Simder MIG 140 Flux Core Welder. Unboxing, Test, and Review
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2022
- There's a sale on this welder from July 4th to July 10th (2022)
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They sent me one also. Its not a bad little machine, but I found the instructions lacking a bit still. After a few emails with Simder, I found out that the voltage knob only fine tunes the voltage, while the amperage knob set the wire speed AND voltage. I was trying to figure out why the machine needed to be know what size wire was in it, and that explained it.
Great info, thanks for sharing! I kind of had a feeling something like this might be going on, a friend bought a Yes Welder and it had the voltage locked to the amperage and you had to unlock it if you wanted to fine tune the voltage. I think it's a good feature, but it would be nice if they'd document it a little better. And as bad as the manual is, it beats what I got when I bought the Vevor welder.
Nice review Chuck! The price after the 20% discount, $126, is extremely good. I would have bought this one if I haven’t already bought the Vevor MIG welder you mentioned. It’d be nice to see a comparison of the two welders. They look awful similar. I only wish the documentation that I got the Vevor was half as good as the Simder. It wasn’t even for the welder I purchased and had absolutely no settings information.
I didn't see the sale price before posting the video, but that's a darn good price. I will be doing a comparison with the Vevor. Honestly, I think they're pretty much the same welder, they certainly weld about the same and both seem to like the dials set about equal. Doing the 10 gauge I was about 50% on both dials and it read 70amps on the display. With the Simder you get a 220v adapter, with the Vevor you get the TIG torch. I agree about the instructions that came with the Vevor, they're worthless.
Awesome video and very informative. I haven't welded in about 30 years. This is the second machine I was looking at. Your video helped me with my decision to purchase it.
Thanks for tutorial
I just bought this exact welder. Looks like the manufacturer listens. They enclosed the circuit board on the inside. Now. It's not exposed anymore.
Simder's an interesting company, they do listen but I also think they're at the mercy of whatever factory is making product for them. Anyway, this is a good little welder for the price, specially since it runs well on both 110 and 220. Thanks for watching!
Well done 👍🏻
I have a tig/mig welder but its gas and weighs a ton, it's on a trolly but still a pain to move around, for the little amount of welding I do buying a set of bottles is not cost effective anymore so one of these small core wire machines is ideal for me, I havent done any welding for about 12 years so something like this will be ideal as I wont waste a whole lot of gas getting my hand in again
My first TIG machine took a crane to get it on the back of a truck, and that wasn't with the bottle. And one of the reasons I switched to flux core welding and plasma arc cutting was to eliminate bottles that needed filling. I think this makes a great machine for small projects and repairs.
The Yeswelder has a cover over it’s knobs to keep them from being accidentally moved.
That's a nice touch that all welders need to have if they have dial type controls that don't have any kind of retention.
will it be good for welding in new rocker/quarter panels. I have an old civic that needs some rust repair.
Flux core isn't really the best option for welding thin, rusted sheet metal. That said, if you're a reasonably skilled welder you can use it for that. I used a flux core welder, not the one in this video, but a similar one, to weld in patch panels in rusted floorboards. I would have preferred a gas sheilded solid core MIG wire, but flux core is all I had. Just cut out enough of the rusted metal until you have solid metal to weld to and use a stitch welding technique, not letting any single area get too hot.
Try Blue demon wire. Cleaner and smoother than Lincoln at half the price. One of my favorite wires
Thanks for the tip! I've been using the INE wire and I like it, but I've been going through it candy building bumpers and stuff. I've got another project in the works and I'll order a roll of the Blue Demon to test! Thanks for watching!
IGBT Pride.
Wow.well ~ take care! :)
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video.
Do you happen to know the thread size of the contact tip ? Thanks for your help.
Almost all these inexpensive Chinese flux core welders use the same tip. The thread size is 6mm x 1.0mm
@@3rdpig Thank you very much for your help.
The videos are very helpful and we all appreciate your time and dedication to make such an informative video.
We're the settings in the manual correct or ball park? I bought that same welder and the manual is for a totally different machine. Thank You!
I didn't pay much attention to the manual. Check out the video below, I made it to help new welders.
ruclips.net/video/usAhkKCdiWk/видео.htmlsi=-_dlgJmY7oG6_6bn
Anyone know if its safe to run this on 240v? It seems to run good on 120v but it's nice to know your options. Thanks.
Yes, it's ok to run these off both 120v and 240v. Mine even came with the 120v to 240v adapter.
@@3rdpig I've got a 4 prong 240v in the garage so I'll have to get an adapter. They sent a 3 prong adapter with mine as well but I didn't know if that 3 prong was only 220 or not. Thanks for the reply.
welding aluminum with the mig simder
Are you telling me or asking me? If you're asking, then no, you can't weld aluminum with this welder. If you're telling me then I want to know how you're doing it.
What settings you run at?
It's going to depend on the process and the material. For flux core welding, which is 99% of what I do, on 1/8" thick mild steel I'll be around 75-80, for 3/16" around 90 and 1/4" around 100. I almost always keep the voltage at the halfway mark. Sometimes for tacking I'll turn the voltage up to get a nice hot tack and for thin material I'll turn the amps to 60 and the voltage at the 1/4 way point to help me not burn through. Note that the machine Simder is selling now is a bit different than the one I tested.
Hey thanks Chuck got this exact welder last summer never tested stick and only used it a couple times but had lots of splatter just ran both knows halfway 😆
Seems like Arizona isn't the coolest state to be a shade tree mechanic😎
Yea, this time of year sucks for working outside...or inside if there's no active cooling. Still, it beats some other places I've lived.
will it tig ?
It does not come with a TIG torch and while it's possible one could be added, it would not be an ideal setup as it would be manual gas torch and would have no AC output, meaning no aluminum welding.
Keep referencing MIG it is NOT MIG. No provision for shielding gas.
I've mentioned that in multiple videos. Like it or not, most welding manufacturers now refer to flux core wire welding as "mig". It's become a generic term like "clip" for gun magazine. The fact that most of the same hardware is used for flux core as well as solid steel wire welding just blurs the line even more. Personally, I'm done being a stickler for terms like these, it's never gotten me anything, but you gotta do you.
@@3rdpig Actually this is the only brand I have seen refer to their machine as a mig with no provisions to hook up shielding gas to the mach8ine.
I just want to say for somebody that's a beginner. He seems to know his stuff pretty well. Begin his don't know anything about the difference between gas tips and sure. Looks like you've been welding for quite a while please be honest
I never said I was a beginner. In fact, I've stated many times in numerous videos that I worked as a welder many years ago.