I bought this machine in April of 2019. I was so impressed I purchased another as a backup that's still in the box. I've been a welder since '95. I started getting outside work a couple years ago from 3 guys (all brothers) for different projects. All of these require a welder that's mobile. My Millers are not something I want to carry around! Since purchasing this it has been rock solid. I live in the southwest desert and our temps are regularly 110 plus degrees in the summer. These jobs were all outside on a dusty, sandy open lot. This guy was on 8 hours a day all week for weeks building 14 foot rolling gates made from 2 inch square tube 1/4 in wall and the tracks they roll on. Ran some long welds while doing the tracks and the welder never kick off. I mostly used stick 7018 and 6011's and flux core. I've put 18 - 10lb rolls of 035 wire through the machine. I didn't add up how many lb's of electrodes but certainly a few hundred pounds through the time I've owned it. I was sure I was going to burn this welder out on these jobs, hence the backup, but nope. It doesn't look pretty any more, other than being pretty beat up. Your right the earlier version of this welder did not accept 2 lb spools. I don't use them so not an issue for me. Also I made new work and stinger leads replacing everything. There the one thing I think could be improved, but until you start paying thousands these are typical. There are no complaints about this welder from me. The millimeter thing is easy enough to figure out once you get familiar with the machine. The mig gun is very good and has taken a lot of abuse without complaint. So for those who are wondering about longevity, I thought I would give you my experience.

They added the setup paper with all the metric and imperial data as a sticker. I stuck the sticker right on the panel door, even before Mike suggested it. Nice to see a company listen to customer feedback and make the improvements.

Just wanted to add something.... everyone on here has all said the same thing about Mike. Great guy, gives great honest reviews and shares not only great projects but so many different skills that everyone appreciates and learns from. He has over 109,000 subscribers on his channel ... this is amazing. he pays for these videos out of pocket and we all enjoy them and benefit for free !!! With that being said. It would be great to see people buying his merchandise to show how much they appreciate it .. I didn’t realize until I posted that he has only sold 4 items. I have never met mike and he has never met me. But I can say I feel like I know him from all his videos and I’m sure you all feel the same way. Let’s all support Mike and buy a t-shirt or hoodie to help support him to continue with these projects and videos .... thanks Richie

I think you are smart for not giving these companies exclusivity on their equipment. It would limit you far too much and defeat the purpose that makes you so popular. Doin' a great job my friend!

Another value added review, clear and to the point! But, oh, how I miss the long drawn out unboxing segment...said no one ever!

Hi 👋 Mike. Rich and I got our new Mike Festiva hoodies yesterday... we are at harbor freight picking up some welding stuff and took our pic in front of the welders. Of course people were looking at us funny as to why we were taking a selfie 🤳 in front of the welders lol. We love the hoodies 😁 thanks for helping Rich make a good decision on his new welders 👍 loves them and your videos

Whenever you start teaching welding tech I'm glued to the comp.You not only talk about different settings needed,you show the how and why.TY.I freely admit that my tries have those 'splatter balls'all over,and now I can change.Again;Thank You for this machine review and your skills shared.

Hey guys just what to let you know, Yeswelder is having a 20% off sale going on right now for the next few days, Nov24, Nov29 This makes the MIG 205 just under $300. Ps I have been using it a lot in my shop and it’s been great 👍 check the Yeswelder link below in my video description, use Yeswelder20 to save some money on your order.

I’m new to welding. Took a couple courses for the basics but have no idea what to buy for equipment and how to set it up. Your videos helped me select a plasma cutter and a 3 in 1 welder from Amazon. I’m glued to your videos and the perfect amount of detail you provide. Thanks for your work!!

Mike I love how you are the ultimate professional! You posted those welding time upfront and that is cool!

I've been waiting on someone who was familiar to me to do a review of the yeswelder brand. Thank you. I've been looking for a cheap mig/tig combo to put in my service truck. I do a lot of outside welding and inside welding. I didn't want to spend a couple of grand on name brand just to get abused and broken. Thank you again!

