I ordered some ck stuff to try out, thanks for all the input. I'll let you guys know how things work when it arrives. Also, interesting on making your own gas lenses... I always assumed the radial hole pattern in the collet body played a part along with the mesh, but if it works well than I'm probab...

Oscar man I owe you one... swapped back for the standard collet assembly that came with the torch and everything works great. This drove me nuts, I was worried somehow coolant got into the gas line so I kept purging it... the whole time I was swapping torches and consumables though I always was usin...

I will try with the standard collets though and let ya know... Hopefully that's it. I have the same cheap gas lens kit probably... Not sure why trouble with them now and not before, but at this point I'll try anything.

Thanks for the reply... Man I've windexed the argon lines and connections from tank to handle, I've swapped for fresh consumables, even swapped torch assemblies, one of which is brand new... If I'm picking up air I cannot for the life of me find where, unless it's inside the machine assembly. Otherw...

I hobby weld, have done so for years. Primarily I make bicycle frames, all chromoly. I have an Everlast welder that I use with a water cooled torch and have used this setup for the last 4-5 years without issues. Recently, in the middle of a bike frame I had a flex head torch fail (copper hose for a ...