Thanks for all of the great advice! I too was unwilling to pay $200+ for a momentary continuity switch from Big Blue. I thought I would share my solution; Eastwood sells their version #21258 (switch+15'cord+5pin plug) for $9.95+ shipping. And as another contributor posted, SSC has a high quality met...

I did try increasing the shielding gas flow up to about 45 CFH and this did result in fewer "worm tracks" but it didn't totally eliminate them. I am using .035 lincoln 71M with 75/25% mix. The worm tracks don't appear to be associated with any type of porosity in the weld, but rather minia...

I'm new to dual shield and I watched all of your videos and decided to give it a try. I'm using lincoln 71M .035" DCEP using a Miller 250X Ar/CO2 mix@ 30 cfh. Overall I am pleased with results. I am however getting small Jalapeno-shaped craters when I knock off the slag. I've found increasing t...