ArcCaptain MIG 205MP Review & Aluminum welding repair
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- In this video, we review the New ArcCaptain MIG 205 MP machine, and we use it on two repair jobs. We go through the functions and features of this machine, and its welding capabilities. Hope you guys enjoy, and Thanks for watching! #welder #weld #welding #weldshop #fabrication #fabshop #aluminum #arccaptain #shoplife #migwelding #tigwelding #stickwelding #freedom #smallbusiness
If you're interested in the Arccaptain MIG 205 MP, click the link below:
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That short video of not waiting for the fan to shut off post powering down was priceless.... Thank you for the image you painted via a mishap.
@@aaronfox5808 We can laugh about it now. It did cost me a new pair of underwear though, Lol. Thanks for watching!
Hey, I’m impressed you honestly explained your experience when you blew up the machine. That’s a sign of integrity that is second to none. My hats off to you for your work and ethics.
Best Regards
Barry
@@Thankfulcowboy I’m an open book. If you can’t admit your mistakes, you’re missing opportunities to learn, and let others learn from you as well. Thanks for watching!
I subscribed after watching your video for a few minutes. You seem to be down to earth and a true fabricator. Great video and Arccaptian is a great machine for newbies, hobbyists and even retired fabricators who want more space back in the garage. I bought the Cut 50 plasma first and after a few weeks of trials I bought the Mig 205 MP ( prior to that unit ) and again very happy with it even at full pop on price.
@@aaronfox5808 Thanks for subscribing. Arccaptain has been good for me to be able to test and review. I’ve been surprised with their performance for the $. Thanks for watching!
Arccaptain been coming out with some awesome units 👌🏼👌🏼🤘🏼
@@yenerm114 I’ve been pretty impressed with what you get for the $. Thanks for watching!
I will say it again , your content is way better than anything on t.v👍
@@neilheriot2361 That’s really nice of you to say. I wish more people felt that way! Lol.
There is undoubtedly a lot of extra work behind the scenes. I love all your videos; I appreciate you! Great review on this machine; it looks like a great option.
@@Scott_69HemiDart I appreciate that you recognize the work that goes into it. I do enjoy it, but it is a lot of work. I thank you for watching!
You remind me of my old boss, but about 25-30 years younger. He hired me when I was green. He was tough to work for at times, but he taught me a lot and made me a true pipeliner.
@@BMGProjects I think those that end up learning how to work hard, usually have someone that they worked for at some point that were hard to work for, but learned a lot from them. I know I had mine. It has its moments, but when those times are behind you and you look back on it, you realize how those times in your life helped shape you into the person you are today. I am grateful that I’ve had the experiences and relationships that I have. Thanks for the reminder to have gratitude for life experiences, and thanks for watching!
Maybe a tip from an interested viewer. As long as you do not have access to a fixture welding table, you can still drill a number of (e.g. 5) holes in the center of your current welding table with a diameter that is suitable for the standard welding table clamps. This way you can easily secure the various workpieces.
Greetings from the Netherlands, please continue making these videos.
@@ferrywobma1836 That is a great idea. I will have to look into getting some of those clamps and making that modification. Thanks for the suggestion, and thanks for watching!
Perfect machine, takes the place of many different machines all in one small package
@@manbearpig2164 Yes it does. Easy to set up, quick and easy to move around, and pretty dang capable. I was impressed. Thanks for watching!
Man please keep up your videos, I've been welding and fabricating for a living since 1987 not much I haven't seen or done, I really enjoy your videos and I really enjoy watching you teach your sons a good work ethic and a good trade keep up the good work
@@wendell454 I appreciate your support, and I’ll keep putting out content as long as the channel keeps growing. The kids don’t really have an option, Lol, they will learn the trade for sure. Thanks for watching!
You did a fantastic job on the door, when I reinstalled it, it bolted right up. The quality of your repair was far better than the original build. BTW, I've been a subscriber since your 2nd video!!
@@scottybbubba1225 A true friend! Thanks for the support throughout this journey, I really appreciate it.
