Sounds like your tungsten is too small, step up in diameter. On an air cooled torch your gonna find your tungsten really is a consumable item at 150-180 amps. I run a watercooled Wp20 and can run 140 amp for extended periods with a 3/32, but I'm also running 2% Zirconiated.

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Are you finding this near the end of welding the container up? If so this could be a hot air problem, expanding gas (and it's filling up from your shielding gas) are trying to escape causing an updraught. Maybe try letting it cool then do a quick run before it heats.
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The white tip is 2% and the brown is 1.5% Zirconiated. From memory...
If you have trouble getting them over there try e-bay.

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Have you tried a smaller filler wire? As you add filler it acts as a cooling agent to the weld puddle. A smaller size filler wire will increase puddle temps a little and allow you to travel faster. And why 4043? I'd be using 5356 in 3/32. Gas quality can have this affect, make sure your torch lead i...

Try getting your hands on Zirconiated, they have a white end. They were designed just for alloy welding, big in Aus over here but almost unheard of over there in the states. I have a decent machine with water cooler and can run as high as 145amps on a 2.4mm Zirc electrode without problems. Give'em a...

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I have been told by a few people that the helium creates a hotter arc resulting in a cleaner puddle. Thus shinier welds. I only consider this option due to the fact that since I have converted both tig and mig machines to 20 foot leads I have noticed a drop in weld apperance, in particular the tig. ...

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That's the go! I was going to buy a dedicated small bench grinder for sharpening tungstens as there was no way I was forking out the hundreds of dollars for the special grinders.
And I can do my knifes!

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