as others have said practice, i stared out with junk metal laying around and still not a professional mig welder. I do use flux 110 holbart at home to do all my work been welding patches in my 59 grill just today with it. I want to get shielding gas and try some smaller wire for it and eventually a tig welder. I'm a very good tig welder which many finder harder to do, i learned at work where we build stainless restaurant equipment. Just get out there and do it, use good clean metal and go at it play with settings and you will get it.