[TheForge] Welding rod

Mon Aug 19 08:12:00 2002

Thanks for your answers Ray, Pete & Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Miller <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, August 18, 2002 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding rod


>Welding electrodes are identified by a 4 number "Code" if its relatively
>recent stuff. Some of the older rods only had brand name identification,
>like JetRod, for Lincoln.
>
>The four numbers are usually something like 6010, or 7024 or something
>like that.
>
>The first two digits are the tensile strength of the material. 60XX is a
>60,000psi tensile strength rod, 70XX, 70,000 psi etc.
>The third digit refers to the positions for which the rod is designed,
> "2" for flat or "1" all position typically.
>The last digit is a description of the type of flux coating, usually 1,
>2, 3, or 4. And the fluxes vary from iron powders to clays, and other
>"magical" concoctions. IF you have the rod numbers you can get all the
>info you wnat form your local weld supplier.
>
>Typical rule of thumb on wet rod......."throw it out" Some can be dried,
>but on a limited basis, unless all you want to do is practice making
>porous welds.
>
>Ray
>Cincinnati
>
>Walter L. Mullett wrote:
>
>>I've not really learned to use an electric welder before now.  I've always
>>forge welded or gas welded.  I had though that I would not be able to use
an
>>electric welder until I upgraded the power to my barn or shop or found a
>>portable unit.   Now that I got this Lincoln so cheap, I'll find a way to
>>make it work.  Looks like outside welding with the unit plugged into a 220
>>dryer circuit in the basement.  I'll have to mount a post vice outside and
>>pull my unit out of storage each time but that will work until I run the
>>200' of service I would need to get to the barn.
>>
>>I've been looking through the 50# of welding rod that I got yesterday.
Some
>>of it is identified by being in its original containers but some is loose.
>>
>>Is there anyway to distinguish what it is?
>>
>>Some of appears to have gotten wet (white areas).  Is this still usable?
(I
>>know I can practice with it.)
>>
>>Walt
>>
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