[TheForge] Welding electrodes

[Ron Childers]

John, that's because you are a professional. As with any E7010, the
electrode-to-work gap is critical; the thickness of the rod or less, not
including the flux. Also, the dryer and cleaner, the better as opposed to
6011, 5P or 6010 which are not as critical. E7018 is almost a "drag rod";
you can angle it and let the flux act as a spacer.

Ron C

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Husvar
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 9:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding electrodes


On Friday, April 15, 2005, at 07:59 AM, JOHN CHOBRDA wrote:

> Has any one on the list experience with E7018/AC ?

It works well enough I suppose, but I find I like the DC version better.

The 7018AC seems to sputter quite a bit. It doesn't provide as smooth 
an arc as the DC, IMHO. Maybe it's my technique with it. I generally 
like welding with DC better overall, so I'm clearly prejudiced. :)

If anybody has suggestions to improve technique, I'm open. Often it's 
the only 7018 available those times I forget that it was time to go buy 
some rod about two weeks ago. :)

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