Material thickness is 3/16 6061 (T6?)

100% argon at 40cfh
Is that too much?
I read that 5356 smokes more than 4043
Thanks

I just installed an eBay spool gun to MIG weld aluminum and I get grey dust (soot?) everywhere including on my hood. The material is 6061 and using 5356 .035 wire by Blue Demon. Settings are: 575in/min and 21Volts Ground clamp is on NEG Spool gun on POS What am I doing wrong? Has anyone experienced ...

I just joined this forum after watching many of Jody's videos and I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Andy Messina. I live in Huntington Beach, Ca and I really enjoy creating "stuff"...anything from welded art to ....the sky is the limit ...and stainless is my favorite metal. I star...