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Unboxing a Weldpro MIG 155Gsv
I've wanted to learn to weld for years and I finally pulled the trigger on a MIG welder. Let's see what's in the box.
A good sign that you didn't open the box upside down is when the first thing you see is the paperwork.
The first box has all these accessories
This gas gauge is pretty neat
The welder has a 220v plug on it but it comes with a handy adapter for 110v.
More brass on this gas line
Pretty nice ground clamp and electrode holder. I don't plan to do much stick welding but should I want to I can.
It comes with what I think are torch tips and some other hardware I don't know the purpose of (yet).
Next up is the welder itself complete with forbidden salt packets
Build quality feels nice. The controls feel good too.
I had to wait 10 days for this welder to arrive so I had time to stock up on accessories, like this sweet cart.
I hear gloves are important. I got some really heavy thick ones and some thinner more nimble ones.
To hold the work pieces I want to weld I also got some specialized vice grips and sets of magnets.
And some welding pliers and a wire brush!
And of course this hefty tank of 75% argon and 25% carbon dioxide. This cost almost as much as the welder...
Let's set this up in MIG mode since I went to the trouble and expense of getting that tank.
In MIG mode you plug the machine into its own positive socket. For arc welding I would plug the electrode holder in there.
The ground clamp goes into the negative socket. These sockets aren't threaded but instead are notched. You plug in the male end and then turn it 180 degrees to lock it in place.
Now I'll plug the gas line into the back. That nut is 17mm. Nice.
It came with a small adapter piece to join the gas line and the gauge. Those nuts are 19mm and 17mm. I only work on Japanese cars so using metric here is convenient.
This safety cap didn't want to unscrew. I used a couple taps from a hammer to motivate it.
Maybe it wasn't metric after all. This is neither 24mm nor 26mm but in fact 1".
I bought a big spool of .030 wire but I just discovered that it came with this baby spool. I'll install this to get started.
This side panel comes off to reveal where the wire goes. It reminds me a lot of my 3D printer.
After reading the manual I see that the wire it came with is for flux welding not MIG welding. I guess I'll use my big spool.
Well I screwed up because this 10lb spool is way too big to fit in my welder. How silly. I guess I get to go to Harbor Freight tomorrow!
