[Opie Knievel]

I finally got some time to practice with my new Hobart Handler 190. .030 wire. C25 @ 20CFH.
I would gladly accept any pointers and/or criticism.

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[Poland308]

Concidering the quality of the parent metal has an effect on the weld I'd say your doing good. Just need practice. The more you weld on odd items of varying thicknesses the more you will learn to watch the puddle and change your speed or even the amount of weave or changes like no weave to a back and forth motion all durring the same weld to get concistancy.

[Opie Knievel]

Thanks for the reply. I've been practicing on some old metal laying around the house. I try to clean it up as best I can with a grinder and a wire wheel. Some of it is pitted pretty badly though. I'm gonna get some new or at least cleaner metal to practice on soon. I try to practice as often as I can.
I bought a decent auto darkening helmet with variable shade adjustment to be able to see the puddle better. That made a big difference.
I ran out of C25 so I'm thinking about practicing with flux core for a couple days until I can get a refill.
Practice, practice, practice is the advice that I've got from everywhere, so that's what I'm gonna do. It's amazing how much harder it is to make a good weld than it looks watching an experienced welder. Watching videos has definitely helped me learn though.