body work for a newbie

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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

You are welding a row of individual tacks, rather than a long even bead ... Normally, the idea is to weld at least 1" long beads betwen the tacks before stopping . Distortion is always a problem with flat panels ... I guess your method does get around that problem nicely , but the downside is a bumby rough series of tacks instead of a long smooth bead

MIKE

everyone on welding forums said the best way is to do small tacks.
I am going to try a small bead. still learning and practicing so I will try every thing.

I am liking the tacks. im guessing the bumpyness after grinding would be covered with body filler? (thats the next area I need help with)

so I did another attempt. this time I tried rotating the torch and took down my wire speed some.










only thing, it warps way to easy. I am thinking when I work on my jeep I will do some anchoring welds like that then turn it down some where I can control it easier.

im sure it would hold.