Stark USA Portable Spot Welder 1/8" Electric Handheld Welding Tip Gun Metal Sheet, Spot Welding Machine for Carbon Steel and Aluminum Sheet, 220V

Amazing spot welder and did the job very well. I didn’t expect it to weld different thicknesses but to my amazement it did. A little bit more heavy but still a good welder. The switch sometimes get stuck on the “on” position so the current stays on for more than you want, a feature that you must be careful of, otherwise a flawless machine.

This spot welder is solid. It works great for joining sheet metal to sheet metal, and after a few test shots of welding sheet metal to C-channel that seems to work well too at a thickness of about 3/16" (for the 240v version at least). The label says to use no more than 5 seconds on followed by 5 seconds off, I hit it for about 2 seconds at the 3/16" thickness and it looks to be plenty strong, more than 3 seconds probably would have melted the sheet metal.The unit comes with a power cord terminated in spade lugs - no plug - so be prepared to add your own plug to the cord before you can use it. I can see where some people might find this annoying, but I usually end up cutting off factory plugs and installing my own twist-lock plugs anyway so no big deal here.It comes with one extra set of tips, if my memory serves the tips eat themselves fairly quickly so I'll probably stock a dozen pairs or so.The only thing I can say in the negative on this is the packaging. This is shipped in a cardboard box just slightly bigger then the device itself, with a thin foam inner package encasing the device. The thing is so heavy that thin foam was pretty much completely destroyed when I received it, and the outer box had a few holes in it from where the sharp edges poked through in transit. There was no damage to the device itself, but I spent a couple minutes blowing all the foam chunks off of it with compressed air. I can see where some rougher shipping would have probably destroyed the thing due to inadequate packaging.I'll be looking for replacement tips in larger quantities, and longer tongs would be a nice option.

Right out of the box I have had great luck with it. I am only using it for automotive sheet metal and it works great. My only complaint is the weight. On a bench or floor, no issue. Trying to hold it in the air and position it to use around a car is very difficult. Still better than a lightweight toy model.Glad I have it

This item seems to work very good. It is very heavy. Takes two people to operate almost.

I love this tool, so far, I've really only used it on 26 & 24 ga. galvanized but just a fraction of a second zap is enough to create a solid weld. After more than a hundred welds, the tips still look almost new, they seem to be holding up better than I remember spot welder tips doing from back in my sheet metal mechanic days. The short arms that come with the tool are pretty restrictive, so I ordered a pair of the 12" ones, now I should have plenty of reach. With the longer arms, you don't get near as much pressure at the tips, holding the metal together, but except in extreme cases, it shouldn't be a problem. I wonder why I didn't buy one of these YEARS ago, can't think of how many times it would've come very handy. This IS a bench-top tool, it is not intended to be, or appropriate for uses other than that.One thing that would make this way more handy, is if someone made an aftermarket stand set-up so that it could be foot operated, like the commercial spot welders Ive used in the past.

Excelente equipo soldador

I seen the reviews and I also did some youtube research. I cant for the life of me get this darn thing to work like i'm seeing others.. I want to use this on 26ga 304 ss and 26ga G90. I've tried 1-5 second intervals and nothing seems to make it strong enough to stand up to a flick or light tap. I want to love this product so bad and really would be a great tool to add to my metal shop.

Spot weld like a pro. Save time. No clean up. Just a beautiful factory like spot weld. I love it. Well worth the price. 4 sec on and move to the next spot. Should have bought one of these years ago.