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Originally Posted by jon2u15
1) slow Down
2) keep a steady pace
3) you got to make like a C shape or do a zig-zag motion to get good weld.
But if it was your first time, it's not bad!
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Thanks - for arc welding on 0.8mm steel with a 1.6mm electrode you have to practice to find a speed that doesn't make holes!
I've actually been teaching myself TIG welding since I managed to find a relatively cheap DC welder on ebay. (If I had the dosh for a Miller or something posher I'd have bought it - but I don't - so it is a nondescript box from China)
TIG welding is a different although similar experience. In music terms arc welding / stick welding thin sheet metal is a little bit thrash metal whereas a 1.0mm tungsten electrode and some shielding argon turns the experience into cheesy easy listening elevator music! There is so much time to see what is actually going on...
...I might upload a few TIG welding pictures if you (all) want.