TOOLIOM135A MIG Welder Flux Core 110V MIG Welder Gasless Flux MIG/Lift TIG/Stick 3 in 1 Welding Machine IGBT DC Inverter with LCD Display

I noticed after buying this Tolliom Welder that it is frequently returned. I was rather surprised because I didn't want to have to return it, I of course prefer MIG with gas but this was a really good price and I didn't need beautiful welds. Ordered this welder with a new helmet and some YESWELDER Gasless Flux Core Mig Wire, Mild Steel E71TGS .030-Diameter, 2-Pound Spool, 3-Packs all from Amazon.Sadly the purchase date was long before I could use the welder so my return window was closed - definitely was feeling nervous about having some problem.Got everything out of the box, followed the directions mostly (as far as my short attention span would allow) - installed the spool of wire and began manually threading it into the gun hose so that I would make sure not to bind the initial run in the overall sheath.Got the gun threaded and started welding, wasn't sure if I set the tension on the drive wheels for the mig wire feed properly. Ended up having a binding condition early, but was easily resolve with a re-run of the wire in the gun. This time I finally looked in the manual again and realized they have the feed wire button on the front, which slow starts and then consistently threads the mig wire in the gun. Worked flawlessly thereafter and I tightened the clamping wheel for the wire pretty tightly.Moving from gas it took some getting used to again (been years since I've done flux core welding) but came up to speed quick. Was welding angle iron to thin fence post pipe, older material. Mostly the challenge I had was that the welder was actually more powerful than I expected!Based on the thicknesses I measured, the welder was set to max in/sec but I actually had to back down (max is 420 but I backed it down to 300 or 350 depending on the weld and materials). Gotta say I'm very impressed, excellent penetration and strong welds. Depending on the location I was even able to get fairly good looking welds although I didn't really care about that, mostly was just going for structural strength as this project is for an electric gate kit on some cyclone fencing in the driveway.I don't know or understand what other people are reporting or why this would be frequently returned, I had good luck with it, welding outdoors, welding only partially or even unground zinc coated fence posts and raw steel, and my results were solid, strong welds. Surprisingly, would recommend this welder to anyone needing the ease and portability of a 120 VAC welder for around the ranch, farm or simple non-aesthetic around the house projects.

Stick welding was easy and did a great job. Wire welder also did a great job i would definitely buy another one if i needed it. Great price for the quality

Purchased: Tooliom TL-250 WelderLet's begin at the good stuff. The welder is amazing at 120 volts. I don't have 220 available so that is a limitation for me, no reflection on the Tooliom 250 welder.I had the TL-250 for 3 weeks and I used it HARD every day for hours. It never quit, it didn't reset for over heating, it ran constantly without falter. I only used the Mig feature and only on ferrous material.I didn't use the gas on solid wire either. I just used flux core wire .030 size.I tried the MMA function and it worked, but I am a lousy stick welder so I couldn't evaluate that feature. Also, I never tried the TIG either.It has enough knobs and switch functions to confuse or satisfy depending on how you look at it. In Synergy mode (automatic) it computes for itself on what to do and it works very well. You can adjust induction and voltage a bit in this mode if you need to fine tune.In manual mode you have to fiddle with the settings if you have varying pieces of metal you are welding together. It's not difficult or frustrating at all. I like to fiddle so I liked it.That's pretty much it.Now the not so good.The unit comes with a spool of .030 wire you must install and feed through the stinger. I used up the spool and changed it for .035 wire as that is what I had on hand. This is where the problem came in for me I must stress. Others may not have had a problem, but I haven't seen any reviews for the TL-250 either. I think I am the first one to do so.I fed the wire through the stinger as required. At least that is what I tried to do. Well, the diffusion liner, that's technically what it is called, call it the feed cable or liner, the wire got stuck half way through.I pulled it back out and did it again. And again. And again.By now I'm thinking maybe a bit of wire broke off inside the liner and it wouldn't let the .035 size wire through.I don't get mad at machines because, well, they are machines and they just do. I save my anger and frustrations for other things. It was a challenge for me to try to figure out. I fed the wire through AGAIN and this time I marked on the liner where the sticking point was.Did I say I had to pull the liner out of the stinger and out of the feed mechanism in the welder?Yep. No other way to check my theory. Now,the liner cable is tightly wound. So tight in fact that I couldn't see inside the groves if the wire I fed through was sticking there and why. So I bent the liner a little bit where I had marked it. Still no good, so I bent it a little more. Not enough so I bent it a LOT and there was nothing blocking passage for my wire.Did you ever try to respring a spring? It doesn't work. At this point I just bent the hell out of the liner to see waht was blocking the wire passage. Nothing. Absolutely nothing there!I screwed up the liner so badly that I said to myself, self ya gotta buy a new one. They don't exist! Oh yeah, Miller, Hobart, Lincoln, they all have liners specifically made for them.I contacted Tooliom and their response was, " we don't have the metal liners". Okay no problem I 'll just look for one on line. Nope. Wrong size of the button on the fitting end. The one you need is 8.5mm.So keep this in mind.I returned the welder...

Extremely happy with this purchase. Great little machine. I got on sale at $100 over Memorial Day. I learned to weld myself on a stick machine so this has been a great addition for smaller projects and thinner materials and effectively replaces my stick machine.It was super easy to set up and very user friendly for a first time ‘mig’ welder. The instructions were easy to follow and I thought went above and beyond for welding practices also.Can’t complain too much because of the price, but it does seem limited to a beginner only machine. No way to connect gas for true mig welding, and only 110v.