Alright guys! The problem has been fixed. I basically took everyone's advice and assumed it was a problem with my shielding gas flow. I diagnosed it by starting at the bottle and working my way toward the torch. After inspecting the flowmeter and it's connection to the hose, everything was fine. I l...

I do use a floating ball meter. I had a dial meter before on my MIG, but it was a piece of junk. Now I have identical flowmeters on my MIG and TIG. The one on the MIG works fantastic. Maybe there is something wrong with the one I have hooked up to the TIG. I'll take it off this weekend while I repla...

Jay_M: I have actually never even played with the plasma cutter. I know, shame on me for only using the stick and TIG functions of the machine... Usually I'm good at finding reasons to use new tools, but I just haven't found anything good that needs plasma cutting yet. I do have a worm drive clamp s...

Thanks for all the replies. I'll answer your questions in order. Jay_M: The argon and air for plasma go into the same port. Unfortunately, it is a ribbed nipple, not a threaded port. I had to attach another ribbed nipple to my argon bottle just to be able to connect it. I haven't leak tested any con...

My machine is DC only, so no AC balance here. Today, I was trying to weld on some 1/8" flat stock that I was using to fabricate a motorcycle brake metal mount. After 45 minutes of ruining electrodes, I got fed up and just did it with my MIG.

Hello all, I'm having a unique problem with my electrodes. I've searched forum after forum and I can't find anything. Before I describe the problem, I'll give you a rundown of the setup I am using: Longevity LC-520D multifunction machine (TIG/Stick/Plasma cutter) hooked up to 220V Adjustable pedal w...