Purchased one of these last week. Finally got some wire and tried it today. This little green welder makes me look "almost" like a pro welder. Very little spatter and easy to make a decent looking weld. Rheostat current adjustment. I guess that's the difference using DC current. Paid $119.

My other welder is the Chicago Electric Flux Core 90. Have had it for years....spitting and spattering mostly ugly welds. It's AC current and only a high-low current adjustment.

Anyone else have one of the little green welders?

I do. I agree with your review. Good for welding trap stakes.

That's what I mostly weld...trapping stuff, deer stand repairs, etc.

Now, working on another dozen rebar drowning rods and making the square tubing slide locks.

Just converted 3 tall 280 support stands to 330-size yesterday.

Interesting! Been looking at some new welders either an inverter stick or a flux for when I cant have my bottle for my gas rig and was looking at the green machines..might get one now ...though I do like the versatility of a small stick with a few different rods

Do you think you would get decent penetration on something like 3/8 plate with something like this?

I looked at dozens of reviews before I bought it. You have to dig to find a negative...even from pro welders.

It runs hot. Even though it's 110v powered it seems to focus heat at the puddle very good. You can tell by the sound of the weld that it's doing it's job and it relatively easy to weld smoothly. I'm impressed by the lack of spatter, but I'm using some wire I bought at a welding supply (the brand is Washington Alloy E71T-GS)...not the HF Vulcan wire and I try to maintain a 1/2 or less wire stick out.

But, I haven't welded anything thick, other than large hex nuts on the top of 1/2" rebar for stakes.

I'll take some pics tommorrow.

I’ve been looking at them but still can’t pull the trigger on them. But I might have to now .

Now y'all have me thinking on one. I miss having a welder. Had a miller for many years but I finally gave up on keeping it going.

I wondered how those would be. I've got a Hobart 140 (110 AC) flux core wire feed that I've used for twenty years. Just replaced the liner and the trigger on it and it is feeding good and welding with very little splatter again. It was working about like your old one before I did that. And I have a big stick welder that is practically an antique, bet it weighs over 300 pounds. I would like a gas wire feed for inside the shop, but I weld more outside than inside and gas is useless if there is the slightest breeze.

I need to learn how to weld,,,
I know practlly nothing about it.
Would this be a good thing to start learning?
Does this need a tank of oxygen??
Or does this just plug in and rock n roll??