I currently TIG weld with a Everlast 185dv (the older one that doesn't have pulse/etc,) with a pedal, but lately I've been bored and have found myself looking at different TIG welders the last few weeks (in my mind I'm reasoning that I can sell my current setup and use that money to step up to somet...

Oh, I'm likely still doing it wrong, just not as wrong now

Thanks for all the help and insight on tracking this issue down everyone

Swapped out my cylinder today for new Argon, the burnt pepperoni looking mark on the right was the first arc (likely contaminated gas still in the lines), the lines on the left are with the new gas.

This is being done in a garage with no fans on, so no side breezes. The tungsten is a 3/32" with matching collet. Here is a picture of .125" mild steel, only cleaned with acetone using the same torch/electrode/etc as the aluminum above. I did not use any filler rod for this, just struck th...

A puff of gas at the start, or sustained while the pedal is held down? It's noticeably different from the initial push of the pedal vs holding it down, so I wasn't sure if that's just their version of preflow to flood the area with gas (this machine doesn't have any preflow settings/option). But th...

Here are the pictures of the setup

This is being done with an Everlast PowerTig 185dv (the old version that doesn't have pulse). There is a definite puff of gas/air that comes out of the torch when the pedal is first depressed, and the ball in the flow meter sustains at the 15CFH mark if I keep the pedal depressed. I had also looked ...

Could I get some insight as to what is going on with my TIG setup or what is wrong with my technique, specifically with Aluminum? Being relatively new to TIG (I have done flux-core MIG for years), I'm not sure where to start with what's going on. From the image, is this likely a gas issue or is it m...