Good God the amount you spent to test this is terrifying. Thank you for reliable and trustworthy work.

"I just went out and bought 7 different mig welders" Is the greatest opening line to a video of all time. The testing this man does is just absurdly good. Unbiased, fair and honest. That's why this channel is easily one of the best on KZfaq. Well done sir!!!

That wasp dying by a fiery pool of death was such a nice touch 🤌🏼

Project Farm: we're gonna test that Manufacturers: **visible discomfort**

This guy is a national treasure. We are at a point where we just check his channel first for the review of what we're going to buy.

You know, it occurred to me while watching that this channel has probably the best community I've ever seen. Practically zero negativity, nothing but appreciative comments for all the work you do to keep us informed. Plus I found this one particularly entertaining, bringing in an expert for it. Project Farm just never lets you down.

I’m a 23 year old that doesn’t know much about anything. Your videos have taught me SO MUCH. It may not feel like it sometimes but you’re helping people every time you post. Thank you.

NO.1 independent Product testing channel on KZfaq by far. These awesome product reviews are so in-depth you can take the knowledge and purchase these products with some of the uncertainty taken care of. I personally have bought different products after watching some of these reviews.

I love the recent adjustment in your videos to frequently include expert opinions. Of course we trust your thoughts and experiments Todd - but bringing in experts like Virgil is the next level!

I dont think anyone can deny the quality of Lincoln welders. But for the price, I love my Yeswelder. They are a company that was founded via kickstarter and have ALWAYS listened to their customers (via facebook groups, online reviews, etc). Thank you Todd for the testing!!!

Honestly, as a welder I can take any of these welders and put them through their paces. You have your hobby welders then your industry welders. Respect for your honest review. It all depends what you need to weld.

Nothing beats my grandpa's very old and very sketchy welder. Against all odds, 13 major hurricanes, and being thrown around by a tornado, it still works. Now that his workshop is being cleared out due to old age, i got to claim his immortal deathtrap and give it a loving home

Just like the windshield repair test I like how you brought in an expert.

By far my favorite part of your videos is the fact that you don't outright tell people which product to buy, and you just lay out the bare performance for people to make their own decisions from. Thanks for your efforts, Todd!

If you mentioned it I missed it, but replacement parts and consumables are also important to consider when shopping for a welder. A better welder can be repaired instead of being disposable if something happens, meaning a better welder can be cheaper in the long run and nicer to use.

I love these comparison videos! I would love to see a "is new really better?" type of series where you compared brand new units from retail vs used units from the popular used sites like FB marketplace and ebay.

Over 2k $ for a welder!? Gotta appreciate the dedication and the quality Project Farm provides.

I've run out of ways to say, the most comprehensive and best testing on YT, Thanks Todd. 👍🇺🇸

I've got a different YesWelder model, but I think the results are indicative. It does a great job on most things and costs well below similar machines. Nice to see another model from the same manufacturer I am used to and how similarly they perform.

I looked seriously at the Vulcan several years ago. At that time it was a DC welder only and not capable for AC to run aluminum. By the time I priced two Vulcans(DC unit and AC unit with MIG and TIG) with the necessary accessories to get what was needed they were within just a few hundred dollars of the Miller Multi-process 220 with everything included. Ultimately I bought the Miller. Every time I run the Miller the grin under my helmet is huge. It does everything I need and does it well == at a higher price point than any of the ones you tested. I have always subscribed to the "Cringe once - Grin many" method of buying tools. Having been a licensed and degreed aircraft mechanic for many years, as well as licensed in motorcycles and many versions of small engine equipment, this mind set has served me well if not not inexpensively. Having an expert welder to consistently run the units and give commentary was extremely helpful.

Thanks for another stellar review, Todd! As a welder with 25+ years of experience, I will say that what you get out of buying Miller or Lincoln machines is great customer support. Pick up the phone and a tech can walk you through a repair, or you take take it to a local dealer for service. Not so with the Chinese stuff. Had a problem with the control board on an Everlast PowerMTS 251 welder at my last job, and getting in touch with anyone was a joke. They emailed me a PDF that looked like it was drawn up by a 5 year old, and when I had a question about clarifying some of the ridiculous crap on their drawing I couldn't get anyone to call me back. I ended up leaving that position before we ever got a resolution on it. With welders, buy them cheap enough that when they break you just throw it away, or save up your money for something blue or red and keep it forever, fixing it along the way. There really isn't any middle ground unless you want to be constantly frustrated. My two pennies, anyway.

