HITBOX 140A 240V Mini MIG Welder Flux Core Welder MIG ARC 4 in 1 Compact MIG Welding Machine Inverter Gasless Welding Machine(HBM200AZ)

I got this last week and within a couple of hours had set it up and started gasless mig welding. I wrote a review but thought I should wait till I have used it a few times and give it a proper check. I'd only ever done a bit of arc welding in the past and was worried that this would be a steep learning curve- but it wasn't. It's a breeze to use. I wish I had gotten one sooner. Here's some tips - the manual isn't brilliant , so you need to spend 20 minutes carefully getting it set up. Get the wire spool, but don't untie the end of it until you have put it on the spool holder in the machine - then when you are ready to cut with snips, grab the end so it doesn't flap loose , and hold the plastic spool at the same time to stop it spinning. Then thread the wire into the bit that looks like a spring , the wire should be coming off the spool in anti clockwise direction (ie from the bottom), and then start to get it ready to go through the 2 small wheels - then plug it in (comes with uk plug) ,power it up with button on the back , connect the gun/torch end and press the trigger and it will feed the wire through, all the way to the tip and leave 5mm or so showing. Plug the ground connector in and then you are ready to go. It's that simple. Use a few pieces of scrap to work out what power setting you need and then the machine pretty much does it for you in terms of wire feed speed. If you have it too high on thinner pieces you'll soon find out as it will just blow holes right through your metal. If you have it too low, you'll be able to just see that it's not penetrating and spatters around the surface of the metal. I am just a hobbyist and tinkerer , but I am pretty sure this is a very good , solid machine. I have a mate with a very expensive one, and he's always messing about with the wire feed and it blocking and sticking - so far this has had zero problems and 100% satisfaction. It's portable and easy to use. Only downside that I can see is that the manual could be better, and be clearer. It comes with a flux core wire spool that will last you a while too. The brush isn't great either but I think it's false economy with the machines that have a mask and brush and extras , as they arent great and you just want a good machine, which this is , no doubt. By the way - I ordered in the morning and it was here by 6pm the same night. Amazing really. Good company. Yes, I was surprised - I wasn't sure it would be any good at all, but the 30 day money back guarantee clinched it for me. Happy Days!

Bought this as my second welder thay are great for the price don't let the size fool you a great little welder the only thing is the mig wire supplied is really low quality so go buy some decent wire and you cannot fault the performance

It’s a very good welder for beginners leaves a nice weld even for a gas less, although did give me some bother at the start the wire kept getting caught in the lance at the start until I cable tied it on still been using it for a couple weeks and seams to be giving no hassle now

Well, I only just tried it quickly on some scrap, with flux core wire, which I've never used before. The weld bead was so much better than my welding last year on my car with a 40year old Maypole MIG. I think I will do a lot better with this one

Great peace of kit for the price

Bought this in September of 2023, used it literally 8 times for around a total of 3.5 hours welding, and now the motor driving the wire has somehow broken from the feed wheel and won't spin it. Up until that point I was very impressed, but I suppose cheap parts don't last.

I've been using this for light jobs for over a year now and to be honest, I can't fault it. It definitely hits well above it's weight and for the money it's brilliant value

Beginner wary of being too critical BUT I have good technical knowledge generally and RTFM studiously before starting The product appears to do everything on the tin but the gripe I have was with feed mechanism especially with 0.8 mm - it just couldn’t tighten enough to feed flux wire properly - I had to add a couple of washers to create pressure. It also pushed cable out through side - had to dismantle head arrangement to clear Instruction provided on side of box - would be better providing in manual and/or video.