HONE ARC Welder, Actual 185Amp 110V/220V Stick Welder with Lift Tig Function, Digital IGBT Inverter Welding Machine with Hot Start Arc Force Anti-Stick VRD, High Duty Cycle for 1/16"-5/32" Welding Rod

I was a Union Ironworker a bunch of years ago and multi-certified welder. After moving to another home, I didn't have 220v available in my out-building rendering my old Century welder useless. Cost to run a line was going to be crazy expensive. I researched the many options for something else that could run on 110v and when narrowing down the field, I determined this Hone 185a - 110v/220v was the best option for these kinds of portable welders. I bought this in April, 2024 and it is now mid-June, 2024 and can say confidently, this was a good choice. I can lay down some very nice looking beads with deep penetration using 6013 - 3/32" @ 65-70a and it runs 7018 rod equally well making this the perfect little home/small-project-use welder. I also experimented running uphill & overhead welds with the same 6013 and it works with a little finesse using the control knob. I don't know how this small welder would hold up in a continuous use job site environment, but that's not what most folks would buy a welder of this size & capacity for in the first place. My only annoyances (yes, we Americans love to complain about things right/wrong) with this welder, is that the leads should be longer as well as the power cord. Yes, you can run an extension power cord (sufficiently sized), but that still keeps the unit itself a little too close to the actual work zone. It's ok when working with small physical sized projects, but not all projects are small in overall size. The other complaint is that the stinger is a little wonky/cheap, but it works fine and I'll keep using it until I really need to replace it. The ground seems ok, albeit a little light weight. I am going to look at resurrecting some of my old long heavy leads and heavier stinger & ground from the old Century to adapt to the Hone welder and I'll be a much happier camper. I like the size of this little welder and that it is oh-so-portable with being 110v powered. Right now, I don't know if I will ever have a need for 220v, but knowing this little welder is capable of running on it, puts my mind at ease. I read some reviews where some folks were complaining about this welder's inability to run 6010/5p rods...in my experience, that's not a good rod to begin with in that it splatters almost as much as it lays down metal. The only thing that stuff is good for is deep penetration better used on old crappy rust surface metal...like old farm equipment. I think a lot of inexperienced welders think they are doing "something" when they are causing sparks to fly 20ft. I'd suggest reading up on welding rod specifications before purchasing any rod and only buy quality rod (crappy rod=crappy weld). Also, some folks mentioned they were popping 110v breakers...you would probably do best with a dedicated 20amp circuit (12ga wiring/not 14ga) and avoid having a GFCI outlet. If you need to run an extension cord, use as heavy gauge as you can...the lightweight stuff is going to be problematic. Wrapping up, there are many of these little 110v inverter welders flooding the market. I would suggest staying with the 110v/220v capable machines instead of 110v only as they appear to be functionally built better and provide power options you may need. There are plenty of reviews & videos available that you need to decide for yourself if they are truthful or just pushing product simply for personal gain...so, please do your own due diligence before purchasing. I'm happy with this one. ***Note: I was not paid, promised or given any free products in exchange for this review.

So far this little welder has been great. I checked the amp output and it has been +5A for the first 2/3 of the dial and dead-on for the last 1/3 of the setting dial. Hot-start works and goes up to 220A on 240V, for a second, and up to 185A on 120V. Hot-start seems not a percentage of set amperage, so when you weld on 30A it also start-jumps to 185A when on 120V. Something to remember when welding thinner materials. It runs 5/32" 7018 rods on 130A without any problems. OCV on mine is ~77-78V and starts 6010 (Blue Demon rods) without issues. It keeps the arc going if you do your part. Closed current voltage while welding 3/32" 6010 rods hovers between 25-31V, on the low side for 6010. Maybe the Blue Demon rods are more forgiving. We'll see how long this machine lasts, but for $100 shipped it has been a great learning experience.

Used it once so far, used 3/32" 6013 rods to fix a utility trailer. Ran it on 120VAC, and performed well. Instruction manual is vague, but enough to get you going. If you are a beginner, maybe someone you know can help on hot to set your controls, or just play with it. If you know how to weld, it's a easy machine to use. Leads are not too long, but the welder is super light, so keeping it near the work will be easy. Later on I will make longer leads. For the money, it's a great unit. I have a old Hobart 220VAC, this welds so far just as good.

