Harbor freight Titanium welder spool gun welding aluminum
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- I tracked down a spool gun for the Harbor freight Titanium unlimited 200 welder. I talk about how to hook it up, about settings and about where to buy them.
Here's a Amazon link to the Spool gun amzn.to/2VU0Yj8
Here's a link to aluminum 0.30 welding wire, the size used in this video amzn.to/2XsX1Cp - Jak na to + styl
Man to hell with the trolls. I’m a newb and really appreciate your videos.
You can't please everyone. If you give someone something, they scream, if you take it away, they cry. Very informative video, you earned a subscriber.
They always say..."if they're attacking you" "You're over the Target". The vlogs covering welding have been inspiring and extremely informative for a beginner like me
TY,.. for the simple, to the point, video. No BS, and not pushing a product. PLEASE dont change how you do your videos,... and your honesty on letting us know to use your link to order,..bc thats how it helps you. Will do that when i order my spool gun. Thanks again.
Nice job Mike,I got the spool gun for the omnipro 220,welded up a little tool box out of 1/4" alum diamond plate.Worked real good,but I do remember tweaking the settings a little.Important for your viewers to know 2 things, both of what looks like you did.#1 try to use a push angle to keep that argon ahead of the puddle,and #2 aluminum mig is a spray vs short circuit process,so keep a longer stickout,1/2"-3/4" keep em coming,they are great vids!
Thanks for commenting Jeffrey! Definitely good points to mention. I did posted that in the text info along side the video when I was welding, that I ran 1/2” stick out, but maybe I should have talked a little bit about that and why to run 1/2” to 3/4”. I also should have mentioned that there’s a lot of good info on Welding tips and tricks channel.
I also noticed on my Omnipro that I had to play around with the settings to get it a bit more dialed in, at the time I figured it could have been because of the fact that I adapted a Miller spool gun to it rather than the stock Vulcan, but now I realize most welders just weld a bit hot on the stock aluminum charts. Take care!
Realy appreciate all the info on these welders!
Thank you! I’m happy to hear good feedback on my videos :) Take care
Great video Mike. You really give us weekend warriors the info we need to make an informed buying decision. Harbor Freight has really stepped up their game with this line of welders, especially over their basic Chicago electric brand. You always show the machine in action which is much better than just talking about it for 20 minutes. Thanks!
Thanks for posting your settings. I just started spool gunning 15 minutes ago.
Mass quantities of gratitude!
Thanks for the video Mike! I’ve been looking at these and I’m you’ve made up my mind. I bought the 125 after watching your video and taught myself to weld. Within a couple of months I built a pretty nice barn for my goats. You’ve been a huge help!
So happy I found your channel. I'm in the market for a welder for simple DIY projects. Your videos have been a huge help in understanding a lot of stuff since I'm 100% new to this.
Thanks Mike for this helpful review. I was scoping out the HF spool gun, and instead I'm pulling the trigger from your link. I was not excited at all about the prospect of having to unspool and disconnect the wire feed for the standard steel welding setup on my Titanium welder, so your explanation on how that isn't necessary with this model changed my mind. Much more convenient and I can spend more time about how to make my project AWESOME instead of how to avoid tangling up the spool wire inside the machine. Looking forward to learning and practicing.
Hello Mike, You are going to love that spool gun. I got one with a Clarke (Italian) welder from Northern Tools in 2005. I have run a ton of aluminum wire with it (it's my dedicated aluminum machine) and it has been flawless. Also the consumables are readily available as they are the same some of the big names. Have fun. Take care. Doug
Man I wish I would read this sooner I just bought the one that goes with my my machine it was 400 bucks.
Got this spool gun a few days ago. VERY impressed with the performance of this welder!!!
Yes these Titanium welders are great! I really like mine too!
Nice, thanks for the link. I love your reviews. Keep up the excellent work sorting out these products for us common folk.
