Has anyone ever used the Miller 200 Tig and Mig machine. I was getting ready to buy a Miller 212 but may want to get the the Tig and Mig 200 machine . I like that the 212 has a 15 foot gun . Any thoughts .

200 amps short ark very little angle

Responsible wrote:Are you welding steel that has a galvanizing or another type of coating? It kinda looks like something has boiled off and jumped up onto your Tungsten. Galvanized steel will do this.

Pete

bare steel

Transformer
DC EN
Red paint on end of electrode
Pure Argon
Steel
I pulled the Tungsten out for pictures.
Seam to get that way very quickly even if I do not dip the Tungsten in the puddle

High frequency on start
Ac balance on #2

Here are some pictures .It always looks like this even if i do not touch the tungsten to the work
http://danpatchappraisals.com/tungsten1.JPG
http://danpatchappraisals.com/tungsten2.JPG

The tip of my tungsten after using it always looks crusty . What am I doing wrong Thanks