Hi Newbie and welcome. I did read where you thought the wire speed control is working backwards - is the wire speed noticeable at each extreme of the control for you to tell if it is working backwards? One thing for sure is Never say Never. Also, when I started my journey, I started on heavier mate...

Hi Newbie and welcome. I did read where you thought the wire speed control is working backwards - is the wire speed noticeable at each extreme of the control for you to tell if it is working backwards? One thing for sure is Never say Never. Also, when I started my journey, I started on heavier mate...

Thanks for the feedback tweake! I'll attach some pictures of the "better" welds here - still pretty ugly, but I have lots of grinding disks and flap sanders, which can fix anything, right?!?! 8-) I may well upgrade to a better welder if I am doing more projects, for now, looking to "...

Don't be too hard on yourself. The reason why are able to weld the tee joints but not the butts is because there is heaps more material to both back up your weld and carry away the heat. It's not easy for anyone to butt weld 1.2mm or 16g steel regardless of skill. It just wants to burn through. The...

Hi All! I'm a new welder - I have a super inexpensive wire welder from amazon, and am working on building some chairs out of 16 ga 1" square steel tubing/ On the butt welds (t-shaped), I am doing "ok", but I have 2 x 45* miter welds on each chair (where the arm meets the leg), and I c...