Second Time Stick Welding with the Lincoln 140 MP... Much Better! 

John the bead really does look pretty good for just starting. Although it does look like your forcing your speed thats why you are getting slag(flux) inclusions. You're travel and the distance of your arc from the metal will always give you this flux inclusions. Try to keep your rod in your pool of liquid metal and watch the flow or swirl of the flux behind your arc. If you can keep your rod deep in the V of your joining metal you'll get a better bond and it won't allow for the flux to (cool) inside your flow. Your heat looks good according to your arc that I can see in the video so just slow down and keep your rod tight in the groove. Above all make sure you're comfortable while your welding or you hand and body will be jerky or shake and alter you control of the rod which definately results in the end result and quality.

Nice progress. Practice makes a welder (the person). You just need to put in the time. If you can afford it, maybe an AC/DC Lincoln "tombstone" welder off CL or something. Running 6013 on AC is better once you get into back yard fixes. Rusty contaminated metal responds well to AC as it helps clean the weld as it goes. Your 140MP and an AC/DC buzz box (transformer welder) will get you through almost any home repair situation :-)

I did some stick in high school and never could get comfortable with it like Mig. It is a damn handy skill though. You can do some serious repairs with stick. yours are looking damn good!

Looks much better.

Thanks for the demo on the 140. Remove the slag before restarting. Those corners on the square with holes and inclusions are from not cleaning slag and welding over it.

Looks good man. I can’t wait to afford a welder

Keep trying no matter how good you get keep welding

Low hydrogen 3/32 7016 rods work really well on machines that run on 120v. Lincoln 7018s that you get at the big box stores work very well also on 120v machines.

Very good start and sorry for commenting on an old video as I'm sure you've improved. With 6013, 7016 and 7018 rods, you don't really manipulate the pool where you double back on a weld like you can with mig as the slag is very thick which will give you inclusions. You kind of just drag it and keep the puddle or "mound" a consistent height. You also need to pay close attention to wire or electrode angle with any welding.

Also worm holes with 6013 is common

I found this on marketplace today for 399 obo. Worth it?:)

looking better every time you post a new video. just keep practicing.

Try a 7018 rod it might work better

Hey just my opinion with my experience and skill set,don't ever use 6013 you can't see the puddle and its a low pen rod,6011/7018 is what you need but hey again just my opinion.

i subbed just for this welder lol

Do you only use 3/32 ”or 1/8” electrode?

Does this welder run off of power from inside or gas?

Get away from 60 anything, go with 7018 3/32 and play around with 7018 1/8 and see how it runs, 7018 is superior rod in my opinion

how much sir ?

Overlap the passes instead of gapping them much better practice

Does this welder run off of power from inside or gas?