By changing to a 0.035-in contact tip you can also use 0.035 in (0.9 mm) flux cored wire. The Hobart Handler 125 EZ comes out of the box ready to weld up to 18 gauge–3/16 in mild steel with 0.030 in (0.8 mm) self-shielding flux-cored wire. The ground clamp is on a 10-ft-long cable which lets you weld more and move the project and/or welder less. Hobart includes a few extra contact tips with the package. The Hobart Handler 125 EZ comes with Hobart’s H-9A gun on an 8-ft-long cable. The Hobart Handler 125 EZ is 16-7/8”-long by 9-7/8”-wide and 12-1/8” tall with an overall weight of 50-lbs so you won’t have to add a room onto the shop to have this unit in it. The circuit breaker reset button is the only control and the reconditioned plaque shows that Hobart has gone through this machine. Match the dial setting with the thickness of steel being welded and you can concentrate on welding! The back panel (right) is almost as sparse. The front panel with its single control dial (left) is a big reason that this welder is so easy to use. Because the Hobart Handler 125 EZ runs on 115-volt current it fits nearly any shop with code-compliant electrical service and wiring. This is no small savings as a mid-sized tank (#3) alone can cost $300 to buy. That eliminates having to get a tank for shielding gas that most MIG welders require. The Hobart Handler 125 EZ is a light duty welder that uses flux-cored wire only. It is hard to argue with that kind of logic, especially since he never had an issue with the reconditioned tools be bought. He figured whatever was going to go wrong with something already did and had been fixed. While I was risking the wrath of the purists by reviewing a 115-volt wire welder, I got a RECONDITIONED one to boot! I had a friend who always bought reconditioned tools when possible. Welding purists may scoff at 115-volt welders but they have their place, including in the home-based shops. Several of those early emails mentioned the Hobart Handler 125 EZ so I got one. Virtually all of these folks just want to get into welding on a small scale. A little surprising was that none thought a hobbyist type welder would magically transform them into a professional welder. They want to be able to fix little things around the house and maybe build a rack here and there. For the most part the folks posing these questions were very realistic in their welding wants. Hobart Handler 125 EZ Economical, capable and beginner-easy to useĪlmost from the moment I loaded on to the Internet for the first time I began getting requests for reviews of welders for the hobbyist. This is a very easy yet very capable welder for light work and hobbyists. The Hobart Handler 125 EZ definitely has the right name.
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