Thanks all for the replies. Thought I had it sorted out so I kinda forgot about this thread, but I'm afraid the issues are still not resolved. I think gas flow is still the big issue. I like the idea of the flow tester to attach to the torch. My Furick BBW recommends 25-30 CFH, and I toyed with high...

Hi all, I recently encountered an issue with my setup. I'm running a Thermal Arc 186 with a CK9 + 45V44 gas lens and Furick BBW cup running about 27 CFH 100% argon. This combo has been great and performed really well as recently as last week. I use it for welding mostly 4130 thinwall for experimenta...