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die grinder ... air preferred but electric in a pinch

Sort of the nature of Flux core. you can use some of that spatter spray to make it easier to clean up, or use a grinder/flap wheel to clean up what the chipping hammer or scraper can't free up. But you will get spatter unless you switch to MIG (pure CO2 will spatter too). Those last 3 welds...

Before you get too dejected, try running a flap wheel or grinder over the surfaces to be welded, and clean up where you are connecting the ground the same way. Then try again. It'll get easier & better, but it is a tactile and visual skill. Also, if you are only using flux core, pull the gas...

1. Are you "pushing" or "pulling" your weld puddle? I find that pulling (leaving the bead behind the area you are welding) works better for flux core/stick & Push or pull works on MIG. Your porosity could be slag being trapped in the weld instead of floating to the top OR lack of shielding...