Right on Joe! I really appreciate your comment 🙂
I have used many MIG welders, the most important thing is to know how to correctly adjust the current the welder provides especially for aluminum. Well stated Mike. Also, today anyone who can turn on a metal joining machine is a welder. Just saying. Keep on making the videos for us all to enjoy and learn from.
Very helpful thank you! I’ve watched all your videos on this machine before buying and I’m just a weekend warrior and I believe this will be perfect for me. Thank again Mike.
I just bought a Titanium 200, replacing my Century 90amp welder that I have had for over 20 years. Great little welder for me but needed to upgrade. Thanks for your reviews on the Titanium/Vulcan. Great Job!!!
Awesome I think you will be happy with your Titanium 200 and the extra power! Take care 🙂
Excellent video Mike, you nailed all my questions and showed all your work.
Thank you again I just picked up a spool gun and was making a mess until I saw your video and now much better
I just bought the titanium 150A spool gun. I will be reviewing it soon. I watch you to learn how to hook it up and see how the titanium welds. Enjoying your videos!
Did your HF stock it or did you have to order it?
@@victorsanjuan5107 in stock. Had 3 of them on the shelf
Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this information, I had an idea how to setup the spool gun but this video helped me a lot!
im glad you made the video I had posted about a month ago letting everyone know about the klutch 150 working for those welders
Eleno Ramirez I knew the connections looked proper to hook right up, it was nice hearing from you that the one you ordered work out good. Have you been welding much with your spool gun? What kinds of projects are you building? Thanks for commenting, take care :)
I have a slightly older version of the Klutch 220si welder. It came with the same spool gun. The welder is very similar to this titanium 200 model although without the led displays. I believe they're made in the same factory based on the similarities. It's been a very good machine. And it's actually pretty well made if you look inside.
Wow. The gun $239 - it's more than all my welding equipment including a hood, sleeves and gloves. Thanks for testing and your opinion on that bad boy. Thx a lot Mike.
Yes it’s a bit more then the Spool gun Harbor Freight sells now for it. Keep in mind they released the Titanium line and didn’t release the spool gun till a year after. The HF model sells for $169 so it’s a bit more affordable, but you need to pull off your MIG lead and coil up your MIG wire to connect the spool gun to it. Take care
Titanium 150A spool gun is now shown on their website.....
Really nice welds. Thanks very much for your review and demo, Mike. I really do appreciate your videos.
Thanks I appreciate your comment 👍
Nice, I've used a spool gun professionally, and this looks really good!
Right on thanks!
i just purchased one threw your amazon link. thank you for this. i was just at harbor freight today thinking they would have them by now.
Nice! I’m glad to hear the spool gun is still available though the link, last I heard a month ago someone said it was out of stock. Thanks and take care 🙂
@@Mikefestiva at harbor freight today in my area . They had 2 spool guns in stock .
Thank you for the video. I am pretty impressed with these welders. I am a diesel mechanic so I need to weld occasionally. My only option for aluminum has been the TIG and it has limited reach. I think I will pull the trigger on on one.
Thanks for commenting, I think you will be happy with it, I use mine just about every day. Take care
Dang, I wish you had done this about 2 months ago. I bought the Titanium (off your Titanium vs Vulcan video) first. I was told by the store at the time that the Vulcan spool gun worked with the Titanium, which it does not! I had to order both over the phone and have them shipped to the house because the store is an hour away. So, I returned the Titanium and bought the Vulcan OP220 to go with my spool gun (the Vulcan was actually 10% off at the time). I had emailed HF and they said it wouldn't be until late summer or fall before the Titanium spool gun would be coming out. I didn't want to wait. Had I known that another brand gun would work on the Titanium, I would have kept it...I'm pleased with the Omnipro and spool gun, but I do have to pull the mig gun and wire to hook up the spool gun.
Mike, I was going to do this same video on the Klutch spool gun on the Titanium. I saw nothing else about it on CZcams and Bang there you are. Good job 👍 , keep up the great work.
