IMig 200 First Welds
I've just got my Everlast IMig 200 wired and did my first welds. My only welding experience has been running one bead about 8 years ago messing around with the welder at work. The top two welds are my first two stick welds ever. Not too pretty but I thought striking an arc was very easy with the 6013 3/32 rods on this machine. I've read how hard it is to strike an arc and that I would get the rods stuck a lot when learning but so far I haven't had a 3/32 rod stick yet. The 1/8 6011's were a little more difficult for me. The bottom welds were my first attempts at mig. The top one was the first and then it progressed from the bottom up. I think they are pretty cold welds but all I was really going for at this point was a straight line as I figure this stuff out. Any critiques are welcome.
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