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c/boilermakersriverm48riverm4810d agoMost Upvoted

TIL my cheap tig cup was costing me more than the expensive one

Picked up a $12 gas lens kit off Amazon last month and blew through twice the argon on a big stainless tank job. Swapped to a $50 name-brand cup from the welding supply and my gas usage dropped right back to normal. Anybody else get burned by cheap cup kits or was I just unlucky?
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hollym82
hollym8210d ago
Blowing through twice the argon" man that hits home. I had the same thing with a cheap cup on a aluminum job last year, it was just dumping gas out the sides. Swapped to a Furick cup and it made a huge difference, gas usage went way down and the welds looked cleaner too.
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nina_lane16
Why would you blame the cheap cup instead of your setup?
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