[TheForge] Welding Rod

[Larry Brown]

7014 has iron powder in the coating and starts and runs easy with AC. Rub 
the tips of the 6011 and 6013 on something to make sure they are not 
starting due to rust, once going they should run OK. If the rods are so old 
the coating is breaking down get some new rod from a supplier to see if 
there is a difference
L Brown


At 08:15 PM 6/8/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>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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