Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

Any/all advice appreciated. Like I said...my biggest issue (besides inexperience ) was not being able to see what I was doing...couldn't see how far the tip was from the metal and even where the gap was to weld...
...before I try again I'm definitely going to practice on some clean scrap sheetmetal...to get the speed down and distance and try to adjust the welding helmet so I can see

Any advice on that? (adjusting the welding helmet) it's electronic

One thing that really helps me is a 3x magnifying lens that I put in the welding helmet. It really makes a difference in your ability to see what is going on.

Try making the helmet filter lens one shade lower so what you see is not so dark. If you go to light it will hurt your eyes so don't go way down. Just go one shade at a time lower until you can see properly.