Let’s be honest, for what it costs shipped overnight, it’s not going to be unbelievably good. I fully tested it (metered it and everything). It’s definitely useable, and works good for what it is. The good: super portable/small, outputs a lot of power on 110, runs 7018 smooth, is pretty quiet, and has long leads. The bad: the amp reading display and the amp sticker on the knob are way off. When run on 110 volt set for 90 amps it does indeed put out 90 amps. When set for 130 on the display it outputs 115. On 220volts when set for 90 it outputs 115 amps. When set for 60 it outputs 75. When set for 140 it actually outputs 140 amps. So basically the only time the display and sticker are even close to accurate is at 90 amps when on 110 volt and 140amps on 220. I would have liked to see them just get rid of the display and have a accurate sticker. The other negative is it won’t run 6010 rods, the arc will go out consistently. It will run 6011 well. Open circuit voltage is 80 volts which is generally good for 6010 but it’s tough to keep it lit. I figured that wouldn’t work (despite their claims) so no surprise there. Basically if you have some small work to do around the home I don’t think you will be disappointed with it. 6013 and 7018 will run good. Just keep in mind the settings are off on the hot side. I am just going to sharpie ideal display settings based on voltage/rod diameter on the unit and use it anytime I need to burn a couple rods and don’t feel like dragging a bigger welder out. It will probably last a couple years of light duty (75-90 amp) use. Honestly I am pretty happy with the purchase. If they got the amp meter or chart dead on for atleast one voltage I would give it 5 stars.

Precio- calidad. Excelente. Fácil manejo. Muy buen producto

When I seen it; I didn’t think it was possible to weld like the reviews had said and I almost thought the reviews were probably made up and maybe done by some robot type scam…; but man was I wrong!!!! This thing is absolutely amazing and did an amazing job!!! I’m new to welding and actually never used a stick welder in my life; my buddy who has his red seal or his ticket in welding had agreed to teach me and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money because I didn’t know if I’d even like welding yet so I figured for the price; if I don’t like it, I didn’t waste too much money…. Well my buddy who has his ticket had already taught me to weld with Mig and Flux Core and I liked that so when this thing arrived; we both started laughing thinking it would never perform close to what the reviews suggested but when we tried it, him and myself were absolutely blown away!!! If I wasn’t bald it would’ve blown my hair back I was in that much awe!!! Him as well his shop is set up with four different welders and they’re all the big brand named stuff like Miller and Lincoln and stuff that he spent thousands and thousands of dollars to be set up with but this little thing did just as good a job as anything he had and he himself fell in love with it!!!! He actually owns multiple service trucks in the Oil Sands in Alberta and has three different red seals or tickets including the one for welding but this thing is so small that it can slide underneath the truck seat and with a 2500-3000 watt generator could probably be used anywhere even if you needed it way out in the woods for something that broke because we tried it with 7108 rods and we used the 3/32 and the 1/8 rods and it worked amazingly great for both!!! We did the 1/8th rods on a 240 volt plug but the 3/32 on a 120 volt plug and it was a 15 amp plug and we ran it at 100 amps for the 3/32 and like I said; I’m just starting and it was actually my first weld with a stick welder and I’ll add a couple of pictures to show you the beads we ran…; in the picture with the beads in it; his two beads are on the right hand side of the picture and my two beads for someone who never even held a stick welder before are on the left side of the picture… I’ll also add a couple of pictures of the size of it so you can use the rings beside it as a reference for its size! There’s one picture of me actually welding with it that I didn’t know he took but we both agree this is definitely the real deal and he too is actually buying one for under the seat of his truck too lol…. We ran the 1/8 rods at 80 amps plugged in to a 240 and the 3/32 rods on 100 amps plugged in to a 15 amp breaker on 120 volts regular plug… I’m thinking a good solid 20 amp plug would do the 1/8 rods as well but haven’t tried yet and the picture of the four welding beads I spoke about were the 3/32 rods ran on 100 amp plugged in to a regular 15 amp plug for a regular 120 volt panel…. Can’t say enough about how impressed we both were but it’s new so will see about the longevity of it but I’m definitely very happy with the purchase and would definitely recommend for someone who wants to try welding but has no idea if they’ll want to keep doing it and don’t want to spend a fortune to find out; this is a no brainer to try it for this price and I’m positive you’ll find welding is very nice and hopefully like it as much as I did also…. And to top it off; I didn’t feel that comfortable with the style of welding electrode holder that came with it because he had different ones for his machines and I kind of liked them and mine didn’t feel safe to me and I thought it wasn’t holding the rod tightly enough and I talked with customer service and they immediately reimbursed me enough of my purchase price of it so I could buy the other kind which held better in my opinion so they’re very decent and good to deal with but after the fact, my buddy showed me that it wasn’t the electrode holder but the way I was using it so it turns out that there wasn’t an actual issue after all and I contacted them and explained that it was my mistake and their product was fine but they didn’t want the rebate back they gave me anyways so hard to beat that kind of service and just wow!!! What a wonderful little tiny machine that works just as good as any big name welder you could imagine!! Would definitely suggest buying this to anyone; hands down a simple no brainer! Just do it!

Es muy bueno. Solo por obvias razones necesita usarse con una extensión de uso rudo o industrial ya que el cable del aparato es corto. Esta genial que el aparato detecta cuando el uso es continuo y solo se apaga para enfriarse.

Todo está bien ,pero lo que no me gustó es muy tardado para recibir el producto tarda casi un mes para recibir , mejor sigo comprando en Mercado libre ,solo tres día te llegan los productos,aquí no me gusta nada se tardan mucho

Amazing... does everything I need