best start weldin just a flat piece of steel, and clean it off 1st with a grinder.
like i sed last week wot size rods are you usin?
wot ampage?
and have you got the leads the right way round?
+ to the rod holder (touch)
- to the earth clamp.
also wot rod's are you usin? have they ever got damp?
The bottom pic is of stainless steel stick weldin, and isn't that good, movin to fast.