I second his suggestion to slow down. I am in my first semester of welding school, and while 6010 vert up was the bane of my existence, 7018 took a while to get down as well. For me when I first started laying down some nice beads was when I was going so slow I felt really uncomfortable with my spee...

Yeah it is really frustrating. I tried going in there to purchase the inert gas Y and they asked what I was using it for, so I explained about mixing the Helium and Argon and the look on there face was as though I had just ripped a hole in the space/time continuim. Next thing I know they are showing...

Yeah I figured they would either be on each regulator before the hose or on the supply side of the Y just after each hose. But not sure which and am hoping someone can supply specific part numbers to be able to order online. Going to my local welding supplier and explaining what I am doing is an exc...

On this site and others I have read about using a inert gas Y to roughly mix Helium and Argon for better heat transfer and using less amperage for thicker Aluminum. I have everything for this setup except the gas check valves. Which valves are used for this and where are the installed? On the regula...