10:47 the Vulcan did so well, even that wasp was going crazy dancing over the welds.

Thank you for the time and honesty, i love the head to head videos.

I really love when you get subject matter experts to provide additional feedback. Awesome review!

Would love to see how each of the multi-process welders do with TIG and stick also!

Wonderful reviews as always. I love that Todd brings his knowledge of thoroughly testing products to welders, while also admitting that he's not skilled enough to test himself, so he gets a professional to do the welding and evaluate the results.

Wow - thank you for putting in all this work and cost for our benefit!

I went from the Harbor Freight cheepo welder to the YesWelder 205ds (also pretty darn cheap) I couldn't be happier with the Yeswelder. That being said, I bought the HF one years ago on sale for $89, and it always did what I needed, not elegant or clean welds but you can make 2 pieces one with it.

I feel like you read our minds when you do all these tests; as always, I really appreciate the information contained in your reviews.

This is why it's important to support one's like this that pays all out of pocket for these expensive tests the average Joe could never afford! Love the work, my dude! Love your hard work and enthusiasm in all your work!

Thank you for this excellent video on welders. I also appreciate your welding expert's opinion on which welders did best on which type of metals. As always the in depth testing you do in your videos saved me a lot of searching. Carry On Sir!

I'd love to see a comparison of portable solar power setups--the kind of thing that you could take camping or use at home when the power goes out. Thanks for all of your videos. Your testing is in a league of its own.

My favorite part was when your test proved the professional's assessment correct. That was an awesome way to add legitimacy to the content. Really appreciate all you put into this video and for always inluding Harbor Freight ! Haha, and yes, I am all about value, YesWelder for the win.

I asked for this video a little while back, and you completely delivered. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I never knew what those smaller welders would deliver, and you definitely put a nail in that coffin. Once again, awesome video. 🙏 Thank you. 💕❤️🙏

I really like how you brought in an “expert” to help with the review. I would love to see more “guest experts” in their respective fields as long as they can stay unbiased and open minded like you do. Love the videos! Keep it up!

You just don't stop surprising. Thank for all the amazing work you do.

Would be cool to test welding helmets as well. I used to use Miller helmets but recently picked up a Yeswelder helmet, and for the price, can't beat it. I'd say its arguably the best helmet I've owned.

As a gear head that rents shop space with a buddy, we’ve had a Vulcan 220 for like 5 or 6 years now, such a good value machine. It’s been going on flawlessly for the amount of use we do with it, for home garage work, it’s perfect

Loved the comparative test…super useful and the expert opinion was an awesome touch.

You’re awesome! Thank you for continuing to make amazing videos without selling out to sponsors. Great unbiased reporting!

Thank you for doing this video. Nobody has done this type of in-depth review of welders. The amount of time, editing, and cost to do this must have been insane. It definitely helped me make a decision.

Todd, could you do a comparison of budget plasma cutters? I think many would be interested in this.

Wow - if it were not for my appreciation about everything that Project Farm brings for tools and other things I'm sure I would not have watched this otherwise because I'm not in the welding realm. I have never welded in any form.. gasses or electric. I still really enjoyed learning a couple of things about welding, and very cool that there was a guest welder expert Virgil to help evaluate! Great, well thought-out testing, as always! What a channel! If I ever need anything welded I want Virgil to do the welding!

One of the top informative and useful channels!!! Thank you a lot!

I am not a welder Todd, but your tests taught me a great deal more than I knew about welding!! Thanks, Virgil, for the expert opinions.

Keep up the great work! Not only are you unbiased and willing to test, but you're humble enough to bring in a specialist when testing products outside of your expertise and ability. Thank you for continuing to be among the great testing channels!

Stellar review as always! ❤ Your passion for this channel and finding the truth really shines.

