Scrap steel shenanigans.
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A friend I worked with for a couple years showed me a technique when stick welding some thicker materials, where you make a root pass with 6011, grind off the slag and top of the bead, then proceed to lay down the succeeding beads of fill with 7018. The idea is the 6011 provides a more thorough penetration through the backside and provides a better foundation for the 7018 to lay down.
Hasnโt โ6010 for a root pass, 7018 for capโ been โbest practiceโ for decades?
I will note that 6011 is preferred for AC (lower voltage) welders and 6010 is DC only. I guess if you have a โbuzz boxโ get some 6011.
6010 will burn through rust, scale, โฆ whatever.
Best results are to keep the arc in the puddle. You can still pull nearly out, but stay in the wet part.
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Yeah, maybe it has. Didnโt use 6010. I said 6011.Hasnโt โ6010 for a root pass, 7018 for capโ been โbest practiceโ for decades?
I will note that 6011 is preferred for AC (lower voltage) welders and 6010 is DC only. I guess if you have a โbuzz boxโ get some 6011.
6010 will burn through rust, scale, โฆ whatever.
Best results are to keep the arc in the puddle. You can still pull nearly out, but stay in the wet part.
6011 is a low voltage variant of 6010. A lot of the cheap(er) inverter power source welders canโt run 6010, but if you happen to have a SA 200 in the yard, or a big enuf DieNasty, use the 6010.
The โ60โ is the tensile strength in 1,000 psi units.
The last two numbers encode two different things. The third digit gives (recommended) welding positions:
1 = any position.
2 = horizontal position and flat position.
3 = flat position only.
4 = overhead, horizontal, vertical down and flat positions.
The third and fourth numbers encode the composition of the flux, and as a direct result, the type of current (AC or DC) and polarity.
Sometimes you get a suffix, such as 7018-A1, which is designed for welding 0.50% molybdenum steel, a low carbon, low alloy steel typically used in applications such as pressure vessels and heat exchangers.
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Was facing the same decision after a bottle of Stags Leap cab. Wife helped me out by putting a fudge brownie sundae in front of me.
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Iโve heard of 6010, but can honestly say Iโve never used it. One of the reasons 6011 is so popular in my industry is that it doesnโt require a lot of prep. Very popular for field work.6011 is a low voltage variant of 6010. A lot of the cheap(er) inverter power source welders canโt run 6010, but if you happen to have a SA 200 in the yard, or a big enuf DieNasty, use the 6010.
The โ60โ is the tensile strength in 1,000 psi units.
The last two numbers encode two different things. The third digit gives (recommended) welding positions:
1 = any position.
2 = horizontal position and flat position.
3 = flat position only.
4 = overhead, horizontal, vertical down and flat positions.
The third and fourth numbers encode the composition of the flux, and as a direct result, the type of current (AC or DC) and polarity.
Sometimes you get a suffix, such as 7018-A1, which is designed for welding 0.50% molybdenum steel, a low carbon, low alloy steel typically used in applications such as pressure vessels and heat exchangers.
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6010 is the same, only better.
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Solid way to spend the day!!I'm reading about welding tips, drinking decisions and boner advise.
Tomorrow you got 276 pages of the Third Edition to read,,, There will be a test!
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