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JD Seller 12-30-2012 07:12:27 208.126.196.144 Report to Moderator	The last bridge job I welded on was about 9-10 years ago. It was a repair job on a hit bridge on I-380. Every weld on the main beams where x-rayed before the state inspector would sign off on the job being complete. I used some 7018 rod on that job that where years old but had been stored inside. My main point being that if you store the rods with low heat they will stay dry and last a long time. [Reply]   [No Email]
Puddles 12-30-2012 07:35:10 24.113.77.208 Report to Moderator	Re: Easy heat contained storage in reply to JD Seller, 12-30-2012 07:12:27   JD that just goes to show you the degree of welding inspection in this country! I think it was in 1998 I was sent to California to over see the welding of 1-mile of pipe tray in a refinery. This pipe tray was over water. The pipes in this tray carried product to and from the refinery to the shipping dock. The welders were all running wire, the erection crew welder was tacking with 7018. The refinery's welding inspector would keep track of the amount of time the 7018 was out of the rod oven! [Reply]  [No Email]