As always, Todd, your approach is great and I very much appreciate this channel!!! I come here often for advise before purchases. As a longtime CWI looking to make a setup at home for hobby work, I was watching and trying to determine which machine I may want to get for my shop. Since I see them very often in plants, it is very hard to argue against Big Red except for the cost, but this was an interesting showdown. As I was watching, I was looking to see if the same brand electrode was used in all the machines. It seems the electrode provided with the machine is what was used. I would guess that choosing a quality electrode (for the intended application) when the first roll is gone will make a huge difference in the performance of each welding machine, as will the choice of shielding gas to match the selected electrode and application. Another difference noted during deposition was that sometimes the welder pushed the wire and sometimes he pulled. This will also make a difference in performance come testing time. Obviously the welder was trying to adapt to each electrode, so he obviously felt the need to push/pull to get the best performance, but again, using one brand of quality electrode to compare all the machines would probably been a better approach. One other consideration in my purchase will be availability of the consumables such as whip, liners, drive rollers, and tips. I think the Azzuno would be my choice from these, assuming readily and economically available consumables. Looking forward to more videos in the future. Thanks for the fine work!

My friend has owned the Vulcan welder for about 5 years. That thing is a beast. It was even flooded at one point and was let to dry well, and its still going strong. The automatic function is cool too, you put the type of wire and wire size and set the dial for metal type. It does a pretty good job at autosetting. Overall great video, cool to see how some welders are bad and sometimes its not the person welding badly.

I would love to see a comparison on commercial pressure washers. As always, great video!!!

Thanks for the test PF

This is an impressive demonstration. Thank you for putting this knowledge out in the world without being biased towards any company. Great work!

thank you for the video, we reached MiG welders?! you really are stepping up your game.

Personally I have a Miller 210 with gun on demand. Spent $2000 and that was 20 years ago. Has been a great welder and have never had any issues with it. Would like to see a comparison of Tig welders which will probably be my next purchase. Really looking at the Primeweld for a midrange priced unit that still performs good. Would really like to see your comparison of this type of welders.

One of the best channels on here! Thanks!

It would be great to have a comparison of 'chemical resistant' hand spray bottles. Ones I've tried advertise realizable and harsh chemical resistant mechanism, but things like brake cleaner or acetone can jam or cause leaks.

Great work as always! I appreciate that you try both the cheap and expensive and compare them both head-to-head as well as taking into account their price. I don't expect a $300 welder to work as well as a $2300 welder, but if it can do a decent job for the occasional welds, then it's great for hobbyists like me.

A video on LED light bulbs be cool. Rate their light output, color temp and power use and reliability.

Thanks so much for this video, love learning about different things such as welding through your channel. The commentary from Virgil is really helpful, provides really good insights, especially when talking about how some welders just aren't suited to thin material.

Thank you for this video Todd! 😊

Thanks! That's exactly what I was in the market for. Now I just have to learn how to weld 😉

Excellent video. As a welder I appreciate your diligence and careful testing.

It is good you brought in a real welder to run the tests for you. Thanks Virgil. I think you deserve the welder you liked the best.

Great vid. I'd love to see even more welders tested :)

Todd, this was a phenomenal vid. Adding Virgil was a great move, I know it adds to the cost but thank you for the no nonsense reviews.

I am a welder and have been for a decade now. Favorite test so far. I personally have a Lincoln electric 200 Tig welder and it really is a fantastic little machine ESPECIALLY for a 110 capable unit. Expensive stuff for a beginner but a good addition to a mechanic shop.

Super impressed with this video! So much useful information across a wide array of applications. Thanks for doing this 👍

Great video Todd, thanks!

Incredible , I just spent a day and a half comparing wire-feed welders on Amazon. I had actually pretty much decided that my needs the Azzuno would be right for me. This just confirmed it. And a huge Thank You to Virgil for his professional assistance in making this video. Well done guys.

Thank you Todd, especially for bringing on an expert. It was great to hear him speak as he was working. A real professional. Virgil...God bless you sir and thank you very much. EDIT: Side note. My father had a Lincoln stick welder that we used mainly 6013's for welding frames and such. I was taught to stick weld and did well enough for our purposes (Not pretty and my welds didn't break but they were not like a real pro). That was many (50 years ago) I'm happy to see that Lincoln still makes high quality welders despite the price.