​ @Mike festiva I want to say, you make welding look so easy, I watched the one where you taught your nephew how to weld and was convinced I was buying my own welder. I decided on the yeswelder 205 DS, however, I came back to watch your review and noticed it didn't do Aluminum. I have never welded and I am trying to buy one that will do as much of everthing as possible. For that reason, I still went with YESWELDER, but the 250 PRO SG, the 205 was going to cost me $399 plus Tax and I got the 250 PRO for $486. thats with taxes and shipping. Feel its a better deal since I now have the option to be able to weld Aluminum should I need too. Thank you for your welding videos, keep them coming. I will be reviewing your channel again now that I have a welder to practice my setting and so on.

I own one of these. When running flux core wire the welder defaults to .035 wire setting and there is no adjustment for .030 wire in flux core/gasless mode. You can adjust amps/volts settings when using .030 wire but that’s it. I checked with Yeswelder and they confirmed this. The welder is set at .035 wire for flux core wire size is not adjustable. Just thought I’d share this as originally I thought there was an issue with the welder I purchased when I tried to adjust the wire size button to use .030 flux core wire. 👍

Thank you so much!!!! I'm using flux core and I couldn't figure out why my wire speed was so low. I didn't know about the groved roller

I recommended this machine to a friend and he is very happy with it.

Thank you very much Mike, I always enjoy your video's not a lot of fluff just clean and too the point. I bought a Titanium 125 welder a few months back and it has been good but eventually will want to pick up a multi-processor unit. so I am looking for the right welder for me, I am in no hurry so until then I will continue to enjoy the videos and practice on my current welder

After this review I pulled the trigger and bought this welder. Ive never welded in my life so I'm super excited for this to be delivered. Also, I used the 20% off promo code and it still works as of December 3. Thanks for the great videos Mike!

Hey Mike Just wanted to say as was already stated, Great honest review and thanks for always being willing to share great welding info. I am super happy with my Vulcan 205 and titanium 170 after watching your reveiws I felt confident buying them because of your detailed info. And I’m sure guys looking for an affordable multipurpose welder are super happy to know this may be just what they need for an affordable welder. Also I’m ordering two of your hoodies. One for myself and one for my wife. Not because I need more hoodies but because I want to support you and your channel for all you do for us guys who enjoy your work and your excellent teaching. Thanks again Richie Sharp.

Another great review. Will be looking forward to how it holds up, as it would be a cheap way to break into Tig. You are the first site I go to for info and how to videos. Thank you for your efforts.

I finally bought one. Thanks for the honest review. Mine arrived from Amazon in 3 days damage free.

Dang finally my man best days are when we get fresh videos from Mike festiva heck yah

Great video. Your video help me with my choice. I bought the upgraded 205 DS 220V (black and red with Aluminum Spool option). Welder Setting Chart is included with Standard/ metric conversion...really helpful. Amazon has them on sale.

Your welding machine reviews have been informative and helpful.

Hey Michael, I think you did a great review on the welder. I watched your review and several other reviews. You make great videos. I purchased the same welder from this review. Ordered alot of extra expendables plus tig torch, regulator and mig and tig kit. I recieved the welder in a reasonable amount of time, around a week maybe less. I noticed no tig torch and also short on the 45 piece tig weld torch gas weld kit. I sent a message to yes welder and they told me I wouldn't get the torch toll mid january. I got it around the 22nd or so. I had bought this welder expecting to use the tig torch on a Christmas gift for 2 of our grandkids. I ended up using the mig gun and it got the job done. The welder worked great. Now its February 3rd and still no tig torch kit. I sent yeswelder a email letting them know without swearing that their customer service sucks. I like the welder alot, the little bit I have used it. Do me a favor, send this message to yeswelder or have them look it up. If they can afford to give out welders for advertising remind them they should take care of the people who already spent their hard earned money. Thanks really like your channel just a little pissed at yeswelder.

