Welder Machine,Digital Display IGBT Inverter MMA Welder,110/220V Dual Voltage Portable Welding Machine

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100amp is good for light sheet metal. But stick welding on light sheet metal is a real challenge. I wouldn't try that. And I've been welding over 60 years. Currently own three oy-acetylene rigs, two MIGs, three sticks.
I don't have this model but a much more fully featured YesWelder model and it's a quality welder. That said, I bought it during a "limited-time" Black Friday sale two years ago that as far as I can tell has been running perpetually ever since; only the holiday or other occasion has changed. This is most likely a paid placement like many so-called deals here, so nothing to panic-buy your way into. It'll almost certainly be this same price tomorrow and next week and on the 4th of July and on Frodo's birthday and....
This is the regular everyday price, just search amazon/ebay.
Got one a while back, its small, not much bigger than a loaf of bread but it welds.

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SlySol
02-04-2023 at 04:20 PM.
02-04-2023 at 04:20 PM.
Quote from kdiggz :
Good info. Would a normal 110v 20a electric outlet support the 107 amps you were welding at? I showed my buddy this and he said you would need to use a 220 line to get any power out of this as it would be too much draw for a normal 20a plug that you would have in the garage
I was kind of curious about the current draw as well, given the high amps being discussed. Below is a YouTube video where someone discusses current draw and show how many Amps are being pulled with a couple of different welders (not this one). It shows over 30 Aps occasionally being pulled on a 20 Amp circuit and at about the 2:00 mark, he talks about why his breakers don't trip (basically, those peak amps are reached for only brief spikes and not high enough of an instantaneous spike to trip it).

Breaker sensitivity may vary though. I've seen some people mention working in short weld segments if longer uses tend to cause a trip.

https://youtu.be/3icGRvsBEX0
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mossc
02-04-2023 at 05:45 PM.
02-04-2023 at 05:45 PM.
Quote from kdiggz :
Good info. Would a normal 110v 20a electric outlet support the 107 amps you were welding at? I showed my buddy this and he said you would need to use a 220 line to get any power out of this as it would be too much draw for a normal 20a plug that you would have in the garage
Most of the time I use mine on a 110v 20A circuit at my garage door dedicated to my air compressor. Has worked fine. The voltage at the weld is not the 110V so that and the duty cycle weigh into the max current calculations. Never tripped a breaker.

I think the 220 would improve the max current I could use and maybe the duty cycle but for me the 110V duty cycle and current have been fine. My 220v plugs are less convenient until I finish wiring down at the barn. I would actually consider getting this 125A model to have one handy at the barn and one at the house/garage when I get wiring finished.

I hope the 125A version works the same way with just an upper limit on the weld amperage.
I just went to look for any useful info of the welder and once again reminded how light and small it is. The cables and electrode clamp are reasonable quality as well.
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02-04-2023 at 06:29 PM.
02-04-2023 at 06:29 PM.
Quote from KMan :
Thanks. A bit over my budget but it might prove useful as a benchmark against which to judge other units and kits. I'm really looking to spend no more than $30-$40 for the few times I might want to spot weld. I wonder if it's possible and safe to use a soldering iron if I'm very careful, although I understand that it can damage the LiOn cell and possibly even ignite it.

Alternately, I might just try and fashion a spring-loaded cell holder and make it really simple--and safe.
There are other DIY spot welders like this based on the Arduino. You could probably build one within your budget. Search instructables.com and youtube for "Arduino spot welder DIY" and you'll see plenty of videos/instructions on how to make your own.

I would never risk using a soldering iron (too slow to heat up the nickel tabs--the heat will transfer into the Li-ion battery packs for sure). I've accidentally set an Li-Po battery pack (for RC cars) on fire at home, and that thing burnt so fast I didn't have time to react. I was lucky that it didn't set anything else on fire.
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02-04-2023 at 08:38 PM.
02-04-2023 at 08:38 PM.
Quote from Greygooser :
anyone have thoughts on a good beginner welding helmet?

This one on "liquidation sale" at Harbor Freight seems pretty good. Not sure if it's better/worse than the YESWELDER helmet for the same price...

https://www.harborfreight.com/col...61610.html
I have an autodark model from HF, I only weld a few times a year but so far it has worked as expected.
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02-04-2023 at 09:20 PM.
02-04-2023 at 09:20 PM.
Quote from dchang0 :
There are other DIY spot welders like this based on the Arduino. You could probably build one within your budget. Search instructables.com and youtube for "Arduino spot welder DIY" and you'll see plenty of videos/instructions on how to make your own.

