HITBOX 200AMP TIG AC DC Aluminum TIG Welding Machine Digital Inverter TIG Welder with AC DC Pulse/Square/DC TIG Welding Machine, TIG & Al Weld(HBT250P)

The welder is as described but, as a novice to tig welding, it would be useful if the manual could expand the setup section with examples for basic settings tig welding of mild, stainless, aluminium sheet, butt joints etc.Also reminder to check for gas leaks when setting up machine for the first time as jointing is basic and not precise.

I will update when I get time to put some decent use in with itanyone buying this before you use change the fuse in it, as it has been bypassed by the manufacturer, this will overheat and set on fire, it is extremely dangerous.- Update, I am overall happy with the welder, Let me just add that I am a complete armature when it comes to TIG welding ad I am only welding things that I personally use, ride and drive ect.I have upgraded the torch to a CK worldwide flex head before even using the supplied torch, I will keep it as a spare or when a footswitch is not an option.I have welded lots of mild steel, a few bits of stainless and no aluminum as of yet, I have bend tested and hammer tested all of these in my vice and under great stress, I have had nothing crack or snap so far, 6mm thick steel is bending and holding the weld well, no cracks or splits in the welds when i've hammered with force, so I am confident the tabs ect I will weld will hold as well as I need them too.so I am really happy with the welder, for the price, capabilities and setting it provides, as I said change the fuse as its a danger to you and then you are all set. Ive attached some images of my terrible welds so don't judge too much, these were done after about 10 minuted of flat practice and a stress test 🤣

Does what it says on the tin.. I trained on Oxy/acetylene in the 70s.. TIG is very similar- got some nice beads on first outing.. would recommend this product to anyone interested in TIG. (get your Argon from Hobbyweld or similar - 60ltr in small disposable vs 1.4m^2 ~ 1400ltr on small tank)

Easy to set up good value for money does high quality job

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

Gas hose is too big for the inlet spigot and the clips are rubbish otherwise so far so good

Only the tungsten brokeBeth I'm happy

Great machine leads are a bit too short for general use