I saw your video using the Titanium 200 on the skid steer bucket, for being a compact welder they sure don’t seem to have any problems when it comes to duty cycle, I ran mine fairly hard before too and never hit the duty cycle. About the spool gun video, I say go for it! It can’t hurt having more info about these welders on CZcams, I’m sure people would be happy to see it. Take care
Nice spool gun you got there. I've never used one, but I am looking forward to try. Since, I already have the welder (HOBART 210), I want to go for it. Thank you for sharing. Oh, you got some nice welds there. Take care my friend.👍👍
Good job as always Mike. I have the miller 211 and love it..
Great job brother love your videos. Professional and to the point.
Made it look easy! Good review, thanks as always for the information
Thanks Jeff I appreciate it!
Great video good sir! Well put together 😎👍
Look good , been researching the Titanium welder for awhile
go ahead and just pull the trigger and get it, i was so back and forth on the Titanium or spending more on a Miller 211, i went with the Titanium 170 mostly because of size and weight and it'll easily do 3/8" steel with a bevel; i use $1500-$4500 Miller machines daily and im very impressed with how good that $550 (with -$50 coupon & +2yr warranty) Titanium welds.
Thank you❗Please don't stop with the videos you're doing a good job I was a welder in California I work for General Dynamics Nassco Shipyard and Pacific shipping Shipyard that was way back then I definitely am going to try and get me one of these little machines I love welding since my dad was a welder in the military and a mechanic.❗🇺🇸❗🇺🇸❗ and the hell with the trolls ignore them...
Hey Mike, thanks for the great videos.
Some time ago I saw a vid of you using a Hynade Mig (flux only I believe). I bought the Hynade 175SG (spool compat, removable euro plug) and they were out of stock on Hynade's spool gun, so I picked up a cheapo PreAsion for $100 and it actually works quite well. A bit flimsy but ok for home shop work, used it to reassemble an ancient 17ft Grumman canoe, and throws down a nice weld. (Now I'm on the hunt for a Suzuki Carry) Learned a lot from your videos. Thanks!
Right on man! That’s good to hear 👍
I’m glad you have been happy with the welder.
Definitely recommend picking up a Suzuki Carry 4x4.
I actually just installed a rear locking Diff into mine finally! It’s really good off road now. If you plan on doing a lot of technical rough off-road I definitely would recommend a locking rear Diff model. PS all 4x4 Suzuki’s have (Axle lock) that is basically push on the fly 4wd you want the extra (Diff lock ) button ( this locks the rear diff )as well as the axle lock button on the dash 🙂👍
thanks for the video. saved me trying to cobble the vulcan to my titanium. note for new owners.. load non hf wire. the hf stuff is harder to use in a clean weld
Eastwood sells the same gun in case you can't find in anywhere
like your videos
i have to put together a framing out of aluminum angles
already was planning plates and rivets, but seeing your videos, its gonna be welded
thank you much for your video
Oh yeaaa that 2nd bead looks like something I might have done. I do kid! I've only tried a spool gun once at the local Miller welding show where they had any kind of welding setup to try . I did lay down some nice beads with it before I had to let the next guy try it. Also a propylene torch that would cut through a 5 inch steel pin. They had a little test going on with that 5 inch pin to see who could cut a slice off against a time limit. I came close to winning it but it was my 1st time using a Propylene torch and I think I timed out with like 3/8's of it left. That's been some years ago man!
I love this Titanium 200 though with the spool gun. I like that it has old school volts and wire speed with a simple digital readout. Maybe less likely to fail?
I wish it were priced more like the yeswelder.
Love the reviews especially on the titanium because that's what I am looking for minor fabrication for auto repair exhaust brackets cross members and you have me sold on the titanium
Titanium did an amazing job with the spool gun
Yes I was pleased with it!
That's a good looking spool gun.
Another well done video, Michael. Even without acid etch, x-ray, eddy current, MRI, colonoscopy testing :-)
Haha! Thanks David ;)
Man those welds look really cool Mike,,, I didn’t have a lot of money to spend today however I bought a titanium 170 and I believe it’s spool gun and ready and that also,,,I have a 120 V Hobart ez 125 handler flux core only and as soon as I unbox the titanium and get it set up I’ll have 170 amp as well.
