Flux core is splattery darn stuff to use--as Don says, going to a gas bottle and solid wire will make a tremendous difference. You can also buy an aerosol can of "anti-spatter" at the welding shop to spray on the area where you are working.Thats what a lot of robotic weld starions use to spray on the dies and torch tips. It doesn't prevent the spatter, but does help prevent it from sticking to whatever it lands on.---Brian