Not sure how to hook up new tig torch

[Rambozo]

You can use a regular DINSE adapter to hook up your torch. I believe it's just not the safe loc from CK as the plastic housing is too big. The Weldcraft one should fit just fine I believe the part number is Q5G-150 for WP-9. No idea why they didn't sell you that as a DINSE package from Weldcraft. CK offers the correct quick release fitting for the argon as a plug and play setup, where with Weldcraft you will have to transfer the one from your old torch. There are always ways to make things work, welding machines are getting more and more standardized all the time, but there is still some room for improvement. Torch makers still sell cables that fit nothing, out of the box, and require installation kits for each brand. Someday I hope they start offering cables with DINSE factory terminations. They would be a lot more compact and durable than the huge adapters that are required now. Almost all brands have gone to DINSE, with only a few hold outs.

BTW: if you really want to use the CK safe loc plug, I bet you can do so with a short male to female DINSE whip cable.

[FeddFab]

Thanks for the help I'm hoping that I will be able to get this connected, i went on the CK web site and it seems like what I need is one of those dinse connectors with and external gas line and then need to some how rig up the gas line coming out of the torch lead to fit the quick connect gas coupler on the machine it self... Is that how it's supposed to be done ?

[Rambozo]

There is a part number for a CK adapter with the proper Everlast quick connector for the argon. (SL2-35LG or SL2-35QD) The problem is that the plastic housing from CK is huge and doesn't quite physically fit the front panel on the 210EXT. See Mark's post about trimming to fit.
Your other options are to use a Weldcraft adapter (Q5G-150), and that will require that you re-use the quick connect fitting off your old torch and transfer it to the new one.
Or if you make up a short cable with male and female DINSE, you can use the CK with no interference problem.
There are a few ways to make your combination work, you just have to decide what will work best for you.

Here you can see the size differences.

Weldcraft:


CK:


Everlast has a video on this subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKkbdqI7cw8