Thank you for the review. I was considering the Yes multi process and the Yes plasma cutter. Think I'll try them.

Thanks again for the great review with all the honest pros and cons. I have been pretty set om buyin titanium 200 but now i need to look into this multi process machin haha

Awesome review. The cut out to see the difference in penetration between the machines was cool.

Thanks for the splendid review. I just picked up 1. Ungrading from a fluxcore welder.

Just receive my welder last week. I've not done any stick or tig. Running mig with Flux core. This is a awesome welder.

You mentioned you where going to do an UPDATE a year later on this welder. That would be great. Thanks MR H

Thanks for the review! I just received mine tonight. I had a harbor freight flux but it was to hot. I am tack welding holes in auto body (building a rally car) I am not experienced but I want to try smaller than 30 and hopefully won't make bigger holes like before. 😀

Really nice video. I’m looking for mig welder, I can scab stick weld the more I do the better it gets. Thanks for the help.

Mike, Dude. Thank you for these welding videos. I always talk about the burden of learning how to weld because of how sparse good teaching resources are. Your videos have been extremely helpful compared to most. Thank you for your efforts. Great job.

Great review. Nice to actually see the unit in use instead of just buying from a picture.

Thanks for your excellent video, I was looking very hard at the titanium 170 but after this video I will be looking for this welder. I have welded for years with a Lincoln 225 buzz box, purchased a used wire feed (harbor freight) and it's not that good. But now I would like to have a welder that is more portable and versatile this looks like the best way to go.

glad I found your channel! I've got a welding project coming up on my channel where I have to cut out the floorboard on a 2002 Porsche 911 and weld in a new donor piece! I haven't welded in almost 30 years and then it was stick. I'm going to be reviewing your videos and see if you can teach me how to weld. Subscribed!

I already bought mine and I hope it arrives to Mexico soon. I am excited to use it. Thanks for your recommendation. Thank you for the 10% discount coupon tip.

Afternoon Mike 👋, Was browsing through FB and stumbled upon this Unit on a promo website and decided to Just do it! So yeah.. I'll update when the unit arrives. Looking forward to Mig. Edit: And I still haven't received the unit! Somewhere in limbo land China 🇨🇳 😡. I purchased one from Amazon. Here in 3 days. It works great. I'm learning ...

Thank you very much for your video. I have just purchased a new yeswelder 205ds so i am still confused how to use. However, after watching your video, i feel confident to try my project. 👍👍👍👍👍

I saw the Mig T4 feature used for banding steel wheels. You can start the gun then turn the wheel by hand (in a jig fixture built with a wheel hub) to weld the full circumference in a single bead.

Another great video as usual. I'd love to see a quick video of your process you used to clean up the welded coupons to inspect the welds!

Great channel! Found you with a review of Harbor Freight welders & this review after subbing. GLAD I did! Sounds like this machine will do the general equipment repairs I can handle for 1/4" steel or less on my backhoe & tractor while leaving enough $$$ to get a torch if I need it later.

I keep coming back and watching this video. I think I will buy one of these welders for my shop I got one of the Yeswelder Helmets for Christmas and I'm impressed at the quality of the helmet at the price.

Bro your illustration of this machine is SUPERB

I recently purchased the "Yes Welder 2.0" solar Weld helmet. It has a very clear view lens, I am impressed! Might make a good review...

Nice video, I loved the sliced T weld compare. Very cool to see what is actually happening deeper to judge a weld.

Just received mine this morning. Nice machine and agree that the auto settings seem on the hot side.

I came to see a review of a welder, but i left a better welder. Love that you can squeeze some useful knowledge into your review videos. Always a pleasure to watch.

