Well i just tried another piece of steel... same issue, tried some stainless again and works fine. And im actually set on dc straight so i guess thats DC positive. And the HF is set on start, not continuous.

For future reference, do you weld stainless sheet? (incase i have issues )

Id never think to check the flap disk, but it's actually new, i did grind a few stainless rectangles to practice on... Would the cold roll vs hot roll steel make a BIG diferance?

Otto, Yes i have 100% argon. The pic of the welder is just so you know what machine I have, at time of picture i didnt have argon or any setting adjusted. I tried around 15cfh and up to 30cfh, no difference, ive been practicing on some stainless 16g and my welds arnt perfect but atleast the arc does...

So im using an older TIG welder (Miller 330 a a/bp) Makes things harder. The amperage has three ranges (0-50, 15-250, 230-460) and the dial is a percentage of each of those ranges... confusing, yeah? Im welding some 1/4 cold rolled steel that ive grinded to a shine, some 2percent lanthanated 3/32 tu...