Parweld XTT202 TIG

[pawsnizzy]

Hi all,

Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I have just bought my first TIG welder (above); I've only done a bit of MIG before but I decided to take the plunge. The set came with a ECO Grip 17 torch and there were no consumables. I trotted off to the local Eng Weld to sort this, but I am having trouble. Bearing in mind that I know very little about this welder, I fitted collet body, collet etc but the long back cap won't screw in sufficiently and I can still see the O ring - Last night I tried to strike up and wound up with a sooty mess and melted electrode, I tried again tonight after some fiddling and got the same result - there seems to be no gas shield (O ring not sealing).
I would obviously like to get all of the correct bits that are designed to fit together properly - it looks like the collet may be too long.

Can someone please point me to where I can get the correct bits (ideally a gas lens) so that I can have another go. Do I need to get the Parweld items specifically?

Thanks

 

[Richard.]

Put up a pic of everything you have and bought. These are common torches and consumables. It will be easy to help you once we know what you've got.

 

[pawsnizzy]

This is what I have atm




The back cap fits up snug when I leave the collet out

 

[anto44]

I have the same welder but I have the 26 torch but it looks identical to the one in your pics. Mine has the same gap when I screw in the back cap, i can still see the back of the oring but I haven't had any problems with gas coverage. The oring is goin in enough to give a good airtight seal. I'll post some pics of mine up.

 

[Tom Orrow L]

I don't know if it's just my eyes deceiving me or what but that collet body looks somewhat shorter than an average one and a lot short that the collet you've got there. I think your issue might be the collet body rather than the collet.

Did you buy more than one?

 

[zx9]

Again it may be the photo but the tungsten looks massive, what exactly did they sell you? The only time I have had rapidly disappearing tungstens was when I got the polarity wrong. If you have not done so yet have a look at the guide here http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/tig-tutorial.htm

 

[pawsnizzy]

I've only got the 1 collet body - I can't find anywhere in Derby to get them. The tungsten is a 2.4mm, I've got some 1.6's but no collets.
I scrounged the body, collet and tungsten from a welder at work, but they only use lenses now so it was a bottom of the toolbox job.
Tom, I was going to order some stuff from WSD (where I got the welder from) but I couldn't find any insulators listed. Are the collets the same for standard bodies and lenses?

Polarity definitely correct (Torch negative) - I shall be studying the tutorials closely though

Cheers

 

[Tom Orrow L]

Drop me a message and I can sort you out a consumables pack if you want.

 

[pawsnizzy]

Tom,
PM sent - thanks very much

 

[anto44]

Heres a pic of mine. Parwwld progrip 26 with ebay gas lense kit, 2.4 gas lense collet with a number 8 ceramic.

 

[pawsnizzy]

I must be messing something else up then

 

[anto44]

I spent ages messing with mine trying to figure out why it wouldn't go in further but it's not causing a problem so I left it alone. I did have problems with the front end though, in my pics you can see i have 2 white pieces fitted (dunno what that bit is called) that the ceramic screws up to, there was a rough bit like a casting line that I had to knock down with a bit of fine sand paper to get them to sit snugly together.