[TheForge] Welding Rod

[Rick]

Oh boy, am I a goof some days.  I sent this off before going to work this 
morning, and now I see I didn't really ask the question I wanted to.  "What 
is the real difference between 7014 and 7018?"  I have trouble with my 
little AC buzz box running small rod. It doesn't stay on one setting well 
any more and since it is about as old as I am (or at least 50, which is 
close enough) I can't fault it  too much.  I put a bungee cord around it to 
sort of hold the adjustment still.  I have lots of trouble getting the stick 
to start when I am running 6011 or 6013.  With the 7014 I had, I had no 
trouble at all.  It just ran  and did a great job.  Is it just me or is that 
just the way that rod is?

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



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>
To: <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>; "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:26 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Welding Rod


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

-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Childers
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:40 AM
To: 'Sponsored by ABANA'
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Welding Rod

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

-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rick
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:52 AM
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
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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