Thanks for using the 200I am leaning from most for all your vids are great and best !
at the rest for me .
Please keep putting them out .....I need help and you have help so many out ..I don't known if you known how many of being welders .,, out ..
So in behalf of them I do what to take the time to say thanks so so. Many times over Mike
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Thanks I really appreciate your comment! I hope to keep posting helpful videos about these welders and using them on cool projects. Take care :)
Thank you for these reviews
Thanks Keith!
I bought the 140 multiprocessor. Which works really well. The only problem is with aluminum and stainless. You have to short arc transfer with it for bigger wire and thicker materials. Which is fine I guess. A trimix with 90 argon, 8 he and 2 co2 works wonders. Normally tris have 90 he and 8 argon. But for me this works amazing cuz the helium helps hear the puddle a bit more. Been debating on trying out the 78argon, 20 helium and 2 co2. A bit more heat. Then you can run ur volts lower and wire speed same or run same heat but with slower wire speed and run a bit quicker for small welds. Heliarc was used for alot of years and still used to this day. But if you used 80argon and 20 helium. It will help wet out the toes of ur welds more and make em flatter. And you'll love it as it can tig weld anything too cuz it's non interactive gasses
Thank you for your reviews !!!! 🙏
No problem 🙂
Looks great man. Thanks
man i love your videos thank you.
Thanks David 🙂👍
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Great video. I want to try a spool gun soon. Thanks for the vid
Thanks for checking out my video! These Titanium welders are great compact machines, I’m excited to weld up some aluminum motorcycle skid plates and some racks fairly soon. Take care!
Mike festiva are you going to use a spool gun? For the aluminum? I’ve been wanting to get one
I’ve never worked with aluminum but it look cool. My new Everlast has a spool gun connection. I think it’s a few hundred bucks from Everlast for one.
Can’t wait on that vid! I’ll be watching
I’m working on a really cool planter for my mom for Mother’s Day. Editing it now. My videos usually end up being like two hours I have to try to cut down to a watchable length. Haha planter turned out awesome though
Have a good one! Keep filming! Best of luck with your great channel. I broke 800 subs today. I just started this year but it’s growing.
Dude that’s great to hear you also make videos! I will definitely go check them out!
I also have been working on refining the overall length of my videos, the thing that’s helped me out is I will work on trying to only keep what is needed to tell the story and get the point across, and cut the rest out of the video, then after that I will sometimes show the video to my girlfriend ( she doesn’t really understand or know much about what’s going on in my videos) and she has no problem telling me that a part seems to drag on, or I don’t think you need that shot in there, this gives me a different persons perspective on how my video will be viewed from others that may come across it, this also shows me where some people may get tired of watching it and click off. I tend to not ever go over 20 minutes on a big video and if it’s a more simple project with less facts I’m trying to convey to others then I will shoot for 10 minutes or less, I also feel people are more likely to watch a 10 minute video on there lunch break rather then something longer. Sorry for going on but this is definitely something that I have been noticing and working on over the years. Dude 800 is good for the first year, I have been posting for about 4 years now and it’s been a slow build with subscribers, but in the last 5 months I have gained 3500 so it’s gaining momentum, the only real downside of growing a channel is the TROLLS, they suck, I only get a small percentage but they definitely make me less interested in posting videos. Yes I plan on doing some aluminum welding with the spool gun in the near future on some motorcycle parts, I also just picked up the Vulcan PROTIG 200 so I’m learning how to TIG weld aluminum as well so there will be some videos posted on that too. Take care and I definitely will check out your channel :)
I'd really like to see you weld some thick cast!
I am so not a welder but the videos that I have watched I like yours the best because they seem to explain more I would really like to see that video you were talking about using on the welding of the aluminum because I need to buy that machine and start learning how to weld aluminum also so any bit of information you have will help
Nice..👍 one more question.
