[TheForge] welding 1 1/2" square

Sat Jan 26 01:36:00 2002

At 11:17 AM 1/25/02, you wrote:

Jeff, On the 70xx series of rods, which I think are low hydrogen, they have 
to be dry to run or you are in danger of underbead cracking.
On the other hand,  the 60xx series are very forgiving. I use 6011 for 
anything that can be ugly...it lays down a choppy bead but will penetrate 
well...give the most  for the least amps, and tolerates lax weld 
prep......Pete F

>I use 3/32 7014 when I need to reach in somewhere and weld. It's about as
>damp as it can be, here in coastal Washington, and so far it always dries
>out and works great after the first little bead. Of course I'm not trusting
>my life to these welds, just my livelihood... ;-)
>Andy G.
>
> > > >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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