[Deschodt]

Welding is the single most baffling thing to me. Looks simple, yet everytime I tried my work looked like crap, welds either went right though or did not penetrate enough. Cheap flux core seemed OK but ugly, so I eventually graduated to a nicer machine... But after my last attempt with a lincoln+gas, I got so annoyed that I donated all my equipment to a friend. Sometimes you gotta persevere, sometimes life's too short and you focus on what you're good at. I'm sure you can get good on a long repetitive job with similar metal thickness... For the occasional work and re-figuring it all out, no thank you ! Last metal repair I did was a patch that I glued to the car (not structural) with a modern bonding agent - w/ amazing results !