First welds in almost 30 years. Looks like crap but also not that bad for the first time.

The second time. Basically, I get a few hours a week. I think I was having gas flowrate issues.

Third week. Still playing around with settings. The welder is a Miller DVI2. The controls are kinda weird in that there isn't an actual voltage. I've got 6 positions to choose from. Wire speed is 10-100. May have still had some gas flow issues.

Week 4. Had a guy help me set up the welder. Was pushing the machine harder than it needed. A bunch of HS kids also use the machine and change all of the settings all the time. I've always gotta clean up after them before I can do any welding. Lowered the wire speed and voltage and it welded a lot better. Kind of counterintuitive. Hoping to get decent before getting my own welder. I'm looking at the Millermatic 215. They have a stick welder and a TIG so once I get better at MIG I'll probably switch over to one of the others.
