Thanks for the input.

sbaker56 wrote:Clean your mill scale man looks like some contamination in those welds.

I media blast the metal to get rid of the mill scale then hit it with a flap disc then acetone. There's no mill scale.

What are some good TIG welding drills for a newbie trying to learn? Mainly with mild steel. I've done Jodie's drill with a 2 inch wide coupon.

Looking for something to help step up my game.

Here's where I'm at now.

Thanks!

Just got my Miller DE. Wow what a difference. The clarity is amazing. No more problems when using the gas lens.

If somebody is on the fence about getting an expensive helmet, get it. Like others had said, you won't regret it.

Thanks for all the help guys and gals.

Miller DE/DI or Lincoln 3350?

try using more stick out. i'm thinking because gas lens cups are a bit wider (regardless of cup size) than standard cups, that it may be shielding a sensor from the arc. longer stick out might get around that. otherwise your going to need a new helmet. I'm just going to get a different helmet. Mayb...

Changing the delay to "long" didn't work. Even when I upped the amps to 80.

Weird how using standard consumables I don't have any problems. Only when i put the gas lens in.

I used #7 cup for both.

The delay on my helmet was set to "short." I'll change that and see if it helps.

The helmet has 4 sensors.

If that doesn't work I'll get a higher quality helmet. Definitely not worth damaging my eyes to save a few bucks.

Thanks for the replies.

No, nothing changed. And when I switch back to the standard consumables I didn't change anything on the helmet. The only variable I can think of is the gas lens.

Hi Everyone, I'm a beginner hobbits welder. I'm using a Primeweld TIG225X welder with a standard collet, collet body, and cup. I'm using a 3/32 2% lanthanated tungsten. Yesterday I was just doing some practice welding on 16 gauge carbon steel at 70 amps. When I was using the standard collet, collet ...