Yes, I do feel the wire stabbing and trying to push my gun back a bit when the sputtering occurs.

I'm a beginner and have been practicing on 1/8" steel pates making lap joints. A good portion of the time the first 75% (3-4") of the weld is the smooth "bacon frying" sound, and then it sputters and pops the rest of the way, though I don't think I'm changing my travel rate or gu...

I am a beginning MIG welder and just made my first project - a 48" x 48" welding table. The top is a 1/2" plate of hot rolled steel. Should I leave the mill scale on the top? Will this ground ok if I'm clamping to the table and not my work piece? If I should remove it, what is the bes...

Beginner question - do I need to clean steel before welding with MIG? (I've heard you should with TIG) I'm talking about new steel from the metal supplier with that thin coat of protective oil. Obviously I'd need to clean rust or scale, but I wasn't sure if I need to wipe off the metal with acetone ...

I am a beginning welder and will be doing hobby MIG welding - table legs, shop tables... What would be a good beginner welding table? I was looking at the: Strong Hand FixturePoint table [http://stronghandtools.com/stronghandtools/products/welding-tables/fixturepoint/] Certiflat fabblock tables [htt...