Butt weld with 1/16 gap and bevel is good. Edge welds should get full exposure if you can't get to the backside. And yes, lay out your tacks so that you can stitch weld between them. Jump, jump, jump around.
With the edges the way you have it drawn, I would really recommend getting a TIG. You did not leave a gap for filler that a MIG would require for a good weld. Everything would need to be welded on the inside of the edges for strength. There are a lot of places on that where that will not be...
Welder... Is your wire rusty? Liner dirty from old wire? Those 2 things will make any mig hateful. IF you don't use it all the time, these things happen.
This little piggy went to Colorado.
A few times. It also went cross country once and up and down Baja more times than I can count. It lived a hard life, hopefully it's new owner gave it some love.
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