Yes, I am just using washers. I had some plastic tube like washers to put between them but they were about an inch long and Im trying to find something small and less noticable.

I didn't enjoy the stick welding at all... For one, my mask strap broke so I had to hold the mask and weld with my hand while trying to keep the steel from moving. I had a hard time grounding it, I was welding on top of an anvil so I was using the grounding clamp thing to hold the steel to the anvil and also get it so I can get the welder to go. It took awhile to get it to work.

As you can see im not a professional welder and dont know much about it except using a stick welder and grounding it. My dad didn't explain to me much on what all of it meant. He just explained safety tips and the main concepts on welding techniques.