i suppose dave if you mentioned what plant youve got and the thickness of the metal you have welded there and what your plannin on welding normally it id be a help to you.
Sorry for the lack of info. I have an SIP Autoplus 181DP with .6mm wire and I'm using Argon Mix gas. The metal I'm practising on is part of a Mini inner sill, so I think it's about 1mm.
Getting there mate really good job, practice is all it takes. You just need to try and work on consistency and keep the torch steady so the same arc length is maintained but for 1.0mm that's really good
I'll give some dot welding a try. Yeah I need to practice keeping my hand steady, at the moment I'm finding it quite difficult but as they say "Practice makes perfect".
I'm going to try some lap welds at the weekend, wish me luck