HITBOX TIG Welder 200A, 240V HF TIG/MMA 2-in-1 Welding Machine, Digital Display, 80% Duty Cycle, Welds Carbon Steel, Iron, Stainless Steel, with TIG Torch & MMA Kit (TIG200)

For the money, buying this as an aluminium capable starter welder is a no brainer. Yes i will probably move to something better/shinier/more well known, once i get competent. But for now it works, and I have made some reasonable practice welds. Reading up on alloy welding is an art form, so I just hope to be vaguely competent one day. I bought the pedal attachment with the welder, which may or may not be good for a beginner, but all the videos said i must. Its a bit like patting your head and rubbing your belly, but we will get there. Give it a go.

Note: This is just first impressions - will update as I continue to use it •Packaging -We’ll sized triple-walled cardboard box -Polystyrene cushions -Accessories in resealable bags, some in a secondary cardboard box but some loose •Initial Inspection (addressing past reviews about the fuse) -Mains flex is marked 2.5mm H05, terminated in a moulded BS1363 13A plug -Plug contains an off-brand fuse marked BS1362 13A -Neither the plug nor the fuse are suitable for >13A and should be replaced with a more suitable connector if required •Accessories inspection -Ground clamp and rod holder cables are marked 16mm² H01 - but it’s copper clad aluminium (CCA) so not really H01 -Ground clamp is of typical design but with copper jaws both sides and CCA braid between the jaws. Cable is crimped into a copper-plated brass ring terminal stamped 50A then bolted to the clamp. -MMA electrode is of typical medium current design, GF phenolic plastic shell with brass jaws and a heavy spring. Cable is fixed in a hole in the brass by a shim and two grub screws -TIG handpiece has one current conductor marked 16mm² H01 (but it’s CCA), one multicore going to a single micro switch (multipin connector on the other end), and one rubber hose for argon with taper fitting. All in a baggy rubber sleeve. Strain-relief is provided by the rubber sleeve clamped into a flexible boot - it is effective but loose. The whole loom is quite heavy and a bit unwieldy. -TIG torch is a generic WP-17 (but with a somewhat flexible head) in an ergo handle with microwsitch. Supplied with 2x #4 and 2x #6 standard ceramic cups, 5 sizes of collets, stub and full-length cap. -TIG electrodes included are 1x 1.6mm and 1x 2.4mm thoriated, 175mm. They oxidised even under argon where branded tungstens do not. -Semi-rigid clear hose supplied for gas has slightly too large ID for the barb on the back of the unit. It is supplied with 2x jubilee clips but still leaky. Replaced with a more appropriate hose. •Welder inspection -Somewhat small, somewhat light, gloss powder-coated formed sheet steel unit with a decent handle, and case protrudes over the controls for some protection -Gas inlet is on the bottom rear -Power inlet is on the top rear, with a power switch beside -Front panel is all LED, but they forgot to remove the protective film from the digit display before assembling. It works fine, just a little glossy. -Rotary encoder knob has an indexing line and is pushable, but neither seem to serve any purpose -Buttons are tactile domes under plastic •Conclusions to-date: It’s certainly built down to a price. Overall it seems good value, but I will try to focus exclusively on the quality, usability and reliability. Fans run all the time and aren’t super quiet but they push a lot of air. CCA cables aren’t a disaster and make the handpiece slightly easier to move about, but coupled with the undersized brass ring crimps and uncrimped ferrules, they’re not super low resistance. Most plastics have a bit of flashing left, making them uncomfortable to handle unless it’s trimmed off. They all seem to be glass-filled, phenolic where required. Otherwise, part quality seems perfectly acceptable. It’s not got all the ratings, features or ergonomics, but it’s absolutely not the most basic model out there. I’d have few complaints if stuck using it instead of a more well-known model. HF start, variable pulse, variable AC/DC, variable ramps and time-variable gas solenoid control make it a highly versatile machine. There are very few jobs I do that absolutely require a better one especially when paired with a foot pedal. It’s an inverter design so inherently square wave. With light use I haven’t hit any thermal limits yet.

Very good product well worth the price I paid Would recommend.