Thank you for the sheet metal pen tests. As someone who works in automotive, too much penetration and heat is always a concern when working with custom exhaust and body work. Tack welding controls heat well, preventing warping, but it is nice to have the option to run a full bead without turning your body panel into a lays potato chip. I didn't see any destroyed welders in this video, and I heard tig welding mentioned. In case it isn't in your plans, I would be interested to see a tig and stick welding comparison as well. Great content as always.

Really good choice getting the experts involved 👌

Really impressive how good those value options are, but the consistency you get from the Vulcan and Lincoln Electric (not to mention the RANGE from the Lincoln) really demonstrate what you're getting for the price. Love the video, keep up the great work!

It seems like getting both a Yeswelder and an Azzuno for $612 might be a good strategy. Use the Azzuno for light gauge welding and the Yes for heavier stuff. Seems like the only downside would be breakage strength on heavy materials. I always check out your tests before I buy a new tool. No disappointments so far. Thanks!

Perfect timing. Thanks. As always very informative.

Long time waiting for this test. TY

I discovered yeswelder about 3 years ago and have 2 of their machines now - the dedicated Arc (arc 205) and the muti process tig205. Less than 400 for both together and they are amazing on both performance and quality. Have done everything from sheet metal to the frame on my daughter's car and they just keep chugging along. For the money, they are one of the best shop purchases I have made

Great video! I've been running a Lincoln weld pac 140 HD 110v for 6 years. Not only has it paid for itself but I've done jobs that should have been done with a bigger 220 welder and you cannot beat the portability with flux core wire and ease of use. Keep up the great work!

I so enjoy your reviews. The thought alone you put into how you will do comparatives is fantastic. Thank you for your product reviews I trust the outcomes

I really appreciate enormously what you are doing for us, whom do not have the money to test all these different types of brands. Words cannot express how much I appreciate and am grateful for your time and efforts making these videos!!!

This is exactly the video I was looking for. I've always wanted to learn to weld.

The flux core test is great because thats what most home consumers will use.

Great job! Thanks for this review, I'll keep hem in mind.

I recommend this a while back!! thanks for the amazing work!

A welder purchase is in my very close future, mainly to teach myself how to weld on small home owner type projects. I'll be referencing your videos heavily when making my purchase. THANK YOU for your consistent HONEST reviews. Truly a gem of you tube. The best if there ever was one.

0:20 Flameweld $189 1:37 Chicago Electric $230 2:36 Azzuno $252 3:16 Warcking $260 3:58 YesWelder 205DS $360 4:34 Vulcan 220 $1150 5:22 Lincoln 210 $2300 6:02 Min current chart 6:05 Max current chart 6:14 Weight chart 7:53 Weld penetration chart 11:34 Force to break weld chart 14:53 5min current draw chart 15:03 Ranking chart

100% best Chanel on KZfaq. Thank you for your dedication my friend

Thanks for always providing thorough unbiased reviews. You're the MVP!

I Purchased my (Yeswelder Stick ) after watching you test a few months ago and I'm very pleased with it. Love these videos where you test the welding machines!

Thanks Todd for another awesome review. Thanks Virgil for your professional skills and support.

I have a 250 hitbox welder I got off Amazon during a lightening sale for about $200. I am very happy with it and it does good. I wouldn't recommend it for a professional who uses it every day but as a back up for them or a hobbyist type welder it is great. I use it restoring cars and can use it all day a times welding in body panels or even welding in a mustang ii front end conversion

Great job bringing in the expert!

Quality content as usual, thanks PF!

I have a Vulcan 220. Had it for 3 years and it has been a great welder. I also have the spool gun for it. For comparison i also have a Miller 255 which is much more expensive. For short circuit and hobby welders i highly recommend the Vulcan. I can't run dual shield in it like my 255 but short circuit it's great. It can also stick and DC tig but i have only used the stick,mig and spool gun for aluminum.

Another great video! Thanks for putting in the work.

Thank you, Todd, and a big Thank you to Virgil.

Was hoping to have seen Miller, especially to see how it compares to Lincoln (and Vulcan). Maybe next round Todd?

Wow, you spent a small fortune in order to make this video! As always, your testing videos are top notch and MUCH appreciated. Thank you!

Great with a subject matter expert to help with the test!

Thanks for your effort in designing these tests. Also, I enjoyed seeing you participating in the Offroad Games. I hope you had a great time!