TOOLIOM 200A AC/DC TIG Welder with Pulse, Dual Voltage 110V/220V, Aluminum Welder with IGBT Inverter, Large LED Display, AC TIG/DC TIG/Pulse TIG/SPOT TIG/Stick Multiprocess Welding Machine

Disclosure.. I have no welding certificate, but a lifetime of welding stick and a few years of MIG, all with A36 structural steel.I had access to an older "Chicaco Freight Electric Harbor" 130A tig machine (no pedal whatsoever, no HF, scratch start..) so I tried that for a fab project in .065 stainless tube. Totally inadequate.So, I replaced the CFEH machine with this one. Only significant setback was that the argon hose supplied was bigger than the 1/4" nipple on the back of the machine. I also bought an on-off pedal. The machine comes with a start button on the torch, which seemed to not offer proportional amps control, so the on-off pedal seemed compatible. I don't know if the machine would recognize proportional control. I used the machine with 220V power, 100% argon, 1/16 308L filler rod and 1/16 SS 304 tube. The machine requires shield gas and a gas regulator.Also, this machine does not weld aluminum. I haven't even tried, but TIG welding of aluminum requires reversal of welding polarity to start the arc/puddle/weld.. without this, the arc doesn't displace aluminum's oxide skin and weld quality is dangerously bad.Anyway, after replacing the oversize argon supply hose with a 1/4" hose, and setting up the machine.. suddenly, it was almost like I could actually TIG weld! I'm still learning TIG, so I don't have the finesse, experience, or exposure to a top-line pro machine for a proper comparison.. but compared to the "CFEH" box I tried first, the difference was amazing! The arc starts when you want it, nice and stable, the cone is visible, the puddle develops nicely and is easy to see and control. My technique is still developing, so I did "cook" the stainless a bit, but only one small blowout in the first three attempts.The manual includes a table of recommended settings for various welding scenarios, some of these specify 5 or 6 seconds of post arc gas flow.. but another part of the manual describes the machine with a preset 3 seconds of post flow, and no description in the manual or apparent ability to change this setting. Overall, the manual is adequate, but not exceptional - experienced welders won't need a more detailed manual, but for those who make this their first TIG welder, a bit more information, presented better, would be an improvement.PROs: GREAT VALUE for the price, easily portable, can run on 110V, HF start works as it should, accepts A pedal (GET the pedal.. torch button pressure adds another variable to the all-important issue of torch height), digital display of power setting.CONs: Wrong size argon hose (with low quality hose clamps, too.) No ability to adjust post flow. Unknown (or none) support for proportional pedal. Underwhelming manual. No capability for aluminum.TIP: Buy the available on-off pedal. Use the money saved on this machine to buy the BEST AUTO-DARKENING HELMET you can find. Visibility is vitally important, and the $80 A-D helmet that's fine for stick and MIG, won't cut it for TIG.Overall, I am extremely happy with this machine, it will do what I need it to, at a fantastic price.

First off, I’m a semi professional welder. I’m Active Duty military but run a welding and fabrication business on the side working weekends. I normally use high dollar professional welders. I run a Miller Trailblazer off my truck and a Miller Multimatic 255 in my shop along with a Lincoln 180 that I keep .023 Mig wire in for thin stuff. So I’m reviewing this as an owner of an $8,500 and $4,700 dollar Miller welder. I just received this Tooliom 200A Tig/stick welder today. My reason for buying this machine is because I’m currently building a 365 ft long decorative steel fence for a client. I have almost all the posts and panels tacked in. When that’s done I’m gonna hire some help to weld everything in solid. I’m welding on 14 gauge steel so very difficult not to burn through. Running 3/32 6013 on electrode negative. My plan is for one of us to be burning rods off the Trailblazer and the generator from the trailblazer can also power the Tooliom welder. Since drawing power from the Trailblazer’s generator doesn’t effect the arc, should work fine. The Tooliom 200A arrived well packaged. Didn’t mess with the Tig kit yet. I think since the tig torch doesn’t have a way to adjust the amps, I may just order a different torch. I did try the the stick process. Very impressed. I had just tried a friends dual voltage cheap stick welder on 115V and could get it to weld 14 ga steel. Just couldn’t keep 6013 or 7014 arcs going. It really needs 230V. This Tooliom ran 3/32 6013 and 3/32 7018 just fine on 125V. It will get me through this fence job for a small investment. And now I have a very portable welder I can take to friends houses if I don’t want to take my huge welding truck that gets 11.5 mpg. I’m thinking I can use this on quick service calls on light stuff too. I get quite a bit of calls just welding mower decks. I did try this welder on 230V. Ran perfect. It ran 1/8 7018 electrodes really well. I was welding on 3/4 inch scrap plate. 130 Amps burned in nice. Had the plate been 1/4 or less, 125 amps would have been perfect. My Uncle, whose been a welder for 40 years was really skeptical at the manufacturer’s claim of amperage and duty cycle. He unboxed this thing with me and ran it through it’s paces as well. He walked away in disbelief. Very impressed. The only thing I wish the machine had was a hot start option and an inductance/arc force setting. But hey, for $196, it’s a great buy. There were other welders on Amazon for the same price range that offered more features than this one. However, they all had 30% duty cycles where as this one has 60%. Since I’m gonna be pushing this thing pretty hard I felt duty cycle was more important. Since my two Miller’s have every feature you could ask for, it just wasn’t important. I would recommend this for a beginner or hobbyist or someone that just welds around the farm or garage. Or for someone in my situation that only has one Welding truck and needs to have two welders going at the same time. I hope this helps someone decide. If you want to spend a little more money. Say $500, Everlast gets you a far better welder than the Harbor Freight Vulcan and Titanium welders. They are a good brand that sits between the ultra cheap Chinese stuff and the expensive red and blue machines. But again, I needed something as cheap and portable as I could find that would fit the bill. Very satisfied.

While this welder excels in Tig welding steel and stainless steel, it falls short when it comes to aluminum. Despite experimenting with various tungsten brands and settings, including 3/32 with 100% argon, the results were disappointing as it just burned through the aluminum without creating a pool. It seems that Tig welding aluminum on DC voltage, as recommended, is crucial to avoid horrendous welds. Although I have some background in stick and mig welding, my first experience with Tig welding has been challenging. The limited settings on the machine make it hard to pinpoint the issue, leaving me to suspect that the welder may not be suitable for aluminum Tig welding. I have yet to explore the stick welding feature, which might offer better results.

The welder is fantastic buy! It has high frequency start...wow you cant fine a machine with these features anywhere at an affordable price.. The welder has good instructions that got me started fast. Love it!I did have one issue with the power cord adapter. I emailed Tooiom and received a prompt response from Eva. She was fantastic, and had my part shipped that day. I am super happy with my purchase, and you will be too.

So far I have only used the stick function on 220v. I was surprised at how smooth it worked. Very nice for the money and easy to haul around. If lost I'd buy another one.