I've was thinking of cutting the
Wires and the argon air line in half and splicing about 10' in to make the Kluch 150 spool gun a lot longer. What's your thoughts.
Thanks for all you help.
Great video! Thank you!
Great video. I’m now very interested in buying a HF titanium 170 or 200 and either their new titanium spool gun or this one here. I LOVE the fact that you don’t have to undo the steel wire and cable with your set up. I think the HF titanium spool gun requires the main lead to be undone and their spool gun to be inserted so your set up might be the better way to go for going back and forth. I have a Lincoln Power mig 255 but can’t find a spool gun for under $1,000 unfortunately. I also have a Lincoln tig 185 but need a spool gun set up bad. Any thoughts?
Great job Mike! Spool guns are pretty cool. Now bring forth the MIGHTY VULCAN ProTig 200!!! Oh yeah.
Yes I hope to do a video about the ProTIG 200 soon, I have only got a few hours on it so far but I have really been having fun with it. Take care
I’m very interested in a spool gun set up and especially how this here allows the mig lead and wire to stay hooked up. Do you know if the Titanium 170 would connect to the Kkutch spool gun like the 200? HF no sells spool guns but they connect into the Mig lead so I’m torn here. Thanks Mike
Great video
Harbor freight ought to treat you better. Especially since they link your video of the Titanium 125 on their webpage
I had contacted them after hearing that they were using my 125 video on there page and after talking about welder stuff they sent me the Titanium plasma 45 to try out about 8 months ago 👍 and they just sent me the new ProTig 205 to run. Ps keep in mind a have paid out of pocket for all my other welders for my review videos, ProTig 200, Omnipro 220,Titanium 200, titanium 125 and the Amico cts160 so I definitely have invested a lot into trying out these welders over the years. Take care and thanks for checking out my channel!
Nice. Haven't had a chance to use my spool gun yet. Actually only did half a dozen welds so far on my Klutch. Love your videos by the way.
Also, have you tried using the spool gun on 110v? I'd like to find out what the realistic thickness is at 110v. I will be using mines soon to repair cracks on an aluminum boat, which is pretty thin.
Thanks for commenting! I will try and cover what it will weld on 120 volts in the next video. The Klutch with the spool gun seemed like a great deal!
It was a gr8 deal at $899. And two weeks after I purchased it, the priced dropped to $869. I requested and got the $30 refund.
I also bought a dinse connector and put it in place of the ring terminal. The Titanium welders used the smaller 10-25 dinse while the Klutch uses the 35-70 dinse. Ask me how I know, lol.
Pretty nice welds. Ya I have done few time forget to put ground on .lol
hello mike,
could please tell me did you mig weld on 120 volts with the spool gun????
Great video, I'm assuming you would recommend this titanium welder?
I just bought a Titanium 200 from Harbor Freight In Bellevue, WA. Here I go!
Right on Rick I hope you enjoy your new welder! Haha I live about 80 miles west of you. Take care :)
@@Mikefestiva It was because of your reviews and a few others that I decided to pull the trigger.
Thanks for yet another great review, i wouldnt worry to much about "internet experts" im sure they have a lifetime of hours in welding, videos watched on youtube
Looks good enough to me! I'd love to have the capability to weld aluminum,
I have a project comming up, I would like to do my own aluminum and stainless welding, but do not want to put a ton of cash into equipment,
Can you do a video with the omnipro 220 with the spool gun please
Great Mike
Do you weld faster when it’s aluminum vs metal ,it seems like it’s feeding much faster
Nicest Harbor Freight job I've seen.
Awesome thank you!
@@Mikefestiva of course. Can you tell me what kind of stick I should get for touching up an aluminum wheel?
Incredible...
I wasn't sure which titanium to get the 170 or the 200 4 welding 3/16 aluminum. What's your opinion?
Great job on all the welding videos Mike , very helpful indeed !! Question, is it possible to TIG weld aluminum with the Titanium 200 without a spool gun ??? Thanks Mike and keep up the great work !!