Nice that ArcCaptain did that! When I bought a YesWelder 2 years ago the first one they sent me, was a dud right out of the box. After a few emails, and they sent me another one free of charge. So it’s really cool to see both companies honoring their warranties! I also have ArcCaptain’s TIG 200. Really cool little HF welder for my first attempt at TIG welding.
And I appreciate your full transparency with us! There’s not a lot of people who would have the guts, to post videos of the mistakes they have made. Nicely well done Sir!
@@oldscoutinks_7482 I was impressed with how they handled the situation. They have been great to work with so far. I want be honest on the channel. I’m a pretty opinionated person, and when it comes to tools and equipment, I feel like that can help someone out. Thank you for watching!
Does the TIG200 do anything that the new MIG205 MP can't do?
@ the TIG200 only does TIG, and ARC.
@@oldscoutinks_7482 but the functions of the 205MP Pro are a super set of the TIG200? So, if I was to purchase the 205 MP it would have all the features of the TIG200 + some additional features.
@ No, the MIG 205MP does everything that the TIG200 does and much more. The TIG200P does AC TIG, which neither of those other 2 machines does, but I believe that’s the only major difference. Thanks for watching!
Looks impressive! thank you for your time. I really appreciate it.
@@michaelbigelow367 Thank you, for taking the time to watch it!
Best "subscribe schpiel" i have heard. Right down the line with how I feel when I ask for subs. You got my sub brother before I watched just based off of your intro.
@@teamklr2bar Thanks man, I appreciate that. I am an open book. Thanks for watching, and subscribing!
Great Vid, But the picture of the website at 6:24 is the wrong model. The pic is the "mig205 pro" but your using the "MIG 205MP". Your link in the description is the correct link though.
Enjoyed the video a lot, and i subscribed.
@@tyrzxv Well Sum B! You are correct! Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Thanks for the demo on the Arccaptain.
@@danramos281 Thank you for watching!
Dude that would scare the crap out of me! Good on Arccaptain for making that right. Im really impressed with my Arccaptain Mig 145. I got it for a very specific purpose and it works great. It even tig welds pretty good.
@@JonesMetalCraft Had to check my shorts after that one! They have been really good to work with. I’ve been impressed with the machine’s capabilities as well. Thanks for watching!
Great job on the repair. The gun had perfect sound after you made that adjustment and dialed it in. Crazy bonus footage.. Glad you were ok. Cheers.
@@TheNicko773 It ran like a totally different machine after the settings were dialed in. Thanks for watching!
Great content yet again! Always appreciate the content review and your taking time to put out reviews. I own 2 arc captain mig 200 and Tig machines both are very affordable and work very well.
@@jeffstanley2193 For the price point, it’s hard to beat for what you’re getting. I’ve used the heck out of mine, and it hasn’t skipped a beat. Thanks for watching!
Great video!! You're right tho, welding repairs and fabrication stuff, that's where most of the interest is at. Thank you for sharing.
@@jessealanis7443 I’ll use the tool to get the job done, but if I wanted to just demo welders, I would’ve been a salesman. Thanks for watching!
@Freedomfabrication777
Right, but what fun is there in just selling them. I appreciate the reply and keep up the great work.
I've missed your videos already! Great test besides that for a firecrackers show is a few days too late :) Glad noone was injured! I wish you over 1 mil. subscribers this year!
@@MrEndeller Thanks, we’ll see what the new year brings. Thanks for watching!
WOW, glad no one was hurt with the other machine. I'm sure it made you jump and wonder WTH just happened🤣. As with every video, always appreciate the honest, no-BS reviews and opinions.
@@Scott_69HemiDart I had to check my shorts after that one! I want people to see the truth about the challenges associated with trying to be successful. Thanks as always for watching!
I appreciate your channel. Pretty nice machine that all inclusive for those who can't afford big blue or red. I agree it's annoying that Miller wants 3-400 for a cover for each machine.
@@eriklarsen7358 I was impressed with how diverse it really is. For what you spend for Miller equipment, you would think they could include a cover to protect your investment. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for trying! We highly value the feedback from our partners and customers. We are committed to continuously refining our products to enhance the welding and cutting experience.
