>Question... if rod has "become damp", can it be dried? Does it become >"dead" at some point? "I know a barn"... second hand info, but if it >can be "salvaged".... > > Jeff ><> http://www.metalsmith.org/edu/materials/weldrodstore.html Gives temperatures and times for reconditioning damp rods. Clyde Wynia Marshfield, WI http://www.jurustic.com