Re: 7014 v. 6013 welding rods

Posted by Scott Green on January 27, 2003 at 01:17:00 from (66.133.135.194):

In Reply to: 7014 v. 6013 welding rods posted by Matthew on January 26, 2003 at 19:05:46:

Hi Matthew , The two rods I use most in my home shop is 7014(1/8th) & 6013(3/32). Just happens to be the two you are talking about. I like the 7014 rod for all around welding of clean steel. I use it on AC , and DC-. Nice control , easy starts. I use 6013 in 3/32 for thinner metals , because that is what I read in my welding book. I run the 6013 on DC-. Because of my personal experience with the two rods , I would have to say that the 7014 is better than the 6013. And I do believe that the 7014 in a 3/32 rod , would weld just as thin material , if not thinner than the 6013 3/32 rod. I haven't tried it yet. But you can bet , the next time I buy welding rod , 7014 in a 3/32 rod will be on my list. I was doing some welding last weekend. I had a couple rods of 7018 , which were given to me. I started the project with the 7018. I don't like 7018 at all. I picked up the 7014 rod , and just started welding. What a difference. I would take 7014 rod over the others any day , as far as an all around rod goes. I don't have my welding rod in an oven. From what I understand , that is the secret to 7018. The 7014 sets out in the cold damp garage. I can just pick it up and start welding.

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