repairing burn thru holes in welds

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I'm welding 1/8 inch tubular steel and burned a hole through one of the welds (60 amps-3/32 6011 rods). .What's the best way to fix a hole? What makes it tough is I don't have access to the back of the weld since it is tublar steel. Do they make a paste of some kind to plug the hole and weld over it?
Reply:Use a whipping motion with the 6011 and weld the hole up. You might have to do it in a couple of spells, letting the area cool for a bit between welds, if it's a big hole.Kevin- Springtown, TexasTruck:Chevy cab/ chassis 1 ton dually, big block and flatbedMiller BobcatVictor cutting rigTool boxes crammed full of stuffShop:Millermatic 250Lincoln 135Lincoln 225AC tombstone
Reply:Drill a hole or two in some similar (scrap) material and practice on it, trying the whipping technique and then cutting it apart to see what you did and what needs to be done slightly differently.
Reply:try a 6010 5p+ and whip it and practice,practice,practice .and about the paste this is welding not wood shop!
Reply:Originally Posted by sells1try a 6010 5p+ and whip it and practice,practice,practice .and about the paste this is welding not wood shop!
Reply:sells1 hit the nail on the head!
Reply:Grind or sand the hole flush and clean first. Then weld it shut.  OFW works great for that stuff. City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Thanks for the replies. I ended up jamming a metal plug in the hole and welding over it. I think its and old woodworkers trick.