i want to thank all of you for your help. the problem was with the gas in the torch head. there is a little brass collet that holds the tungsten in place and it was in backwards not allowing the gas to flow correctly. i am glad it was a simple mistake, not a problem with my new welder and was fixed ...

i am a beginner at tig welding with some experience using a lincoln 175 tig at work. i felt comfortable enough with the welding i was doing at work so i decided to purchase a tig for home and bought the everlast 200dx. i can produce nice welds with a mig, stick, and tig at work but can not get the e...