Clean the aluminum and close your garage door (if it's open).

Where was your ground connected? To the vertical T?

Are you doing this outside? or with your shop doors open?
Just curious...

The rule of thumb is to unplug the ignition box and keep the ground as close to the work as possible.

Thanks gurew!

Hi, I just purchased a Tweco Black Gold WP 17 torch and it came with regular 1/16 and 3/32" colletts, not the gas lens style. I will mainly be welding aluminum, possibly some light gauge steel and maybe some stainless if it comes my way. What is the story with gas lens colletts? I see that Jody...

Investigate copper shielding around your electronics (Faraday cage).
Here's a similar thread:
http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/co ... with-my-tv

And another:
http://plasmaspider.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=1442

My old school welding instructor once told me that if you're stuck welding with damp rods, just strike the rod and short it out for a few seconds at a time to get the rod good and hot. This will drive off the moisture from the flux. It works in a pinch.

Hi Everyone, I'm a new member from Beausejour, MB Canada. This has to be the best and most informative welding site that I have ever found! it's great! I took a 7 month welding program back in 1993 and have been tinkering ever since. I started with an old Lincoln 250 AC/DC IdealArc (big crank on the...