Torch consumable compatibility?

[chrismc]

I have a PP256 with the WP18 torch and need some new cups. Is this torch compatible with any name brand torches whose parts I can find at my LWS, or do I need to buy consumables specifically for Everlast torches?

[Ray C]

Any WP18 compatible parts/consumables will work. Check-out this thread which asks the same question about a WP26 type torch.

Weldingcity.com seems to have the best prices for basic parts and consumables.


Ray

EDIT: Here is a handy chart that cross-references the standard torches with the standard part numbers.

I have a PP256 with the WP18 torch and need some new cups. Is this torch compatible with any name brand torches whose parts I can find at my LWS, or do I need to buy consumables specifically for Everlast torches?

[performance]

Just put up a video about that issue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht0fTD_x9PY&feature=plcp

[chrismc]

Thanks, Ray and Mark! On the note of torch assembly- The PowerPro owner's manual (May '12 edition) could use a more clear diagram/explanation for the TIG torch assembly. I just got started with the TIG process, and was having terrible luck getting a puddle to form on DC steel and especially on AC aluminum. I was actually seeing symptoms almost identical to what Ray C saw with his PP205 on aluminum, and his thread led me to identifying the issue as a gas delivery problem. I finally tracked it down yesterday to the fact that I had the collet in the torch backwards (yes it fits that way, but not as well). A backwards collet forces all the gas to shoot out directly around the tungsten and no gas fills the nozzle. A very erratic arc results. Anyhow, if you could update the manual with a more clear diagram of how the torch goes together (in particular which way the collet fits), that would certainly help other newbs like me. The problems I had are why I needed new nozzles and posted this thread in the first place (the erratic arc cooked and cracked the nozzles the torch came with).

[chrismc]

I just finished watching that video. It should be required watching for all new TIG welders, extremely helpful!