All, Thank you for the kind comments so far. I understand the torch angle issue theoretically, and as I am really inexperienced this may be the failure. But I have a question concerning this: Isn’t the Argon carrying the arc? I remember a situation, where the shielding wasn’t good, and I could immed...

Hi, Thanks for the first reply. Argon 4.6 seems to be the german describtion, I have googled it, delivery conditions state that it contains 99,996% Argon, so I would state this as pure. Yes, maybe I should double check with a flow meter if the pressure gauge is really reading the correct value, but ...

Guys, I really hope you experts here can give me a little help. I am a total newbie to TIG welding, but my desire in building a custom exhaust for my 2 stroke bike lets me take the effort ;-) In preparation I am currently doing some other jobs, so that I learn the TIG welding technique on the fly. I...