@@arccaptain-weld After seeing the improvements made in just the short while that I have been working with you guys, I believe that is true.
Arccaptain MIG205MP Qaysi davlat maxsuloti ?
Love the info especially at the end. For waiting time did they give you a time to wait? Keep up the videos love watching them! 🇺🇸🙏🏻
@@jamd977They didn’t give me a time, but if you wait till the screen turns off, and the fan shuts down, you should be good. Thanks for watching!
I like that it has the plasma cutter built in one less machine if you don’t have much room in your shop
@@PaulGutierrez-z5l Agreed. It’s nice to have 1 machine that does many things. Thanks for watching!
Wow! The way that TIG machine blew up! Switching voltages or not, that machine should never have done that. Crazy.
@@MyLilMule Dynamite comes in small packages I guess. Lol. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this review ive been debating getting the 205 mp or 200 mp i think im gonna with the 205 mp... i liked and subscribed
@@shanefisher8743 I think you’ll be happy with what this welder can do for such an affordable price. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Nice review of this welder. I know most of these lower price units are entry level but it'd be interesting to see how durable they are long-term.
@@tallyman15 I’m gonna give it my best!
Good insight pal👍
@@Hood_Tyme_Fab Thanks for watching!
Good video 👍
@@WojnarskiWeldingFabricaion Thanks brother. Thank you for watching!
Great review.
@@earlcavenaugh6459 Thanks for watching!
Good reflexes...
@@Eric-mr4yf Lol. I can move when I need to! Thanks for watching!
You don't need a fixture table but about 2 dozen 5/8" holes would make a huge difference in clamping work pieces down.
@@nuttsgt8394 Yeah, I’ve considered drilling some holes, and I just might. I would really like a fireball tool table someday, but that’s quite a large investment.
@@Freedomfabrication777fireball tool makes a jig setup you clamp to your table and move it around it’s like a alignment flat bar with holes in it that allows you to drill your own holes in your table to make it a fixture table and it’ll be pretty accurate 2” on centers guess you would want to use a mag drill one option. Fixture tables definitely not needed we made one about a year ago and there is definitely benefits of having it though but definitely not needed great video 👍
great video!!! i would love if you could do a video on pulse mig on steel... I am looking into buying a Mig with pulse because I am having a hard time welding overhead with regular Mig and buying a Miller with Pulse is like 5k... the other option is HTP 220 pulse that costs 2k dolar. The new Yeswelder Firstess DP200 has pulse mig but only has programing for 035 wire from what a saw online. A video on youtube shows that HTP 220 pulse works on both c10 and c100 even though from what I read Real Pulse mig requires C10 because Pulse Mig is a spray type of welding. But it would be nice to see this machine running pulse with 100% Co2. I have a Co2 tank and if i can do pulse mig with 100% Co2 on steel, it would be awesome.
@@rick076 I will see if I can put something like that together. On a side note, why do you think you are having a hard time welding overhead with mig? If posting a video of that would help, I could also try that maybe. Thanks for watching!
@Freedomfabrication777 ... thanks for taking the time to help... the hard time that I have with mig overhead is because of how fluid Mig welding is... I am a truck driver(dont weld everyday) with an old car carrier trailer so I have to do flat, horizontal and overhead welding and because of the difficulty, I gave up on overhead mig... when I have to weld overhead, I use fluxcore because I dont have the dripping problem that I have on mig... on the other hand there is a lot more spatter with fluxcore so I use a leather jacket to protect myself... After I saw a video on Pulse Mig for mild steel... I saw that Pulse Mig has a ton of advantages over regular mig (except the price of machines)... easier to weld, better penetration, almost spatter free, nozzle stays clean longer, faster welding, longer stick-out... from what I read... in my case, Pulse Mig would complety replace stick welding with 7018 and Pulse Mig would be my method for 99% of my welds. What I find interesting is that even thought I have been learning to weld for about 5 years, only very recently I learned about Pulse Mig... I would assume it was not talked much about because of the cost of the machine. There aren't many videos on RUclips about Pulse Mig on mild steel. And I could only find one guy on RUclips who did the experience of using Pulse Mig with 100% Co2 even if not a true Pulse mig... Maybe a Globular Pulse Mig.
