I practiced my welds for a while today. Wow, I suck! But, I did learn a lot. If anyone else is just getting started I found this incredibly helpful!
https://youtu.be/qScAlxb34UA
I've learned a lot from his videos and his accent is a trip. After watching the video I was able to get my welder dialed in and it started getting passable (to me):
Before:
After:
It's a little hard to tell because I was hacking up my scrap piece so bad, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I tack welded and moved to a different spot and then went back, but I definitely over heated it with the grinder so it warped a bit.
What do you guys like to use to grind/sand down the welds so it doesn't get too hot?