LOTOS MIG140 140A MIG Welder Advanced Auto MIG Synergistic Setting, Voltage Fine Tuning, Gas MIG Welding & Gasless Flux Core MIG Welding - Brown, 120V, Without Aluminum Spool Gun

The media could not be loaded. This is my first welder and now that I'm really into welding, I know that it's not going to be my last. But that doesn't mean it's not a great intro-level MIG welder. It's served me very, very well and never failed me. In fact, through several years of welding with it now, it's never failed me once. Now that I'm more advanced I might want a better regulator and gun and maybe even a 220 powered machine ... but this thing has been great.My video is from a recent roof rack welding project of mine using this welder. I use it inside and outside, and you'll see that i welded up a simple cart for the welder just so I can move it and the tank around.If you're new to MIG you'll need a tank and gas to make this baby work. I got mine at a local welding store. YOu'll also need more wire, as it comes with a very small spool. I found cheap wire at HFreight. Look for other welding accessories and you should be good to go (a mask is essential, you may also want gloves and magnets and the stuff for cleaning/protecting the head of the welder).This welder is entirely plus-and-play, meaning it was easy for me to learn how to use. MIG is a great place to start making solid welds, and I've been very happy with this affordable machine.

After setting up the welder and making a few short weld passes, I am very impressed overall. Since I have not had a chance to use it on a project yet, I really haven't tested the welder's capabilities. Nor have I tried to make any MIG welds.At this point, I can say the LOTOS welder is superior in almost all respects to the flux core welder it is replacing (which in all fairness is 24 years old). The LOTOS has greater control over welding parameters, the overall construction of the welder is vastly superior, it costs about the same as my original welder, it has MIG capability, and so far, the weld quality is significantly better.I look forward to using the welder on a real welding project and will try to provide an update afterwards.

Amazon sells this (yes, knurled is misspelled), [CHNsalescom 0.8-0.9 Kunrled-Groove Mig Welder Wire Feed Drive Roller Roll .030"-.035"] that fits the Lotos. It takes a while to arrive as it ships directly from China, but the seller includes all of the dimensions for the roller so you can verify that they are the same as the one in the welder with a digital caliper. So far I have only used my Lotos for flux core and haven't even done that much. It worked well for the little I used it and seems to be built well. This welds flux core much better than my previous welder which was AC output. Running DCEN makes a lot of difference in the splatter and having infinite control of wire feed speed and output voltage is nice. I also like the digital read outs. It makes it easier to keep track of settings that work well for you rather than trying to remember how far between 4 & 5 on the dial you were. Also, with the readout you see actual volts which would probably make it easier to transfer what you know from this machine to another machine (assuming it also showed you the actual voltage.)

It worked long enfo to use up the little spool that came with it but after buying a new tank of gas and a new spool of wire theres no power and im out all that money

The welder does a good job for what it is designed for on lighter metals. It does a great job. Still need to use my large welder for heavier welding. The customer service is very good. Had an issue with the welder they took care of it right away sent me a replacement Receive a new one in less than a week works great.

The mig handle where the nozzle is broken . It would require a new unit.Not impressed

I had ordered this welder once before but when it arrived it wouldn't feed wire so I sent it back And waited. Few months later I seen where the drive system was updated to all aluminum and decided to try again since it was cheaper still than other welders.It arrived in decent time. I did have to purchase flux core wire as it comes with solid but everything worked right out of the box. You can NOT weld with solid wire without shielding gas, it will not weld properly.A few days after I got it, it quit feeding wire. Instead of sending it back I decided to take a look at it see what was wrong. Pulled the handle apart and found a wire had come loose from the trigger switch. Could've been a weak solder, could've been something I done. I soldered it back together and have had no more problems since.It makes good welds for a 110v welder with flux wire. I've welded with forneys and hobarts and high grade Miller's. This unit welds just as good as the hobarts of the same size.If I had to go back I would do it again. It's cheaper than other welders and welds just as good.Edit: 1 year after previous review. Welder is still working flawlessly. I have welded everything from thin exhaust pipe to heavy gauge steel tubing. It welds great every time. Still have not tried it with gas only flux.Seen a review that said they had to pay to return item. I personally went through Amazon with my return and did not cost me anything, and was fully refunded.All and all I still say great welder. Even if I did have some initial trouble, no company I have ever shipped with has been perfect every time.Edit: year is 2021-welder is still working flawlessly. Have had zero problems(besides initial solder issue) since purchase 6 years ago.I have switched to gas and this welder is even better. It welds just as good or better than Lincoln, Forney, or any other in its class.The rubber jacket on my welding lead is starting to crack from age and use but still works fine.