why is my welding inconsistent?

afbill said

oh, push the weld....never thought of that. All I've ever done is stick welding. Also, I've just realized that what I was practicing on was pristine metal, not old crusty stuff. I guess I just need to realize that this is just part of the 'fun' of restoring a car....lol.

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You should not be pushing a weld puddle with a MIG unless you absolutely need to because of a cramped area or something.

You should be PULLING the weld. For example start the weld on your left and end on your right. The reason I say this is if you are Pushing the weld and have your tip at a 30* angle it will be really hard to see what you are doing and how the weld is coming along.

Stick Welding you Pull the weld.

Tig Welding and Gas welding you PUSH the Puddle......