First check your polarity. Tig torch has to be on the Neg terminal, ground clamp on the positive one. Next make sure you are on DC, not AC. Wrong polarity or on AC will cause balling of the tungsten. If you tell us the settings on your machine it would make diagnosing things easier for everyone. I ...

new at tig welding. I have a ex 250 and the tungsten just balls up no matter what setting I put it on. im new to tig welding but if I turn the heat up it will just melt the tungsten. not sure what im doing wrong. any help would be appreciated. thanks Another cause could be the type of tungsten you ...

new at tig welding. I have a ex 250 and the tungsten just balls up no matter what setting I put it on. im new to tig welding but if I turn the heat up it will just melt the tungsten. not sure what im doing wrong. any help would be appreciated.
thanks