Is this normal for my TIG torch?

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Alright so I was using my TIG to fill some holes, was welding just fine, no porosity, got the one piece done, moved to the next, then I was having problems with the arc, when the arc did stabilize I was getting porosity like crazy.  New bottle of gas, full, can hear the gas running through.  I noticed the head was really loose.  It's a flex head but have never noticed it move this easily, but never had a problem like this before either.  Did something break in there?  Both pieces are clean new metal and I ground all the mill scale off the weld areas. The torch is a Magnum Pro Lite, welder is a Lincoln Precision TIG 225
Reply:Seems like more play than I'm used to from a flex head torch.  Houston, I think there's a problem...Benson's Mobile Welding - Dayton, OH metro area - AWS Certified Welding Inspector
Reply:Originally Posted by A_DAB_will_doSeems like more play than I'm used to from a flex head torch.  Houston, I think there's a problem...
Reply:You broke it. They are not flex heads, they are flex necks. So maybe you bent it on the head and not the neck?This is what they look like insideTorchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:Originally Posted by GambleYou broke it. They are not flex heads, they are flex necks. So maybe you bent it on the head and not the neck?This is what they look like inside
Reply:Thanks you for posting that broken torch.  I wondered what they looked like inside all that rubber/plastic.I really have no idea what I am doing.Two Shop Cats (not Bobcats...real cats)Miller DialArc 250 AC/DCScratch-Start TIG SetupMIG 175Plasma CutterO/A
Reply:Originally Posted by rlitmanNice picture of a broken one.  Looks like your was water cooled.  I had an air cooled one, and it was a single accordioned tube.  Looked like the neck on a flexi straw.  Like yours, it broke where the tube met the torch body.