Woof, didn't get to run any beads yesterday, tried to run a few today after work and no real progress from what I had the other day. I'll give it another go tomorrow and see how that goes!

Fantastic! I will give it another go today! I'm very excited about my progress already. Vertical up has always been a challenge for me and I feel like once I get it, I'll be much happier with my skills as a welder. Gonna go get some parts for my homemade plasma table today and get those welded in an...

Just a thought I had now, if by turning up the dig function from 0-30%, would that tell me I should be running a little higher amps with it turned off? Or that my arc length isn't as consistent as I think it is?

Wow!!! Words cannot express how happy I am right now with your reply! I gave it another go this afternoon. Started at 95 amps and ended up at 108 amps with 30% dig, still running 1/8" 7018 on a 3/8" fillet. It's looking way better in opinion already. Looks like I still need to slow down a ...

Hello all! New to the forum, I've been a fan of welding tips and tricks for a long time. I've been welding for a few years now. Primarily self taught (I've learned the very hard way haha) and I thoroughly enjoy the art of welding. I feel like I'm fairly decent with the mig, and I've dabbled with Tig...