Vulcan Migmax 215 In-depth Review, Demonstration, and Unboxing.

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Vulcan Migmax 215 In-depth Review, Demonstration, and Unboxing.

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In this video I go into a very in depth review review of the Vulcan Migmax 215. I do an indepth unboxing, setup, and final review of this new mig welder.
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@runningwater5936 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the demonstration. If the tip was removed before feeding the new wire through to the gum, then the wire wouldn't hang up on it.

@MrTimo1124 2 жыл бұрын

The trick with the nozzle jelly is to have a separate scrap piece of metal to burn the excess jelly off on before welding on your project. So strike on that for 1-2 seconds to get it warm, dip in jelly, then back to scrap piece for 1-2 seconds.

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

yep, most folks around me call that a crash pad. I'll do you one better. Get the nozzle hot using your scrap piece, take your nozzle off, and then dip the nozzle itself. No need to burn off any dip or jell off your tip.

@davidpritch718 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I bought the Migmaxx 215 two days ago. It's still in the box, been watching videos on setting it up and using it. I'm going to get a bottle of gas and use the solid wire to get clean welds. Some have said that they use the Lincoln wire as they believe it to be better than the HF wire, so I think I'll go that route too. I've never mig weld before, only stick weld so I'm pretty excited about it this machine...I've only heard good things about it. I got a little nervous about it when you first told about the crushed wire and the welding problems you were having and had to take it back and exchange it for another. When I unbox mine I'll look out for those things. Again, thanks for the video.

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Getting some shielding gas and running solid wire will definitely be better and easier to learn. I heard that about the Lincoln wire as well. If you need any advice send me a message. I do plan on doing some welding tutorial videos eventually.

@davidpritch718 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do. I look forward to seeing your welding tutorials.

@loganvincent6117 6 ай бұрын

Just a tip, when you use flux core you can have a much longer stickout. It really helps for trying to reach into those tight corners.

@runningwater5936 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the demonstration. If the gun's tip was removed before the new wire is fed, the wire shouldn't hang up.

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it!

@rcbest1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video I really enjoyed it. Maybe put a bit more light on when showing us the inside of the box. Best demonstration video yet!

@steelforestweldingandforge Жыл бұрын

Thank you. And yeah the lighting stinks :) I've tried messing with it once and I made it worse. I'll figure it out eventually.

@yugbe Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Im looking for a Mig/Flux for the garage. Im interested to know if you are still using the 215 and like it, or if it has gone up in smoke? Thank you again.

@steelforestweldingandforge Жыл бұрын

It's still running very well going on 1.5 years plus of heavy use. I switched over to shielded 75/25 argon/CO2 solid wire. I was tired of having burn through and porosity issues with the flux core. It was probably due to the brand of flux core wire though. I still highly recommend it. If you also want tig welding options, you might want to look into the omnipro 220 version. I have no experience or insight with the omnipro machine through.

@williamwilliams4559 Жыл бұрын

are you running 110 volts or 220 volts i tried to run .035 wire in my welder and it would push it the cold feeder ran it fine. .035 sold wire / gas

@steelforestweldingandforge Жыл бұрын

220 volts. For most ppl running 110v I would recommend .30 wire. But good to know it works for you.

@runningwater5936 2 жыл бұрын

If you put the thickness knob at 3/8 for 3/8" metal or 10, and then look at the setting info on the lid, you will find that the recommenced setting for 0.45 flux core wire is J/8.5. I brought this discrepancy to the attention of Harbor Freight Technical Support but they had to escalate it to a corporate engineer, I understand. Also, another example of a discrepancy, for instance, is the recommended setting for 0.035 solid wire and C100. On the lid for 240 volts for 1/8" it says D4 but if you set the left knob at 1/8" on the front panel to 1/8" the corresponding point is midway between 6 and 7. Are the synergic settings and the manual settings supposed to be so much different? I understand you are supposed to refer to the chart on the lid for the manual settings and for the synergic settings, you go by the orange highlighted thicknesses that are around the thickness knob. Can anyone explain the discrepancies I have found? Thanks.

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

I believe I understand your question and I think I have the answers. First, most of the weld settings that are labeled on a machine are designed to get close to the proper settings. Then based on how your weld bead runs, you will need to fine tune your settings. For this machine, when it is running on the synergitic settings, the only knob you need to adjust is the material thickness knob, wire feed speed is automatically set and adjusted during welding. Did you.mean 0.35 wire when asking about flux core synergitic settings? Because there is no 0.45 synergitic option on this particular welder.

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

For the second part of your question concerning the C100 settings, when the machine is running in manual mode, the material thickness no longer applies, that is solely for synergitic settings and no longer applies just like how you stated.

@runningwater5936 2 жыл бұрын

@@steelforestweldingandforge I meant 0.045. As you know, I was concerned about the difference between the manual setting and the numbers highlighted in orange. There is fair amount of difference between 8.5 and 10. I was surprised by the difference but it sounds like this difference is normal, apparently. It would seem if you are using the same wire size and same metal thickness, there shouldn't be such a difference between the synergic and manual settings. I have the welder but before using it, I wanted to make sure I understood the controls better. Thanks.

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

It threw me off a little bit to.

@jackle842000 Жыл бұрын

Isn't the gun the ground when wired for flux core?

@steelforestweldingandforge Жыл бұрын

Well, yes and no. Because with flux core you run your welder on DC electro negative polarity I guess you could argue the electrode is the ground in a sense. But people will always refer to the clamp as the ground clamp regardless of machine polarity.

@wurlabyscott Жыл бұрын

Still using FC or have you moved to gas?

@steelforestweldingandforge Жыл бұрын

I've moved to solid 0.30in wire with 75 AR 25% CO2

@wurlabyscott Жыл бұрын

Figured you would, just curious, thanks for the reply

@steelforestweldingandforge Жыл бұрын

Yeah, flux core is just way to smoky for what I'm doing.

@Mystik-Kitty Жыл бұрын

MESSAGED YOU ON FACEBOOK... Quick question on the VULCAN MIGMAX 215 ... On the chart on the door, for example, the top row, 240v, 20ga steel. It has "B.5/2" I understand the manual lettering on the knobs so set the feed to "B", and I know the voltage (steel thickness) knobs have the numbers, but I can't find what the ".5" and "/2" are supposed to mean. Some grids on the chart have just one number and some have a "/" with two numbers. Is that a range? Like .5 - 2.0 or something different? THANKS!!

@steelforestweldingandforge Жыл бұрын

Yes, I got your message. Good question So, in your example, when the chart indicates B.5/2. it is indicating wire speed B plus one-half. So essentially set the wire feed knob directly between B and C. The number two indicates that the voltage should be set to 2. Now mind you, this only works under the manual setting on your wire diameter knob. Hope that helps.

@davidmichael5153 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I pull the trigger it rolls fir about 3 seconds and stops... why??

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

This sounds like you're getting drag somewhere. You have the wrong drive wheels for your wire size or drive wheel wire type. And check the wire tension on your gearbox. If all of these items check out you may have a spool of wire that was wound incorrectly. This is kind of a rare thing but it happens sometimes. Best way to check is just to pull your wire out slowly by hand while keeping one hand on the spool to make sure your wire doesn't uncoil. If your wire is constantly getting caught up on itself it's the spool.

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

You could also post a video and post the link and I'll take a look at it.

@steelforestweldingandforge 2 жыл бұрын

One more question. Does this happen when you're welding or when you're pulling the trigger without creating an arc?