Tig welding 24 gage stainless steel.
Welding 24 gauge sheet metal.
Imagine a butt weld on 20 to 24 gauge metal.
Thin gauge sheet metal repair duration.
To avoid rework follow the measure twice cut once rule.
Keep the stick out short stickout of your mig wire is important when welding any type of metal but especially sheet metal.
As a rule when mig welding sheet metal never use a body filler metal that is thicker than the base metal.
However if you are dealing with materials that are 18 gauge or thicker one should be able to use 030 inch welding wire.
It is recommended that a welder should use 023 or 024 inch wire for light gauge sheet metal work.