You have your homework done , I like how you said you need to sit on the couch and feed wire , you ' re listening to the right people for sure . That is one of the most silliest things I have ever heard , but it works absolute wonders ! You won ' t even realize you ' re doing it , it ' ll become second nature . I think your deal is your torch angle , I feel you may be too steep on the angle but I would have to see what you ' re doing while you ' re doing it to help . Heat wise , I ' d say you ' re a bit hot . You should drop down to like 115120 , and try that for better heat distribution while you ' re new and probably going slow with it . Also , make you ' re you ' re using the right hands . I say this because I ' ve bought 2 people welding in the wrong handedness . If you ' re a righty , put the torch in your right hand and feel with the left , and vise versa . Some people thing you ' d feed with the right hand being a righty . I feel the need to say that only because of personal experience . Any other questions I ' m here to help . All I do is TIG weld .