HIZONE 140A Simplified Aluminum MIG Welder, 6-in-1 Gas MIG/Gasless Flux Core MIG/Stick/Lift TIG Welding Machine with Large LCD Digital Display, 120V/240V Multiprocess Inverter Welder Machine

Great for the price. This is my first wire fed and I'm used to stick welding. I like that it does both. I have been using it on 240v and I get better consistency on welds with 240v. It was easy to get up and running, and adjusting the amps and volts is right on the front. It is fairly lightweight but seems well built. Very small and portable, and the 120v option makes it possible to use outside of the shop.

I had zero experience with welding, it was something I had always wanted to try. I felt a bit overwhelmed reading about all the different types of welds and techniques and decided to just get this and try it out. With this cheap unit, I wasn't too worried about ruining a (very) expensive tool and so its good to learn some basic technique. Now, I will say you're somewhat limited as to what you can do with this machine- flux core welding simplifies the process, but it is not suited for all metals, and the power of this machine effectively limits the size of the welds you can do. It is well suited for Aluminium, but it is NOT suited for cast iron, which unfortunately was what I wanted to ultimately make some repairs on. For my cast iron project (a fine crack in a radiator) I ultimately decided to repair with epoxy (JB weld) -- after consulting the JB weld company to ask for a product recommendation (they have MANY variants on their product, some for high heat, some that specifically say radiator...) the representative ultimately suggested I go with regular old original JB weld. Go figure. Even though a radiator is "hot" (200+f) its not "high heat (500+f") I chose to use the JB weld because everything I read indicated that cast iron is one of the most difficult metals to weld effectively, and doing so incorrectly can change the properties of the metal forming "white iron" which is then impossible to weld. As far as the machine goes, the controls are relatively intuitive and the form is un-intimidating-- not a professional, industrial looking machine. Again, for my use case, trying to learn the basics of welding and get some practice with technique, this was fine. Also a plus, you can just plug it into any old outlet. So its portable. For a handyman for something to take on jobs to make small repairs on site, this could be ideal.

We returned it. It was missing parts it said it had on the description. The plastic was very cheap. I would not rebuy.

I use this unit for very small scale tack welds. There is a lot of versatility here, but it isn't the most powerful unit. Jack of all trades, master of none. It is a good beginner unit and it can take care of some DIY projects, but for anything more serious than that, you may want to look into something more powerful. For hobby level work, this is priced extremely competitively and is very easy to pick up. The size and ease of use is great. No issues so far.

plastic parts are very easy to brake