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How to Use an Arc Weld : Electrode Care & Maintenance for Arc Welding Machine
Learn how to care for and maintain arc welding electrodes from an arc welding expert in this free DIY video. Expert: Malcolm MacDonald Bio: Malcolm MacDonald graduated from Connestoga College in 1968 taking the Fitter Welding Program. Filmmaker: Melissa Schenk
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25 Responses to “How to Use an Arc Weld : Electrode Care & Maintenance for Arc Welding Machine”
i really really wish you could have taught my welding class, my teacher was more like this guy
thats a pretty small rod dryer.
its rolf harris again must have been sacked off animal hospital
christ these videos are garbage. wet 7018 will cause porosity but the main reason to keep them warm and dry is to prevent underbead cracking from the hydrogen contained in water. also ALL rod should be keep sealed from the atmosphere. side note: proper angles 90degree work angle/15degree travel angle more if running vertical up.
kids, if you want to learn how to weld get some good old books, and few pounds of rod and a good lincoln dc machine and do it.
thanks that really helped,
*thumb up*
6011 is the same as 6010 for the most part. only major difference is that 6010 is a DC only rod and 6011 is AC/DC. they are also a fast freeze rod meaning the bead turns solid almost instantly.
good video, but Portholimu, your right, kind of, its 70000psi of properly completed weld, so every square inch of good weld hold 70000 lbs
yeah it’s the tensile strength of the deposited weld metal not the wire, and its in the oven because it’s low hydrogen. haha
this is James by the way
FLUX! HAHAHA
ask a welding engineering technician anything……reply to this…
this is not expert lol
LOL LISTEN WHEN HE SAYS ”’FLUX” sounds like something nasty
i didnt know that
Great video.
I can see why keeping that porosity in the weld down.. in construction, such as buildings and bridges.. would be critical
Don’t want to be crossing one and it collapse underneath you.. .
For best results use 7018 DCEP.
Low hydrogen-potassium (EXXX6). The coatings in this class of electrodes are similar to the low-hydrogen type mentioned above. However, iron powder is added to the electrode, and if the content is higher than 35 to 40 percent, the electrode is classified as an (EXX18).
it doesn’t really help but it tells you what the 18 means at least
most of the time they have storage cylinders that do the same thing. the oven keeps the moisture evaporated from the flux. too much moisture and the flux wears out. you can get the cylinders cheap and they do the same thing. they’re air tight.
thnx
Not bad it is informative but still very basic. You need to get out their do it. I mean come on how many service trucks or job sites are going to have an oven just for there rods?
if 6011 is ac/dc and 6010 is dc, what is 7018.. ac or dc?
I agree with lumberjay78, go through apprenticeship in a union, they treat apprentices real well.
thank you, Mac the super welder
so uhh..the last number, what types of fluxes are there, cuz i got an E6011
yeah at least now i know what the number in the electrode means
Well, that explains the pinholes in my 7018 welds.
ya’ll need to lear how to weld the real way. get ur dick skinners in a union and get trained. this shit is the basic’s. learn the real stuffl.