btw... since you have a good communication with Arc Captain... I would like to share something that I hate about all Chinese welders... they dont offer the option for a longer Mig gun... 10ft is very short for me to work on my trailer... 12ft would be a good improvement and 15ft would be awesome. A slip-on Nozzle would also help... I hate having to unscrew the nozzle to clean it... but only 10ft mig gun is by far what I hate the most.
@ I will try to mention that in the next Arccaptain video. I appreciate the feedback.
Je m'attendais à voir la découpe plasma au final j'ai prrdu mon temps...
Another great video I really appreciate the effort put in also can it run 6010
@@Weldon-c2t It doesn’t have a 6010 mode. I haven’t tried it, but I’m 99% sure it won’t run 6010. Thanks for watching!
whats the duty cycle on it? already reserved the early bird special. pretty stoked for everything this can do...
Wow, I never new that about the dual voltage machines, that was quite the smoke show.
@@neilheriot2361 Yes it was. You can see in the video, I gave it about 6 seconds, between switching plugs, but it should’ve been more like 10. Won’t do that again! Thanks for watching!
Semi retired Jim here from BC, up north! Subscribed and enjoy your vids Just a question about tig. Since I'm a beginner, do you find the Arccaptain setup with valve on torch is better the the foot pedal? Would seem to me to be a bit of a pain to haul the pedal around to where you tig, whereas the tig torch has the starting valve right there with you. Not sure if I'm explaining that well enough lol. Thx. Keep up the good videos!
@@Jim-lg6br If you have to do mobile TIG work, the torch with gas valve on the body is by far more user friendly. The finger control like ArcCaptain offers, definitely has some advantages when you’re working on something that doesn’t allow you the option to use a foot pedal. For shop work, I do prefer the foot pedal so I can fine tune the amperage to where I want it. Hope that answers your question. Thanks for watching!
Hey, I was curious how do you find your angle for your handrail on your handrail jobs?
@@justinmadden5546 There is a couple ways you can do it. I will either put a level on the nose of 3 stair treads and then set an angle finder on that, which will give you the angle, or you can measure the rise and run on the stair treads, and then lay it out on your welding table or floor, and use a protractor to get the angle. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Will it run ac tig aluminum
@@wendell454 No, This machine does DC TIG only. Thanks for watching!
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wow each welding channel has a different discount code.
For a all round good plasma cutter for your dollars have thoughts on that please
@@PeterHatch-mx7zc I’m a little confused about your question. Are you asking for my opinion on an all around good plasma cutter?
Great review on a very interesting machine. By the way, how long does ArcCaptain recommend that one should wait before switching input voltage?
@@SFS13-01 I believe I timed it and it was around 10 seconds. I would say it’s better practice to just watch the screen make sure it turns off before switching voltages. Thanks for watching!
Bon Boulo 😆😆👍👍
@@paulusmarc Thanks for watching!
also you linked the wrong welder... the one you linked is the 205 pro, doesnt have the cleaning hf tig or plasma cutting. the one youve got isnt out yet.
@@prestoisakilla813 I know, I apologize for that. Thanks for watching!
A foot pedal would make this a lot better.
@@MyLilMule for shop work, I agree. And I do believe they sell one for this machine.
A problem I see with that machine is the location of the pressure regulator and moisture trap. If it gets hit hard or bumped , any moisture in the trap potentially spraying all over the power points in there. Other than that nice little machine.
What grade & diameter alum wire on the spool gun running? Also will it run 5p? Good job on the video.
@@neilheriot2361 It does have hose that will drain the moisture out of the bottom of the machine. I guess we’ll see how it holds up. Thanks for watching!
just watching you blow that machine up made me pee a little I bet it was a shock in person
@@j-jfabrication Lol, yeah it was quite a surprise. I won’t do that again!
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