Welding Electrode Holder Lead ARC Welding Ground Clamp and Welding Cable Stick Electrode Holder Welding Plier Clamp Stinger Copper Jaw Holding Plier for 90A-600A Welder Machine

I purchased the Simder mini stick welder so that I could teach my teenage daughter the fundamentals of stick welding without the intimidation of industrial sized equipment. I purchased the cute little mini welder, which is about the size of a toddler lunchbox, and an extra auto darkening helmet. My main goal in this purchase was to find something that would let me teach her to start and hold an arc, proper angle and travel speed, and be able to do it on 110v, on the patio, with a regular extension cord. So we opened the box, set up, and within 4 hours she was running crooked but solid weld beads without ever touching a welder before. I would say that $60 welder was well worth the cost. I am getting ready to make a YouTube video with a bunch of sub $200 welding machines, and will definitely include this little guy!!Now, let’s talk about the big con. The electrode holder is short, brittle, & cheap. Ground is short but works. I knew they would be. Ordered the $39 Simder leads separately. These are much better leads and electrode holder. Way better. If you have some DINSE 10-25’s they will fit.The machine arcs & welds fine. The electrode holder sucks, but I still give the machine itself 5 stars because of the value for the money, and because you can actually weld with it. Heads up- I did try the electrode holder, my daughter wanted to use it because it was cute and tiny, but it would not hold the rods firmly and actually broke after several beads. I ordered these better leads, and they work great, conduct well, hold the electrode firmly, and they are long. These work fine.

These are welding wires. You get a ground wire and one that holds electrodes. For stick welding. These are 25mm which is about 4awg. My current are 16mm or about 6awg. The ends are different so will have to use the old ends or get some to match but these are still an upgrade. They’re ten feet each same length as my current wires. Good find.

The electrode holder and ground clamp that came with my welder are terrible, so I these hoping they’d be better, and they certainly are. The holder has a much stronger grip, and the adjustment screw works very well. The clamp is also much stronger and I don’t worry that it will slip and be an electrocution hazard. The cables are over 9ft long, giving them plenty of length to work safely. These will easily replace my original cables and give me confidence in the safety of my work.