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Review on Hobart Handler 210 MVP Welder by Richard Cunningham

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Most likely, this is the welder you need.

Like most people I wanted to bond metal so needed I own a welder but I spent a lot of time looking at MIG welders and various multiprocessor welders like the Forney 190 before I bought the 190 but I already have an arc welder which I rarely use and is the only reason why I need a TIG is aluminum welding, this welder can easily weld aluminum with a $200 accessory coil and can make some powerful welds when connected to mains power up to 230v and those welds are literally the first welds made with this welder after switching from flux core to gas and fiddling around had with settings and gas flow, so don't judge too harshly. It's heavy so you won't be carrying this thing around much, I'm glad I have a welding cart to put it on even though I'm building a steel welding table. with wheels and for that I could just add a shelf. Cored wire welding will be "good". I have tried both flux and gas and I recommend anyone with this welder to spend the money and get a 75/25 gas bottle and a 10 lb spool of solid wire and you will be amazed. The settings are quite arbitrary and you just follow the table inside, I was a little skeptical about this dialing format in the welder but pretty quickly I found that it worked well. Overall this is a great purchase and welder and I would recommend it.

Pros
  • The machine is sized for easy transport to the job site and has the power to weld 3/8" mild steel.
Cons
  • There are other interesting options.