Well I headed out to my storage shed, and went to grab a couple mildsteel filler rods, and noticed they started to rust. Will this affect my welds, and is it necessary to wipe off the rust or can I weld as normal with no ill effects. I now keep mild steel filler metal in the house where the temp is controlled with little humidity, but I was wondering if some of you had this same problem.
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Thanks allot, and I will go out and get a rod guard for all my rods, both tig and stick. I seen those containers in the LWS, but it didnt look like it would of kept my tig and stick rods dry, but I pondered the idea of throwing in a little device that takes the moisture out of the air, like damp rid, but if the containers will do the trick then I will go and pick them up tomorrow. Thanks Paul!If you want peace, be prepared for war!
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Throwing in a desiccant pack wouldn't be a bad idea in the tig electrodes.... as fat as your stick electrodes... if they're xx18 they really should be kept inside and heated... (if you've got a forced hot air furnace, sticking them inside the inspection door of the furnace is pretty much the perfect place to keep them with the exception of a rod oven) if they're 6013/6011... a desiccant pack in a rodguard would do just fine..Bobcat 225NT
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Originally posted by usmcruz View PostThanks allot, and I will go out and get a rod guard for all my rods, both tig and stick. I seen those containers in the LWS, but it didnt look like it would of kept my tig and stick rods dry, but I pondered the idea of throwing in a little device that takes the moisture out of the air, like damp rid, but if the containers will do the trick then I will go and pick them up tomorrow. Thanks Paul!
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bretsk2500, Im gonna just go ahead and drop the coin on a medium sized rod oven, capable of 100 pounds of electrodes, and get a smaller portable unit for the truck. From what I experienced, the heated 7018's work so much better right out of an oven. I just been dragging my feet on it, because good rod ovens aint cheap, but Id rather not sacrifice the quality of a weld when doing a job, just because I didnt want to spend the coin. Id rather not do a job, and lose the money, than to do a job, and it look crappy from porosity due to moisture in my 7018 rods. Now with that said, what kind of oven would you recommend?
Im definately getting those containers tomorrow though.If you want peace, be prepared for war!
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Originally posted by Broccoli1 View PostI like my LWS but they wanted 24 bux each so I shopped on-line
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You know when you think you have everything you need tools wise, you always come across something else that you need. I think this is what causes that big hole in my wallet that makes my paychecks disappear!. Those brackets you made using that brake, came out really nice. Now I need to go get a brake, thanks man.
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Originally posted by usmcruz View Postbretsk2500, Im gonna just go ahead and drop the coin on a medium sized rod oven, capable of 100 pounds of electrodes, and get a smaller portable unit for the truck. From what I experienced, the heated 7018's work so much better right out of an oven. I just been dragging my feet on it, because good rod ovens aint cheap, but Id rather not sacrifice the quality of a weld when doing a job, just because I didnt want to spend the coin. Id rather not do a job, and lose the money, than to do a job, and it look crappy from porosity due to moisture in my 7018 rods. Now with that said, what kind of oven would you recommend?
Im definately getting those containers tomorrow though.Bobcat 225NT
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Originally posted by bretsk2500 View Postwhile I'm welding, set the metal can on an old burnt welding glove over the muffler area of my bobcat... not very elegant, but it works.
Nice!, I hear you can make some muffler lunches that way too by wrapping the food around the muffler using tin foil. It probably gives it that nice sooty aroma
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Originally posted by usmcruz View PostNice!, I hear you can make some muffler lunches that way too by wrapping the food around the muffler using tin foil. It probably gives it that nice sooty aroma
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As far as the rod ovens go...mine weighs a ton, takes up too much room and is sitting empty right now.Last edited by WyoRoy; 10-30-2008, 02:27 PM.Miller 251...sold the spoolgun to DiverBill.
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Originally posted by WyoRoy View Postlearned to make it watching that Italian gal with the great chest on the Food Network.
I watch her too, but I end up missing the cooking side of it, because of her great rack of ribs, chicken ******, and nice rump roasts that is usually cooking as well.If you want peace, be prepared for war!
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Cheap yet very nice and effective.
1 1/2" SCHD 40 PVC and a couple of end caps make very effective yet cheap GTAW filler storage containers. Glue one end cap and leave the other dry so ti is easy to remove. If you want something a bit slicker, then use female adapters and a threaded plug on each end. A black Sharpie is a great labeler if you have several containers to keep on hand. As already mentioned a packet of silica gel is great addition to most dry storage containers.
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Originally posted by HAWK View Post1 1/2" SCHD 40 PVC and a couple of end caps make very effective yet cheap GTAW filler storage containers. Glue one end cap and leave the other dry so ti is easy to remove. If you want something a bit slicker, then use female adapters and a threaded plug on each end. A black Sharpie is a great labeler if you have several containers to keep on hand. As already mentioned a packet of silica gel is great addition to most dry storage containers.at home:
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Originally posted by HAWK View Post1 1/2" SCHD 40 PVC and a couple of end caps make very effective yet cheap GTAW filler storage containers. Glue one end cap and leave the other dry so ti is easy to remove. If you want something a bit slicker, then use female adapters and a threaded plug on each end. A black Sharpie is a great labeler if you have several containers to keep on hand. As already mentioned a packet of silica gel is great addition to most dry storage containers.Attached FilesProfessional Auto Mechanic since 1974
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