[TheForge] welding rusting metal

[Gladish Family]

If  you are determined to weld through rust, use 6011

> Can someone recommend a good stick to use for welding rusting 
> metal.  The 1/2 
> wall 6" by 6" steel tube for the upright of the power hammer I am 
> going to 
> build has been sitting outside for a few months and now it is 
> rusted all over.  
> I am going to fill the in inside with concrete to add stability 
> but the outside 
> has to have the hammer support welded to it. Clean it?  Polish 
> it? weld right 
> through the rust? suggestions?