[TheForge] welding 1 1/2" square

Thu Jan 24 21:05:36 2002

        Bob, that is a trick if the rod just got some water on it just then,
or it is "damp"     If it is wet.........the steam from the short will blow
the flux right off the rod.  One good thing about that is you know where you
stand with that rod.  :-)
        Best bet is to keep them dry in the first place.


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Subject: Re: [TheForge] welding 1 1/2" square


> >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   ><>
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> i just read somewhere recently that to dry out rod that had picked up
moisture instead of striking the arc allow the rod to stick.
>
> let it heat up till the moisture quits coming off then break off and weld.
the guy who said this said he was a production welder and did this all the
time.
>
> seems like it might work or at least be worth a try.
>
> bob s.
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