So basically I am taking a welding crash course of sorts. I found out that I have a knack for it and am trying to become a proficient stick arc welder in about 60 hours. Vertical up on 7018 was a cake walk for me I figured out fillet welds in about 2 hours and then did a practice v groove D.1.1. tha...

I had a little bit of trouble with fillet welds while practicing vertical up. I put together an x shaped piece using a 4 inch plate and two 2 inch plates (3/8") and ran beads vertical up. I ran the first pass on all four corners which was to me a complete and total crap shoot. I figured out ove...