went with a longer stick out today and got a few shiny beads today, however i havent been cleaning the backside, i will add that to my pre weld prep work. Again appreciate all the help fellas

Just wanted to post a quick update, lowered the amps and cfh a bit and switched to a thinner filler rod and here is how it came out. Also a tig finger is priced way lower than its value. still made a few mistakes, but overall i think its an improvement. Thanks for the help to everyone.

Glad I'm not the only one! Practice will help. Look at my posts, and see the improvement I made in just 2 weeks. Don't get discouraged. 20 cfh may be a little high for gas flow depending on the cup size you are using. For my work so far, I have 3/16 material, #6 cup, 3/32 2% lanthinated tungsten, e...

cfh is 20 i believe, is it possible im using the wrong filler rod as well? im using a 3/32 er70s2 or does it not matter at this present time?

I took a flap disk to both sides and the edges before welding, the craters are definitely me not tapering off, something im trying to work on. My tungsten is a dull gray color, so thats why i was thinking its a gas issue plus i can see some spatter on the gas lens itself. I usually put a few beads o...

just wanted to post a picture of todays beads, I'm welding on 1/8" mild steel with a multimatic 215 set at 120-125 amps. Something isn't right and I just wanted to get yalls opinion. I am also pretty sure I have a gassing issue as my gas lens is gunked up(wont forget to turn on the gas again, I...

Recently acquired all the necessities to start tig welding with my multimatic 215, and just wanted to pop in and say hello and thank you to all of you who share your vast array of knowledge. I hope one day I can be a wealth of knowledge for others as you guys are for me.