I would never risk using a soldering iron (too slow to heat up the nickel tabs--the heat will transfer into the Li-ion battery packs for sure). I've accidentally set an Li-Po battery pack (for RC cars) on fire at home, and that thing burnt so fast I didn't have time to react. I was lucky that it didn't set anything else on fire.
Thanks, good advice, and I'll keep the soldering iron away from LiOn.
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sirapio
02-04-2023 at 09:40 PM.
02-04-2023 at 09:40 PM.
Lgbt inverter?
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Hartage
02-05-2023 at 12:05 AM.
02-05-2023 at 12:05 AM.
Quote from sirapio :
Lgbt inverter?
That would be IGBT inverter, as in Insulated Gate Bipolar Inverter. Not quite the 69 volt Lgbt inverter that your thinking of. Although bipolar so I guess you could say it is bi.
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T_B
02-05-2023 at 01:06 AM.
02-05-2023 at 01:06 AM.
Quote from Greygooser :
anyone have thoughts on a good beginner welding helmet?

This one on "liquidation sale" at Harbor Freight seems pretty good. Not sure if it's better/worse than the YESWELDER helmet for the same price...

https://www.harborfreight.com/col...61610.html
That helmet was fine for me until I started doing AC TIG welding (aluminum).
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02-05-2023 at 01:17 AM.
02-05-2023 at 01:17 AM.
Quote from anvilsvs :
100amp is good for light sheet metal. But stick welding on light sheet metal is a real challenge. I wouldn't try that. And I've been welding over 60 years. Currently own three oy-acetylene rigs, two MIGs, three sticks.
This comment is nuts.

80 - 100 amps is sufficient for 3/32" diameter 7018 rod. Do yourself a favor and get 7018. It welds so smoothly. 3/32" rod will be fine for hobby use. You're not building a bridge. You can always do multiple passes for thicker material.

MIG welding is probably the best and most versatile for newbies. You'll need a bottle lease, though (C25, argon + carbon dioxide). You can do flux core without gas, but it will have more spatter.

Stick welding is (relatively) old, simple, cheap, and can be performed in most environments. If you try to MIG weld outdoors on a breezy day, you'll find that your shielding gas blows away and your welds are terrible.
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02-05-2023 at 02:40 AM.
02-05-2023 at 02:40 AM.
Yyyaaaaaaaassssssss welder.
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02-05-2023 at 06:35 AM.
02-05-2023 at 06:35 AM.
Quote from TrollingBy :
Did you buy one and it blew up on you? Do you have first hand experience with this machine or are you just making an unfounded statement because you don't like the price.

yikes dude, really defending the company
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02-05-2023 at 06:46 AM.
02-05-2023 at 06:46 AM.
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yikes dude, really defending the company

Not defending anyone, actually I know nothing about the company good or bad. But this happens all the time where someone looks at the price and goes "this is too low, it must be sh*t" without knowing anything about the actual product. If you have experience with the product, great let us know good or bad it doesn't matter. If you don't have experience with the specific product but have general knowledge with the type of products and you see issues then also great let us know (for example you see a cell phone deal and it doesn't offer frequency for major carriers, you see a soldiering iron that is claiming unreasonable temperatures, etc). But ominous notes that have no details don't help anyone that is trying to figure out what to buy.
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02-05-2023 at 07:02 AM.
02-05-2023 at 07:02 AM.
Quote from KMan :
A good starting point I guess but the reviewer wasn't impressed.
Yes, but read through the comments, there is a simple mod (add a cap) that makes it work much better. Several comments point it out.
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02-05-2023 at 07:12 AM.
02-05-2023 at 07:12 AM.
Quote from anvilsvs :
100amp is good for light sheet metal. But stick welding on light sheet metal is a real challenge. I wouldn't try that. And I've been welding over 60 years. Currently own three oy-acetylene rigs, two MIGs, three sticks.
This will weld at least up to 1/8 inch not problem and probably even 1/4 inch. I think I've watched just about every cheap Amazon-stick and mig welder reviews on youtube and they all seem to do the job and do it pretty well.
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02-05-2023 at 08:48 AM.
02-05-2023 at 08:48 AM.
Quote from barebottoms :
Yes, but read through the comments, there is a simple mod (add a cap) that makes it work much better. Several comments point it out.
Thanks, and part of why I said a good starting point.
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