String of pearls - pictures

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OK, this time I went out to reproduce the problem I have with vertical uphill.  It doesn't seem to matter much what kind of rod I use.  I ran a number of different experiments with different rods and got pretty much the same results.The first picture is a couple of angle irons I put together just for this purpose.  The other side has been practiced on and may show coming through.  The rod I used here is a 1/8"  7018 run at about 85 amps or a little less.  The angle iron was a little thin and rusty so I went to find something a little thicker.The second picture is a piece of angle that is 1/4" thick and I ran a bead laying flat.  This is just a normal weld for me just to show what I do with a flat weld.The next pic has tow different rods run both uphill and down.  The mess all the way to the right is 1/8" 7018 and the weld just to the left of it and at the top is the same rod going down.The real nice set of pearls second from the left is a 5/32" 6010 at 90 amps.  And, the weld all the way to the left is the same 6010 run downhill.There was another weld I ran with the 7018 where I tried running a little slower, but it just burned a hole through the 1/4" angle.I don't mind running downhill with everything, but I understand that some welds should be run uphill to give a better weld. Attached Images
Reply:85 amps for 1/8" 7018 is too low, you need 110-130amps. For 3/32 85 amps will usually work. Run alot of beads on flat plate before you try vertical. Also most rods need to be run vertical up, 6010 can be run downhill for some things.Airco Ac/Dc 300 HeliwelderMillerMatic 200 (stolen)Miller Maxstar 150STLMiller AEAD200LE (welding and generating power) Hobart MIG
Reply:Agreed, you are way too cold. Crank up your amps for 1/8" 7018 as suggested..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Take a pic of your machine with all controls visible. Leave all the settings where they were while welding.
Reply:This is where it was set last.  This was for the 5/32" 6010, which should put it at 90 amps.  This is a little lower than what was recommended.The 7018s were run at 85% of 1st gear.Lincoln tech support tells me that on this machine 1st gear is from 50-90 A. Attached Images