Well my mistakes were numerous! First the wire I'm using is .35 I had to change that to .23. My gas preasure was to hi I had it at 40 brought it down to 20. I also learned.... SLOW DOWN and keep everthing cool, very important.. Jason also told me that he prefers not to but the metal up to tight he likes to leave a little gap. It gives the metal a little room to move around. I will start with the recomended settings on the machine and then adjust from there. I was all over the place with my wire speed and voltage. Make sure you can see what your welding!!! This is one of MY biggest problems, it sounds crazy but it sure does make a difference I tried it a little yesterday. Bought some new lights and man I can see!!!! Then we got into grinding the welds and I never thought of this. Jason uses a angle grinder with a cut off wheel instead of a grinding disc to first grind his welds. This knocks down the high spots of the weld with out thinning the surrounding metal. A big problem I was having,as I was grinding the weld to knock it down I was thinning the metal around it so when I wanted to fill a little spot I would blow right through and then start wandering all over the place chasing the holes I kept making. Next thing you know I have this big blob of sh^t . Now I have more of a mess!! I really liked this tip from Jason I think this is going to help me alot.. This may be basic stuff for alot of you guys,but it really set me straight and gave me direction instead of being all over the place. I have a starting point now. Now its up to me. I can't say enuff about Jason he was a huge help to me.
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