TIG 0.040" SS problems

[jtybt]

I'm blowing holes thru this stuff, especially on the 90* joints. My setting is 80 amps with remote/foot control. I'm fine with 1/8" stuff.

I'm also getting a ball of yellowish light that obscures everything around the tungsten. It's not a flash from touching the rod or work. What is causing the yellow ball of light.

[performance]

80 amps is way too hot for one reason.... Even at 1/16" it should be a MAX of 80 amps.

What size tungsten are you using? At this point, no more than 1/16" tungsten would be appropriate I would think. What color? You do have it on DCEN? right? Pure Argon or what? We need much more information to give an adequate advice. Its kind of like a guy asking "What's the score of the game, and the answer, "its pretty good, there is a guy on second." Its hard to pinpoint the cause without more information.

A yellow ball is the tungsten melting itself... which means you may have it set in DCEP or AC or too high current for the size electrode. If it is more than that, somewhere you are getting contamination, from either too low of flow or some contaminents from either the weld itself, or from the tank, which also may mean the lines have become contaminated with oils or something. Do you have your torch hooked up correctly? Did you verify that the connnector is on the right hose? We have had a hose or two, probably more that had the quick connect hooked to the wrong hose.

[everlastsupport]

The TIG torch gas line connector (it looks like a male 1/8" NPT) should be on a hose coming from the torch sheath labeled "Ar". Make sure it's not on the torch twist lock (dinse). If you have any question on it, call our tech support line so we can help you check it. You can call Saturday and Sunday as well.

Can you list of all the questions Mark asked? Gas type, electrode type, etc.

[jtybt]

Oop! Sorry. I'm making a welding cart.

Straight Argon, tried 1/16 thoriated and ceriated...didn't have lanthanated at the welding shop. 80 amps setting and foot control. 1/16"/316 SS wire. Most of the SS is 304

My biggest problem is probably not being able to see the puddle. I can't get close enuff to see. I'm also spending too much time in one spot so and the warping is causing bad fit up.

I'm doing fair when I can weld flat but my best pass was a 3" section of the .040" divider on the .040" of the bottom tray...but That was just luck.

I'll check all my air lines/connections again but it's probably just me. What should be my flow setting on the everlast flow gauge(the shiny floating ball)

I have pre flow about 3 sec and post flow about 7 sec.

I'm using an awful lot of argon. Is that normal? I set between 7 and 12 but still get dark welds most of the time. I'm changing between #5,#6,#7 cup and #6 gas lens.(WP26 torch/225LX)

[performance]

Care to post any welds. Its hard to tell without seeing, but dark welds can be from overheating. Usually inadequate gas coverage causes "sugaring".

[jtybt]

I already ground down the sugaring and wire brushed them. They were butt ugly. I got the cart pretty much finished 'cept for the hangars. I'll stick a couple pix in the project section.