Thank you for the tip CJ737! I will try backing up further into the last bead.

Thank you everyone again for all the suggestions. Please keep them coming. I had a second attempt at a 16 ga stainless T joint. The first one is just too atrocious to post. Couldn’t find any 18 ga stainless so I bought some 18 ga cold rolled coupons to practice. Below is my 3rd attempts at 18 ga. Al...

What size filler rod is that? It looks like you’re having to travel too slowly on the outside corners and as such are over cooking the material (this is why the weld is so flat). For the flat beads, you’re dabbing too much filler into the weld. That created the ropey/wormy tall beads. Drop a filler...

My retina burning sinful welds :lol: While my main interests are in thin walled stainless (16-18 ga) and aluminum, I've found TIG to be fascinating in general and would like to eventually learn all if time permit. I have roughly around 1 hour per day to practice outside of my day job. I am about a m...

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome and suggestions. I'm certain I will be back in the near future with more pictures of the carnage as I make progressions with my project

Cheers!

Greetings everyone, Just a new guy to TIG welding saying hello. I am just a hobbyist who is trying to learn how to weld stainless and aluminum for automotive reasons. I've been visiting the board many times before to learn about TIG, but finally registered to to learn more and hopefully be able to g...