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Spent 4 years welding a certain type of rod wrong before a old timer set me straight
I always laid my 6010 rods flat in the rod oven, thought that was normal. Last month a retired guy named Hank came by the shop in Gary and saw my setup. He laughed and said I was drying out the flux unevenly, causing all my arc starts to sputter. Now I stand them up in the oven like he showed me and the arc lights smooth every time. Any of you guys ever get a basic habit wrong for years without knowing?
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amy_murphy8518d ago
Man, I feel that one. I used to run my MIG gun with a 45 degree drag angle for like two years before a coworker pointed out I was supposed to be pushing it. All my welds were these cold, popping messes and I just thought that's how it went. Hank sounds like a legend, funny how the simplest stuff can trip you up for years. I still catch myself holding my stinger wrong sometimes, old habits die hard.
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thea85717d ago
Oh man, forty five degrees dragging? That's not even trying that's just making your life hard on purpose. I did the exact opposite for way too long, was pushing my flux core like I was trying to push start a tractor, just got a pile of slag and bird poop every time. Hank probably walked by and was like "son you're fighting the puddle, not dating it." And the stinger thing is real, I still sometimes choke up on it like I'm holding a pencil and then wonder why my arms on fire after two inches of 7018.
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paigem4517d ago
Forty five degrees dragging, how'd you not burn through every time?
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