What is the problem??

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Today i tried welding a piece from a garden tiller and could'nt get it to work at all. It was a round shaft that the tiller tines are welded too and the factory weld broke. So i ground everything clean and put it back together where it broke at and tried welding it. No matter what i did i couldn't get a stable arc. just kept going out. terrible cold looking welds. My settings were all fine i was using lincoln nr 211mp. So i thought it was my welder so i tried on another piece of steel and it ran super smooth just as always, nice good pentrating bead. Why would'nt it work on the tiller tine part? Different type of steel? Or was it because i welded to the factory weld? Thanks for the help guysShaneYa gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:Pictures would help your case a lot.Have we all gone mad?
Reply:Was your ground clamp on clean steel? And yes some pictures of the broken part would help.Co-Own CNC shop:Miller :1251 plasma cutter, MaxStar 700 TIG/Stick, & XMT 456 Multiprocess Welder.&  2 Hypertherm HPR260's Plasma CutterSorry I had a bad stroke but now I am back.
Reply:Heres what broke. This is the only picture i took. This was before i ground and cleaned it up. Yeas i had my ground on clean steel. I even switched the location and still no luckLast edited by welderShane; 12-13-2010 at 10:47 PM.Ya gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:Originally Posted by welderShaneHeres what broke. This is the only picture i took. This was before i ground and cleaned it up. Yeas i had my ground on clean steel. I even switched the location and still no luck