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Review on πŸ”§ Ultimate Welding Solution: Blue Demon E71TGS Gasless Welding Industrial Power & Hand Tools Revealed! by Anthony Shields

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Should be for weak cheap 110v cars

My first impression is that this wire should be something for cheap, flimsy 110 volt welders. I only have a Lincoln Pro Mig 140 and this wire gets very hot, spatters a lot and it's hard to find the power and speed to keep the welds halfway decent. I rarely have spatters with other .030 flux wires and can usually dial in a nice and nice bead within 2 small adjustments if I don't get it right on the first try which is pretty rare. This weld might be my worst weld in 20 years. I really wanted this wire to work for me as I only have a 110v welder and all the good reviews. I have a welder on a dedicated 30 amp circuit powered by a 10ga short wire so my welder has everything he needs. If you have a cheap 110V welder plugged into your regular household outlet, this cord might be for you! I gave it 3 stars because of the price, it arrived quickly, had free shipping and is probably great for weaker welders running on regular home circuits. Otherwise I would give 1 or 2 stars. If I can get better results with this wire I'll update. I hope you find this useful. I've tried a new tip dip "gel" that might have an adverse effect on spatter and welding so I'll try a brand new contact tip with no tip dip. Update: (quick recap) I think dipping the "gel" tip contributed to some spatter and a bad weld, however there is still a significant amount of spatter and I couldn't keep the amperage low enough to prevent the wire from burning out. (Additional update) I tried wire with a brand new tip with no tip error. I tried to weld with a regular length overhang but it turned out to be very uneven. I shortened the duration of the descent and it stopped disappearing. I kept welding. There was no beat. A few more squirts. It was pass number 1. The contact tip was heavily covered with slag. I changed the tips and used another new wire (flux core .030). I welded the second seam with the same overhang as the first seam. There was a puncture in 3 places. There were small gaps in the connecting material, which increased the penetration power. There was very little slag at the contact tip, but about the same amount of spatter. I welded seam no. 3 with a normal overhang. There was very little spatter at the contact tip and no slag. All 3 welds were done with the correct force and wire feed speed for the steel I was using. I could not switch to a lower gain setting on my welder. The Blue Demon wire burns down the protrusion to the contact tip. I tried adjusting the wire feed speed but the only thing I could do was plug the weld so the wire stays in contact and the bead keeps moving. I duplicated the same boss for weld #2. And I welded the 3rd seam normally. I personally don't need this wire for the machine I'm using. If I had a weaker 110v machine, if I was running at less reliable power, or if I was trying to weld thick material, I think this wire would be fine. When I weld thinner material with my welder, it feels too hot and burns out too quickly. If I have a welding project that uses heavier gauge steel I'll switch over to see how it performs and update my review again. I buy products based on honest, well-written reviews, so I try to help others by providing something for others. If you appreciate the time I spent writing this review, could you click "helpful" so I know I'm not wasting my time? Thanks very much!

Pros
  • All right!
Cons
  • Expensive