I apologize, I misread the OP, it is an Eastwood unit not an Everlast. But, the pure tungsten may not be compatible with the Eastwood inverter either. I would try some Red coated or Blue and see how it does. the green works decently but I agree with you that perhaps the red would work better. I wat...

gotwelds, You have a foot pedal remote for that Eastwood? Thin aluminum is much easier with heat control, and very thin sections almost require it, especially if you're new to aluminum. Is this your machine? http://www.eastwood.com/tig-welders-eastwood-tig-ac-dc-welder.html Steve S yes that is my m...

how then do you weld thing gauge aluminum without burning straight through? i'm trying to weld aluminum cosmetic "spikes" to the end of my aluminum handle bars on my buddy's bicycle. the spikes insert into the thin gauge tubing and make sort of an endcap. I just need to weld the crack in b...

sorry guys I guess my problem is that I just straight watched it melt before my eyes in a matter of seconds. The worst part was that I'd dab the filler stick on the edge of the puddle and itd melt right into everything. I've never seen 1/8" of material liquify like that in a second. I'm using a...

Hi I am trying to do some beginner type welding. just running a bead with a TIG welder from Eastwood 200 AC/DC. I've set it in AC I'm welding 1/8" thick 6061 using the proper filler material and I'm using the green band tungsten and it is 1. I understand some pooling is in order but melting the...