Here are some examples of the welds I can lay down on to 0.7mm thick sheet steel.

I'm using 1.6mm 6013 flux coated rods.

For this series of welds I had the current set just above 40 amps

After the runs with slag



Without slag



On the other side



Please note the last picture shows powdery white stuff all over it because I didn't remove the grey paint from the steel from that side.

I think I need to practice a bit more and try to

1) Move the electrode at a steadier rate
2) Move the electrode at a slower rate

Can anyone with experience confirm this or not?

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