[TheForge] Welding Rod

[Ron Childers]

Rick,

Check the end of the rod that goes in the electrode holder and clean off the
rust- 6010 (5P) or 6011 should work when wet- you may have to run a bit
hotter... 6010 is for DC reverse polarity. They will work on AC if run at
more heat than used with 6011. 

Ron Childers

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E6011= 60k psi ts AC or DC + or - all position, general purpose - Works on
dirty or rusted metal. E7014= 70K psi ts AC or DC + or- all position- used
for lap & fillet welds- likes a clean surface. Google Lincoln consumables.
You can get a brochure listing the rods and general information about each.

Ron Childers

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Subject: [TheForge] Welding Rod

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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