Quote Originally Posted by JohnL View Post
It can be done, but 'arc' isn't the technique of choice for such thin steel (especially plated, which tends to cause the stick to 'stick' to the job). MIG,TIG or oxy-acetyline would be far easier and likely to give better results.

To do it with an arc / stick welder you will need to more or less do it as a series of 'spot' welds, each 'spot' overlapping the last. To do this successfully takes patience since after each 'spot' you need to stop and wait for the metal to cool off enough that the next 'spot' doesn't blow a hole.

Oh, and the metal will need to be clean...
john, what do you mean by spot welds?
Also i have noticed while practicing that the stick does tend to stick to the job...is there a way to prevent it?