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Review on MIG 205 Welding Machine Gasless Voltage by Knate Scarpelli

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good economical welder

I took a chance on this welder because it was an amazing deal on Prime Day and other reviews mentioned good customer service. Based on other reviews I figured the worst case scenario I'd have to try and return a few units before I could get a working one. However, my experience so far has been excellent, it worked right away. As you can see I got several beads, the quality seems limited only by my skill level. The other reviews are right that the documentation isn't that great. The instructions were enough to install the coil of wire. I retied the wire a few times but had no idea what the setup was, the settings, my technique or the welder itself, but I turned it off and carefully pulled the white wire out of the tip with a small pair of pliers, and it worked fine when i started it again. The documentation doesn't help at all with the settings, there is no power diagram or anything like that. Also, I'm not even sure what all the settings do because it's not spelled out in the manual. Finally, it's a good looking device which I believe is powder coated. My only very minor gripe is that the door to the inner compartment is quite flimsy/not quite square and doesn't close completely flush. Five stars overall because I think I got everything I paid for: It works, seems to do what it's supposed to, looks good and has a decent fit/finish.

Pros
  • Pretty impressive
Cons
  • Obsolete model