Conventional sense says no but only because the TIG isn't using AC. I'm not sure what makes the Spool gun able to do it but apparently it makes it does make it possible.
0400! Get to bed man! Love your content. This vid was extra interesting as al welding is new to me and want to go in that direction. The hook up procedure was very handy. You are right. HF should have replied to you. You have really showed off the V and T machines for them. But I do like that they sampled a T plasma cutter for you to show us what is coming. They chose well. Sleep well good prince of the arc flame!
Thanks for checking out my video and commenting 🙂 it’s definitely nice to have aluminum welding capabilities in your shop.
I just found out recently that HF will finally be selling the spool gun sometime early 2020.
When you get a spool gun just follow the basic things I point out in this video and practice on some scraps before you tackle your first project, you will realize that welding Aluminum is not that hard it just takes a little adjustment to what you’re use to, mainly the travel speed feels to be a bit fast paced. Leave about 1/2” wire stick out past your tip and you should be good 🙂 take care
Like Devo said they have the spool guns for Titanium now for $139 which is the cheapest spool gun price I've ever seen. You should test one out and compare it to the one you have.
Thanks for sharing man
Thanks Mike
Beginner Welder here ( bought the Titanium 170 and the spool gun from Harbor Freight and was going to buy the .030" 4043 aluminum wire but what size do i get? Diameter wise because i dont see anything on that
Cool, I was not so much interested in the spool gun though that was interesting, but wanted to see more of the 200 welder, I am thinking do I want to spend the extra money on a machine that will do more than I probably need it to do in hopes I may use it in the future verses buying the 125 which is probably 95 % of all I will ever need. Thanks
I would have like to have seen the under side of the weld leaves peaces to see your heat affected zone if it had a light tan line is ok if it. Burnt through it would look bubbled just curious to compare it to tig because it did look good
The welds did not burn and melt though the back side. I feel the settings were the best I could possibly get with the spool gun, i tried out a lot of tests off camera and that was a big part of dialing it in, making sure it was not melting through the back of the plate. I have just started welding with my AC TIG and I have to say it’s a hell of a lot easier to lay nice looking welds with the TIG on aluminum then it is for me to lay them with a spool gun, the biggest problem with the spool gun is the travel speed, it’s really fast, if you slow down much it really effects the heat transfer to the weld. TIG is a much more relaxing pace to weld with. Take care
Have you had a chance to compare spool guns, ex. Yes Welder to the klutch? Appreciate your time.
They've released the titanium spool gun
i wonder if my Lincoln spoolgun hooks up to this welder.
The Kutch spool gun, while more expensive, appears to be the better way to go because it sets up easily.
I have another video how to easily mod the more affordable Titanium SG to be quick disconnect like the Klutch.
Here’s a link to my other video
czcams.com/video/Vl2jPW8Id9o/video.html
would you look at the klutch MP200siDV which comes with the spool gun and compares to omipro for 100's less
I would love to try that welder out and see how it compares but I’m not sure if I could justify spending the cash on one right now.
any idea if a hobart spool gun will work on the titanium welder? i have a hobart spool runner already...
You are the man sir
Nice are u gonna do a side by side vid with the Vulcan
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Nice video, would you be afraid to weld inside a Rv ? I need to weld a wall stud, so more easy to take appart from the inside than broke the fiberglass and have to fixt it plus paint it. I'm not an expert but wonder if it's possible with out doing to much damage.
What was the machine plugged in at. 120. Or 220
You can use stick input with the spool gun?
Great video! I like all of your reviews. Subscribing.
Question for you. I have a older Miller 211 with a Miller Spoolmate 100 spoolgun. Would this work with either the Vulcan Omnipro 220, or the Titanium 200 welders?
Thanks
Eric
How thick can you go on aluminum, please show
I noticed today HFT has a Vulcan spool gun on their website for about $220. 👍
Can I also use a regular flux wire with spool gun