Ok so I can weld beads like a pro now, but I cannot weld fillets to save my life. I am trying to weld fillets on 2- 1/4" plates. I have tried different nozzles, different size tungsten, different tungsten exposed length, gas flow, etc. but I have the same result every time. I cannot get a puddle to form at the joint. I can get a puddle on one piece or the other. If I get puddles on both sides I'm at 200 amps and it puts out so much heat that my filler rod just drops off before I can get it close enough. But it still won't form at the joint. I can sometimes get it going but I have to put so much power into it is just a mess and melts off the edges of the material. I am typically using a 3/32 2% thoriated tungsten and #6 cup with about 20-25 cfh flow rate and 3/32 4043 filler. What am I doing wrong? Like I said I can weld beads perfectly on this material with the same setting.




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