Also your stick out is fine in my opinion though If I'm running the full diameter of the cup, I like to go an minimum of 2x times the cup size in CFH and prefer more like 2.5x in some situations. When your cup blocks your view of your tungsten and puddle or you have to adopt an uncomfortable positi...

Having a bit of a head-scratcher and I need some help. Working with 2 different gas lens setups, doing a lap weld on 1/8" mild steel coupons is that mild steel or stainless ? the pic looks more like stainless. the other issue is keeping the rod in the gas flow, which a bit harder to do with sm...

It’s nearly impossible to diagnose, but a few things to review are: Is the lens/torch assembled correctly? 2x cup diameter is the target for CFH. Perhaps a tad less. Too high and you create turbulence. I’d use a 3/32 tungsten for 130 amps Insure that all 3 sides (included edges of both pieces) are ...

Having a bit of a head-scratcher and I need some help. Working with 2 different gas lens setups, doing a lap weld on 1/8" mild steel coupons with 1/16 filler, 1/16 tungsten, and about 130 amps: [*]CK 17 series torch [*]CK 4 series stubby gas lens (#4GL116) with a #8 screw-on cup. About 1/2"...