[TheForge] Re: Stick welding question]

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Mike; The 6013 should give you a flat, smooth weld like the 7018... 
maybe even flatter.  When using little dinky rods like that, I like to 
cut them in half and chip out a new bare spot to put in the stinger. The 
don't spring around so much. When you get the right amp setting and a 
decently tight arc on  even moderately clean material it should work 
fine. Sounds like you might be running too low on the power...short arc 
and brisk travel speed. Once it's running right, 6013 is pretty 
forgiving...oh...that's a "downhand" rod...much easier to run down 
flat..skip the overhead on that one.....you'll get hot dingleberrys in 
the armpits and up the nose...not good.

Mike Spencer wrote:

>>If I could find a stick rod that runs on low amps for welding 14-16
>>guage tubing etc.  that has a nice smooth appearance like 7018 I'd be
>>all over it.  Any suggestions?
>>    
>>
>
>I'm not much of a weldor -- determined hack at best -- but I've used
>1\16" stainless rod with fair to good results.  A more skilled hand
>might do real well.  It's the only rod I can find in 1\16" except 6013
>(which doesn't give "nice smooth appearance".)
>
>- Mike
>
>[Pardon the "\" in the fractions.  The slash\questionmark key on my
>keyboard just died.  Say!  Does anybody have an old "IBM Personal
>Computer AT" 84-key keyboard they'd part with (questionmark) That
>would be from, say, a 80286 circa mid 80s.  Email me terms off list.]
>
>  
>


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