i'm a newbie as well. Your and my "welds" look at lot alike. We both need a lot of practice. Nice to know I have company.

Looking better. You want that tungsten as close to puddle as possible without actually touching the puddle. I've had some people watch me weld and say the tungsten is in the puddle. I tell them them no it's not. Then proceed to show them what it looks like if I put the tungsten in the puddle lol Se...

Thanks Dave. I will work on speeding up an using more amps.

All of your constructive criticisms have been very helpful. Hear is my latest. I think I am getting closer. This time I used a thinner sheet of material slowed down and used about 40 amps. My machine is a lift start ( no foot pedal) and so I just have to play around with the settings. Happy Father's...

Ok guys I tried the higher settings. I did both 70 and 80 amps. That is as high as my little machine will go with 110.
Here is the pic of a typical bead. I don't think it looks like it is supposed to. I wonder if I am still moving too slow.
RamboBoy I love the table. Very jealous.

Welcome! Just starting myself. Nothing but fun.

Thanks RamboBaby and Minnesota Dave. Your feedback is appreciated. I will most definitely bump up the amperage. When I did my very first welds I did have the amps turned up but the metal slightly stuck to my table. I assume I was just moving too slow. Will post pics with the higher setting.

I continue to run some beads. Here are some pics. This on 1/8 the inch material at 40 amps using my Everlast 140
Thoughts?

Thank you all for the input. I am having great fun "failing" at my starting welds. I have started just running some beads on flat material. I will post some more results as I keep messing around

Hi gang I just received my first welder. Went the very cheap route with an Everlasting 140. Did some first welds today. Boy do I have work to do. I would appreciate some feedback on the attached pics. I know you have to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. Having fun making mistakes. :D Th...