Thanks for the welcome and tips, I haven't spent much time switching side, switching hands, positions, etc. just yet. I thought originally it would be better to get the technique down in the most comfortable way first and then practice other ways, but now I am wondering if I should practice both han...

Thanks, and yeah I'm not disappointed. Taking tips from everybody and refusing to let myself get discouraged or bored. I just want to practice identifying what I'm doing well and what still needs work. Like I said I love all this so far, was never as excited to go to school as I am now.

Sorry about the double post, let me know if it's a problem. Alright well here's an update I guess. After about 2 hours I finally started getting it. My technique for the 3F stringer beads with 6010 became a sort of whip & pause with a little side-to-side wiggle on the pause to widen the weld po...

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Hello ladies, enbies and gents! I'm a student of welding at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, CA. I am in my first semester and am loving every second of it. Currently on SMAW, specifically 6010 and starting 3F today. I was watching tons of videos on welding before school started because I was so ex...