[TheForge] Welding Rod

[Rick]

Hi folks -

    I am in the midst of a dilemma.  I used to weld every day, and got 
pretty good at it, but never learned about picking out which rod to use.  (I 
was primarily a layout man and only welded to fill in.)  I have heard 7018 
touted as a good all around rod.  I had some 7014 rod here that was probably 
10-12 years old and never in a rod cabinet, since I don't have one.  It also 
gets quite humid here in the summer.  That 7014 rod worked great the other 
day when I used it.  The 6011 or 6013 I had wouldn't work near as well.

    Can someone tell me what the letters mean?  I know the first tells 
tensile strength, but what do the others mean?


Thanks,

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
   In the middle of Northern Illinois

    http://www.smokyforge.com
     rick at smokyforge.com 



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