I HAD SAME PROBLEM AS JERRY BUT I HAVE 10 MTRS OF GAL FINISHED RAIL TO WELD AROUND MY BACK DECK. I DID NOT HAVE ANY CHOICE AS TO THE LENGTHS AS BOUGHT FROM SCRAP YARD IN MANY PIECES. SOLUTION - I HAVE ENROLLED AT MY LOCAL TECH COLLEGE. MANUAL METAL ARC WELDING AND GAS METAL ARC WELDING COURSE. LEARNT MORE THAN I CAN HANDLE. BUT KNOWLEDGE GAINED HAS ALLOWED ME TO ATTACK PROJECT WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. YOU WILL LEARN ELECTRODE SIZES - CURRENT FLOWS - BEVELS AND GAPS REQUIRED TO BUTT JOIN ETC. AVOIDING FUMES FROM WELD SITE ETC. AS I AM 67YEARS YOUNG, I HAVE TAKEN ON FATHER IMAGE TO OTHER STUDENTS. JERRY CAN FEEL DAUNTED BY WHAT HE SEES AS MANY MACHINES WITH VARIOUS USES ON MARKET BUT READ THE DATA ON THE ELECTRODE BOX AND SEEK FURTHER ADVICE FROM MANUFACTURER. THEY ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL. YOURS IN WELDING
