Good to hear Mario!
Like most things --- you have to have a kind of "ah ha" moment... then things seem to go much better and the learning curve slopes off a bit and isn't quite so steep.
Don't forget to keep snipping the wire off as you go too. If you want really nice welds/tacks and good hot starts snip it at an angle. It takes less voltage to make the arc start and the wire is CLEAN and not balled up and contaminated.
If you're just working on a floor patch - then you don't have to do that - but if you're trying to be "mister metal" and have work that looks pro then snipping will "help". I also tend to keep my stick out on the short side.
Once you get the timing and heat down - you won't even need your helmet... you'll just hold it a pull the trigger and make a perfect tack.
