davew wrote:
While you a continue to practice, try pushing the wire Vs dragging. You will also get better penetration pushing the wire. At the end of the wire bead just move the wire backwards. Just a flick of the wrist will help fill the crater. The welds actually look pretty good for the first time welding. Dave W
There is an old saying, "You slag, you drag". Meaning any flux cored wire should be dragged. Solid wire should be pushed. Dave is right about the penetration with the solid wire. Probably won't make as much of a difference with the thinner materials we typically use it on, but on thicker material dragging solid core can tend to lay down a really nice looking bead, with almost no penetration. The end of the weld you can either loop back in, or at the very least, don't let go of the trigger immediately when you stop moving. Hold the trigger at the end of the weld for a half second or so.