[TheForge] Welding Rod

[Grant Marcoux]

Second to last number is, i think, the alloy series and last number is
position for welding. 1=all position welding possible.  I could have the
third and fourth letters bass-ackwards, but on eis alloy and the other is
position.  Grant

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Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:52 AM
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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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