Thanks for the review, i’m getting ready to take an into to mig welding class, and you are a big inspiration to me...thanks dude..:)

Looks like a handy little shop welder...dry tig set ups are great for stainless, and thin gauge aluminum. Aluminum over a 1/4" I like to use a water cooled rig with a high freak. Nice presentation 👍

Just received mine Mike! Based off your review, and other reviews, I’d agree it’s the best bang for the buck 👌🏼 Thanks for your commitment to neutral based reviews and thoroughly going through the user process!

I have been struggling to make a decision on whether or not to buy a Vulcan or a Titanium. This video just made up my mind. My YesWelder should arrive in about a week..Thanks for your very thorough reviews.

Your channel is amazing. I really like your honest review. This is being added to my wish list.

I am buying one to learn on. ...truth be told..I am a crappy welder..but am great at grinding ! thanks Mike !

That stick weld didn't look bad at all. Been seeing these things advertised a lot lately, was wondering if they were much of a welder. Good job on the review.

Great review and very comprehensive. i have not tried the Tig welding yet, but I will probably get a torch now after seeing how well it worked for you. I purchased mine a few years ago so I could throw it in the car rather than strain myself with my transformer migs. I am really surprised at how well it works and has held up. I did a job where I was constantly welding 6mm, (1/4") and was running around 180amps on the setting and it never missed a beat. I was running .8mm, (,30") and I actually had it set for co2 instead of Mag, (unknowingly incorrectly at the time), but it welded well. I ran a reel of .9mm (.35") wire for a job using thicker steel, (10mm) and set it to Mag and it ran pretty well. the settings are a bit confusing and the manual does not help much, but customer support were quick to get back to me. I have a 210amp transformer mig and a 350amp transformer mig in my workshop, but the Yeswelder is my go to now for anything 6mm or less.

Impressed on the lift start @Mike Festiva

Thanks for the great review, Mike! I think I need to get one of these - I didn't realize the price point that they were at!

as always, you explain things clearly & have a pleasant demeaner. You should have been a shop teacher, Thanx

Good review. New to welding and looking for my 1st welder to use on the farm. Subscribed

Watch those Yes Welder gas lenses, I bought the same thing after contaminating some rather expensive Aluminum welds I found that they aren't soldered together so the lens will unscrew from itself allowing outside air to get into shielding gas.

Now that's a good honest review of a welder just like Mike always does, thanks Mike !!!

This was a really awesome review bud I really want to learn how to tig weld so cool

Okay, I just bought one. I look forward to your tig videos. We are noobs here (my oldest kid and me). We took a welding class one semester to just to give it a try last year. We spent most of it stick welding and maybe a third of the time gas welding and only a week of mig. We liked gas welding the best but really wanted to try tig. We have two buckets full of welded coupons to show for it. I would like to .. make.. something. Hope you do some kind of follow along thing with a kit maybe?

This was a great review Mike. Pretty incredible how reasonably priced welders have become over the past 5 years

Great and informative video without the BS. Nice!

I just bought this welder February 2022 based on your review and right now Yes has 30% off this welder! It came out to be $308 before taxes. I couldn’t afford not to get one. Keep up the great “anti-unboxing videos”

I need to learn Tig welding as I mostly do arc welding on my channel. Awesome video.

Just ordered one on Amazon from yeswelder and they gave me a $30 coupon so it cost $339.99 with free shipping. Can’t wait to try it out.

Great video! Very informative as always!

I am looking at a autoset welder here in New Zealand cigweld 185 3-1 type and it comes with all the leads to do the welding job man prices over there are cheep this autoset cigwelder here i NZ $1700.00 the gas here 90-10 mix 75-25 cant get all up bottle D size and welder NZ $2500.00 for autoset, it's only money and thank you for an othere fantastic video .

MAG stands for Metal Active Gas. Over seas laughs at MiG ( metal Inert Gas) inert like straight Argon on Tig. CO2 is an active gas. Good review. Thanks.

Good video, very good review. I have a klutch 140 and a eastwood 175. I might purchase this unit in the future

I've been looking at mig welders....i think this one will work for me... Thx Mike

I’ve made my mind up to buy a multi process welder, I am more focused on TIG but would love to get practice at home with other processes…

Great review! Thank you for putting it together.

