I forgot Runs, your Bonifide, but I don't think in welding. Maybe the lumps in the welds are from running it too cold like your setting for 5/32.
You both don't read, and know welding-for sour owl shit, dude- using 1 amp as a ROT (rule of Thumb) you would run 1/8" = .125 at 125 amps- varies from welding machine and also the AWS code for the rod in 1/8th- 7018, a down-hand position only high iron powder fluxed rod- runs and lays down a bead best on AC- whereas Lincoln's iconic 5P -- 6010 pipe rod, will only run on DC reverse polarity, and as it has a thinner flux coating, about 112- to 115amps, depending on what position you are running the weld pass(es)- If you only have a Lincoln 180 or the later 220 Amp AC only transformer "buzz box", use Lincoln 6011- basically 5P but with a stabilized flux for AC current- If, as my son-in-law and I have in our machine-welding shop, you have a newer series Lincoln with the rectifier and both AC, and DC straight and reverse polarity selector feature, you can run any rod up to about 3/16" dia-- 1/4" and up- like the real heavy deposition 7018 rods and also 1/4 8018-90-18, etc (Lo-Hu Code rods) you need a 60 to 100% duty cycle 220 or 440 single or three phase power input industrial grade welder that has a minimum of 300 amp output rating--I do use some 5/32" and you will see that as a general ROT- 130 to 135 amps-
I spent my whole working life after my stint in the USMC welding to various codes-don't come to me with your cheap shit comments, I've pissed away more knowledge about welding both ferrous and non-ferrous metals in all positions with SMAW, MIG in mainly 1G, some 2G and 3G positions, and TIG- 90% of that on the bench, so 1G position-- And the welds show evidence undercut- a dipshit like you probably thinks that means a loaf of French bread cut from the bottom side first- and the weld beads are non "lumps"-- they are crowned- a slightly longer arc gap when running weld passes in the I G position is the main cause, also running rods like 7024 on the "cold" side of the possible amperage range- get it???
