Thanks everyone for the replies! A little mistake on my end on the first post was that I was using Blue Lanth and Purple E3 when welding. I am running between 5 -10 sections of post flow, ive been playing with both, but I do need to double check my flow rate. I have a weird regulator that came with ...

Hey All I am new to the forum and new to tig welding but doing ok. I am just starting out on aluminum with my 2018 AlphaTig 200X, using E3 3/32 tungsten also 2% Thoriated 3/32, 25% cleaning, 60hz and I am noticing that the tungsten is getting weirdly contaminated. Please take a look at the shaft and...