Absolutely amazing welder not tried TIG yet but stick works great and look forward to using TIG soon

I bought and imediately returned this item as I value my families life to much to risk using it. The welder draws 27Amps to run , The plug that is fitted is a standard UK 13 Amp plug ( not designed to carry 27Amps) so I investigated the plug further to see how a 13Amp fuse cold possibly work without blowing when the item wants to draw 27 Amps. It was fitted with a normal 13 Amp fuse , or so it appeared until I turned it round to see the other side ( see the picture) . The makers have soldered a thick wire across the fuse to stop it blowing. I'm told that thin silver paper in a packet of cigarettes will carry 80 amps without blowing so with wire the thickness they used it would possibly take 100 amps or more for it to blow and before it did your house wiring gets so hot it would catch fire and burn your house / family. As a retired insurance salesman I can tell you they would not pay insurance on a fire caused by a botched fuse like this. I thought Amazon had been unlucky and sent a bad batch of these welders so I reordered the same model but this time from Ebay. That too came with the doctored fuse. I can only assume they are all like this . I wrote to the ebay seller and said it was faulty but didnt say what the fault was but his reply said ( this is a snip from their email )... Hi， We will accept your suggestion and investigate our products. We will improve our quality. Regarding this plug, So obviously they already knew the plugs were faulty because I hadnt said what the fault was yet they still sold it to me . Doing this to a fuse is strictly agains the UK wiring codes so my next move is to inform trading standards. I hope Amazon read this and stop selling it before someone dies. If you have ordered one please check the fuse by removing it from the plug and checking. If it has the thick wire soldered on DONT use it

Bought this to fix a bit on my boat , cast aluminium goose neck , never tig welded before but with a lot of youtubing and burnt fingers it sorted the problem. Great AC/DC Tig- For those about to weld No complaints for the price. Owning a boat means in the past i had to pay to get stainless and aluminium welded this welder will save me in the long run.

I bought this TIG welder for my husband last christmas and the welding torch has broken already. Have just bought a compatible torch 4 metres long but the connections are different. I have looked for a Hitbox W17 replacement torch with the right fittings and somehow they don't exist. Any ideas. Why is there no direct contact information for Hitbox. When you are paying over £300 you hope things would last a bit longer.

Good quality for the price but could be improved with a better gas fitting on the back panel.

I liked using this product. It's handy and works quite well for a little fella. Short cables are a bit of a bother, you'll need to keep your work close. I would have given 5 stars if it wasn't for the adjustment knob breaking off when putting the unit back into the cardboard box. It is a weak point on the product. There is nothing to protect the knob from small bumps of any sort. The fact that it broke so easily is disappointing. I have no way to adjust the settings on it now. I had high hopes for this unit in the beginning. After contacting the seller I was pleased to hear back within a very short time. After determining the part needing to be replaced, the new part was shipped to me within a week (despite seller being away). Once received it was a fairly simple procedure to replace and now I'm back in business. Couldn't be happier. Thanks so much. Highly recommend product and seller.

The welder works very well and does a good job. The High Frequency start works very well. I practiced a couple of welds with 3/32 tungsten on 3/16 soft steel. The 2T and 4T settings work just as advertised. It would be nice if a foot control could be added to adjust the amperage. The fan only operates as the unit heats up but I never experienced any overheating or overload. The torch is a little bit on the bulky side but easy to get used to. I purchased the welder to use for small home projects and it definitely fits the bill for that.

First a little background info... While I'm by no means a "professional" welder I am a certified welder with many years of experience with MIG, TIG, oxy-acetylene, and stick welding. I've welded on such critical items as natural gas pipelines and race car chassis and roll cages. The vast majority of my welding is usually either MIG or TIG but I needed to do some repairs on a trailer that was too big to fit in my shop and MIG and TIG aren't the best choices for outdoor welding. I'm not a fan of Flux core so stick was my process of choice however my trusty old Lincoln stick welder bit the dust recently. A friend who is just learning to weld told me he'd picked up one of these welders and had been very happy with it. I figured it was worth $120 to see if this thing would actually work lol! My expectations weren't very high, especially when I saw just how small and light this thing is. Well I jumped in with both feet and was shocked at how well this little welder performed. I burned more than 2 pounds of 1/8" 7018's today without a single hiccup. During the heaviest continuous use I burned 9 rods stopping only long enough to change rods and the arc was smooth and steady the whole time. I'm not going to claim this will replace a big Lincoln or Miller or any machine designed for heavy use but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't VERY impressed with this little welder. Just as an afterthought I fired up my portable generator and ran a few beads and saw no noticeable difference in performance. That will be a real life saver when I need to do repairs on equipment in the field. Obviously I can't comment on longevity since I've only used it for one day but in my opinion I got my money's worth already

This is my first time ever using a welder. I was on a really tight budget and found the arc 160 to be cheap yet powerful enough to weld my exhaust together. It was simple to set up and use for the first time and after some trial and error I figured out how to actually get it to arc and start welding. At 40 amps I was able to weld without burning a hole through the exhaust but strong enough to get the arc and this goes up to 160amps so I'm sure it could do much bigger jobs than what I'm throwing at it. You cannot beat the quality of this unit for the price. I would absolutely buy from this company again. The unit is also pretty small and light so I am planning to keep it with me in my offroad rig that way if I break something I could do an emergency fix to get back on the road. And again this is my first time ever welding so I am well aware these welds are terrible but it was easy for a first timer to pick it up and start learning.

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