I need to be trained by you! You’re the best!

Thanks for the great review. I just used your code. I really enjoy your videos.

Man Mike, Awesome! I love the Tig welding world, that might just be a winner for here 👍🏻 Definitely need to me in American, so much easier fo us in the Great USA!

Really good and informative review. Seems to be a pretty decent little machine for the price.

I made a arc disconnector for lift tig with a battery isolator. It works with a foot pedal. It stops the arc when you let off the pedal. Does not taper off, it just stops instantly. Dont have to pull away to stop the arc.

Killer video. Very informative and easy to follow. Thanks!

Great video man. I work with yeswelder as well, and recently got this same machine into my shop. I don't TIG, but I found the MIG really easy to get up and running. My biggest gripe is exactly the same as yours, that metric thickness setting!

Great job Mike, I always learn something

Glad to see this review, question for you about welding masks, I looked in your site to see if you had done any reviews of them. What should one look for in a welding mask?

Hi Mike really enjoying all your honest reviews i am a UK citizen looking to start my own small fabrication shop I trained as a welder back in 92 and spent the next 11 years in a very busy fabrication shop so I'm fairly proficient in all aspects of steel fabrication and welding my frustration at present is finances I figure if i can just get a cheap welder and grinder I can start doing small jobs any feedback you could give would be much appreciated

Very suitable that you wore your blue and white shirt to review a blue and white welder. Hopefully that will make the welder feel more at home, and function better. It costs nothing to have the electronics do metric and inch, other than for a 50 cent switch button. The chips used for this have both internally, and there’s room on the front panel. 4T is very useful IF your machine has all the settings it’s used for. Sadly, many do not. I use Pyrex for some purposes too. But guys need to know that if (when) you drop it, unlike ceramic, they WILL break. A tip for those who have problems with lift arc, because not everyone can master it. Have a piece of copper, it can be small, and at least 1/16” thick right near where your weld starts, and lift from that. The tungsten won’t stick to the copper. Then just move it over the quarter inch or so to your starting point.

Thanks for the review Mike! I just bought this welder with their 30% off discount code, (sorry I didn't use your discount code) I ended up paying $308.00. Can't wait to try this out, I'm a beginner welder I wanted the harbor freight titanium or omnipro but couldn't pass this deal up.

I agree with you Mike it's a great little welder and great value.

I just recivied mine , welds great. customer service has been horrible, missing parts to use the large spool of welding wire, had to order from amazon

I think I'm going to jump on this for the black friday deal. You should make this sticker and sell it. I know I'd buy it. There's a lot of print on demand websites where you could print a sticker or magnet with the info. Thanks for the review. P.S. I'd love a video on welding aluminum with this machine as their website says "Do not weld Aluminum plate" and I see I'm not the only one confused about this.

May 11, 2021 my 205DS arrived, and yes, the door was bent because cables were jammed into the welding wire area.

I agree Mike it being in metric will defenitly be hard for people first starting out we can do the conversions other ways but not everyone will know how @Mike festiva

Would love to see a video on the yeswelder 250a mig tig stick

I just bought this machine about a month ago, and so far so good...no issues whatsoever. I did notice one thing, though (and the same in your video): when I set the thickness to 1/4-inch (6.4mm), the machine display doesn't go higher than 5.1mm.

I dont think i can message you on here but please do the your reveiw on the new yes welder multi process! With buiklt in compressor and plasma cutting. I dont want to watch the only 40 minute review thats out now. Thanks bro love your vids and builds

Mike good overview of a budget multiprocessor welder. $369 + $50Tig torch + $30 gas regulator= $450.

Thanks and God Bless, came to learn and avoid being burned.

Good review Mike!

Hi Mike. Has always I Liked,shared. I may look into getting one of those when things pick back up. All my best.