I appriciate the cheaper gas hint but I'll stick with the Argo Shield as I need all the help I can get! The weld you guys were looking at was a butt weld 2nd attempt. If you look to the top of that image you can just make out my 1st go and I blew right through.
Unfortunatly I did not get chance to do any more this afternoon the wife had other plans for me! and no they were not the fun type either!!
I have not had a lot of time the last week and last weekend I contracted some evil pestilance that tried its hardest to make my insides... outsides!
I am hoping to do some preping this weekend and maybe some 'real' welding instead of practice! I also ordered up a load of red oxide and chassis paint and the spares for the welder. I also got some 0.6mm wire as well to give it a try. At the moment I have been using 0.8mm.
Your repair certianly looks good! Hopefully I will be able to achieve someting similar. I will of course post updates and photos for mocking and advice!