Well its like this.. I have 2 gas bottles next to each other, one 100% and one 75/25, labels are not easily visible. I put the last fill receipt on my bottles in case they go out of date and those are visible and I was going off that.. So I had wrong gas.. my fault :shock: Thanks everyone for all th...

whats interesting is as I search on you tube and millers site for examples of what a MIG/AL weld should look like, I can find any, lots of instruction, but no examples.
Anybody have any so I know what to expect?

I will also try a new flap disk

Thanks all for comments, I know it it not anodized because I purchased it and hit it with SS wire wheel. I have run the voltage/wire speed thus amerage up and down, if I double it pushes the rod through work immediatly. I have Tig welded on this same stock with great success with my other rig so I k...

Thanks Track ranger, I did watch the video previously and read the manual! The gun I am using is the XR-Alumapro which is made for AL so I doubt it has a steel liner.. https://www.millerwelds.com/pdf/spec_sheets/M1-71.pdf the problem is no filler metal flow and a black ugly weld as here: http://http...

try here http://www.pixell.com/page2.php

Here is what my gun looks like, tip is .125" below rim of nozzle.
I would say I am holding nozzle at ~45 degrees and tip is ~.5" from work..

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Good day everyone and thanks for the nice reception.. Some answers: 100% argon, I have tried 10-50 CFH settings. I have insured gun is inserted correctly, I can hear gas coming out of stinger. I have tried many different settings but basically using stock miller settings of 25 for sharparc and 50 fo...

So I went big and purchased a used (less than an hour on it) 350P with XR-A gun to weld AL. It welds steel like a dream. But after a try on AL my weld come out looking like the gas is off (its not) all black and ugly. (I dont see how to attach a file??) Details are: 5356 .035 pulse tried lots of dif...