i am fairly new to stick welding i have a welder a hobart stickmate lx ac/dc and a mig welder i weld thin stuff 1/8 3/16 somewhere in that range i run 6013 7018 and a little 6011 i use 3/32 and 5/32 7018 and 1/8 6011 i do well with 1/8 6013 on 1/8 steel and i do good with 7018 and 6011 i can get an arc going very well and keep it lit but sometimes on 1/8 steel i blow threw with 7018 and 6011 am i going to slow do i need less amps or are 6011 and 7018 used for thicker metals than 1/8 inch what does everyone think
