Speedway Series 7117 125 Amp 110 Volt Single Phase Wire Feed Flux Welder

by Speedway

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This Electric Powered 125 amp Flux Welder allows for reliable welding that you've come to expect from Speedway Series Products and gives you the power you need to get the job done.90 day warranty.

Product Description

Light up! Add welding to your workshop with this Speedway 125 - amp MiG Welder, SAVE BIG! Take the hassle out of welding at home. This Speedway MiG Welder is compact, easy to move and plugs into any 110V outlet. For light-duty repairs, body work, maintenance and fabrication. Welds up to 3/16" thick steel like a pro. We knocked BIG BUCKS OFF the supply store price! Welding for your workshop or garage: 125-amp flux welder; Runs on 110 volts; Welds up to 18-gauge or 3/16" steel; .030" or .035" flux wire; 0-400 IPM wire feed speed control for precision work; Duty cycle is 15% at 90 amps; 10 feet of clamp cable. Includes brush and tips.; 11 x 7 1/4 x 13 1/2"l. Weighs 32 lbs.; Surprise your favorite do-it-yourselfer this season! Order Today! Speedway 125-amp MiG Welder

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 8 x 13 inches ; 32 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 33.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000JUJJKI
• Item model number: FW125A
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,936 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #67 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tools > Welding Tools > Arc Welding Equipment

Customer Reviews

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is a KIT not a ready to use unit!, January 16, 2010

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o8k (AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Speedway Series 7117 125 Amp 110 Volt Single Phase Wire Feed Flux Welder (Tools & Home Improvement)

You may have read other reviews on this item. The main highlights are: QUICK ARRIVAL, GREAT VALUE, and the wire feed is broken, or doesn't work well, or at all. And now my experience:

Ordered it, it came in about 36hours! WOW. So i get it out of the box, set it up and poof! the Motor is making noise but the wire feed wheel is not moving... I open it up(b/c im already expecting disaster based on everyone else's reviews), and the Transformer is mounted dead center in the unit, the wire feed motor is too long to fit properly, so the assembly person simply jam'ed it in sideways and didnt put all the screws in it. (LOL Quality control)

Upon further inspection, the unit is all bent up as if it had been dropped several times. The metal housing is too weak for the 25lb or so transformer that is in there! Anyways... The assembly workmanship on this unit was horrific!!! but from the sounds of other peoples posts, mine was about PAR.

The fix: I mounted the transformer in the unit about 1/4" over away from the feed motor and the feed motor slipped right into place. Buttoned it all back up and whallah... Works like a champ. I call this a KIT because it comes w/ all the parts you need to have a good cheap Welder, but i suspect if YOU choose to buy this unit, you will have to send it back or finish building it correctly your self! HA!

The feed wheel works ok, but not very steady feed, however, i have NEVER welded b4 in my life b4 i got this thing so it may just be me. After about 30-90min goofing w/ it, i could weld competently and cleanly. and I was able to adjoin much thicker pieces than the advertised 3/8" steel.

I recommend this product if you want a super CHEAP CHEAP welder. but beware, the factory workmanship is not up to any American standard of any kind. I recommend an ISO audit for the ole speedway factory!!! I'm sure that would go well...

My list of defects (major design flaws) in this unit.
1. They sourced wrong motor (need one that sits more shallow in the unit). But its very possible they fell victim to the classic procurement blunder of running out of inventory on their primary part, and the dude that sourced the backup hosed it up good.
2. Transformer is too heavy for the thin gauge sheet metal used as the housing and consequently causes the unit housing to buckle and warp (thicken it up guys, geez!)
3. Move the transformer mount over a 1/4" or so. So its out of the way of the feed wheel mechanism (then you don't have to worry about the longer motor, at least till the housing buckles and snaps the motor clean off the feed assembly HA!

LOL Sloppy Engineering!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Speedway is a good Way, September 13, 2009

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BIG "UN" Davidson (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Speedway Series 7117 125 Amp 110 Volt Single Phase Wire Feed Flux Welder (Tools & Home Improvement)

I'm 54 yrs old and have been welding since 1973.This little welder surprised me it is very well made and easy to operate /is great to teach with and it will melt 3/16 steel if you don't keep it moving.Have not really tried the low side yet on anything thin but I have no doubt that it will be fine.I have ran 6 rolls of.35 wire so far and I have found it best to take tip out during spool change so it don't cobble up at spool.Both of my local hardware stores carry the spool I use it is a 2pound 5/8 hole that this welder uses and tips are also easy to get a 10 pack is about $5. Seems to have slight problem finding hole in tip/goes through liner fine but when it gets to tip?? If you run high side you can weld about 7 to 8 minutes before heat light comes on and shuts you down but thats a long weld.And by the time you check what your doing grab a drink of what ever its ready to go again.

25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, October 23, 2007

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Delmer L. Sapp "Delmer L Sapp" (Ridgeway ,VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Speedway Series 7117 125 Amp 110 Volt Single Phase Wire Feed Flux Welder (Tools & Home Improvement)

I think this has to be the best purchase I have made in a long time .
this littel welder has amazed me ,if you are a do it your selfer and think you might need a welder I can rate this a must have for any tool collection!