Bens Workshop | Lidl Parkside Inverter Welder/TIG Welder PTMI 180A1 unboxing, test welds and review @BensWorkshop | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 2 days ago
On Thursday the 4th of August I bought a Lidl Parkside Inverter Welder/TIG Welder PTMI 180A1 and here is my unboxing video, with welding tests with TIG on steel and stainless steel and a test weld on thick steel with a 4 mm welding rod.

The adaptor I used was BOC stock number 6355,

See here:
boconline.co.uk/shop/en/uk/hose-adaptor-3-8inchf-1-4inchm-rh-6355-boc

Also this one looks right to:
welding-protection.co.uk/products/straight-adaptor-1-4-nut-3-8-rh


0:00 Introduction
0:19 Unboxing
1:44 Problem with the lead and solution
2:33 Finishing unboxing
4:32 The TIG Torch
7:36 A regulator for the welder
8:28 Problem with the gas connection and its solution
10:02 Preparation of metal to be welded
10:35 Grinding the tungsten electrode
13:57 Back from Lidl with a new welder
14:40 Showing how to tighten the regulator fittings and setting flow rate
16:15 Adjusting the welder settings
17:23 Safety notes
18:26 TIG welding mild steel 3mm thick
20:16 Showing the weld
20:46 TIG welding 1.2 mm stainless steel
23:45 Showing the stainless steel weld
24:05 welding stainless steel pipe badly
26:35 welding stainless steel pipe
31:26 Showing the weld on stainless steel pipe
33:05 TIG Welding 1mm mild steel sheet
37:40 Showing the result
39:13 TIG welding a thin stainless steel corner
43:20 Showing the result
44:21 Arc MMA Welding 1/2 inch steel plate with a 4mm rod
46:40 Showing the result
48:40 An explanation of how the settings work
49:52 Conclusion