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Farmer Fred

11-30-2004 11:58:17




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I have a lot of welding rod that got wet because of improper storage. Can it be dryed out or is it just so much junk!




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Big Jim

11-30-2004 21:20:53




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 Re: Welding rod in reply to Farmer Fred, 11-30-2004 11:58:17  
You didn"t say what kind of rod it was. That can make a difference. If it"s 7018, it likely is not good. Water screws up the coating and ruins the low hydrogen properties. If it is one of the more common maintenance rods, you"ll probably be OK. I read that 6010 absorbs moisture all by itself and that is OK. I wouldn"t want to build anything that might involve life-safety with a rod that had been wet but I have used such for gemeral maintenance purposes.

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Redmud

11-30-2004 18:23:59




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 Re: Welding rod in reply to Farmer Fred, 11-30-2004 11:58:17  
Get an old refrigerator, fix the light inside so it will burn all the time, keep your welding rods and anything else you want to stay dry in it. And be sure to use a lo wattage bulb.
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Bob R

11-30-2004 17:16:08




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 Re: Welding rod in reply to Farmer Fred, 11-30-2004 11:58:17  
As they've said below, just dry 'em out in the oven, and you should be fine. I keep my rods indoors in a closet- a friend of mine that I used to work with kept his in an old station wagon-said that the sun shining through the windows kept the rods toasty-dry. Seemed to work-his rods were always easy to strike.



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Bill in Orono, MN

11-30-2004 17:11:59




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 Re: Welding rod in reply to Farmer Fred, 11-30-2004 11:58:17  
It depends. I would not use rods that have been damp. My time and effort, the former being worth little, justifies to me to use nice dry new rod. I remove old weld material, rust, grease and dirt prior to welding. Then I lay in a weld. I also expect the weld to last indefinately.

If the flux coating (after drying) comes off when you drop the rod, or comes off easily then the same may happen to you when you weld. This will allow atmospheric contamination of the weld, porosity, and overall a poor weld.

Welding rod is cheap. But give it a try.

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old

11-30-2004 16:55:10




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 Re: Welding rod in reply to Farmer Fred, 11-30-2004 11:58:17  
Happens to me all the time, I just air dry them and go on. At time when I need them I use them wet, takes about one arc and there dry.



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Dieselrider

11-30-2004 13:18:10




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 Re: Welding rod in reply to Farmer Fred, 11-30-2004 11:58:17  
Just like Van said, if you dry them out they should be fine.



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Van in AR

11-30-2004 12:58:51




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 Re: Welding rod in reply to Farmer Fred, 11-30-2004 11:58:17  
Had some get wet in the can due to a leaky shed roof, put it in the oven on 350 for a hour, it worked fine.
Van



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Van in AR

11-30-2004 12:58:48




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 Re: Welding rod in reply to Farmer Fred, 11-30-2004 11:58:17  
Had some get wet in the can due to a leaky shed roof, put it in the oven on 350 for a hour, it worked fine.
Van



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