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I give it the picky rod test Re:Arc Welder:Sears Craftsman A

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06-27-2007 07:21:30




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I give this Sears welder the picky rod test yesterday. You can spot a decent AC/DC machine by running a bit if 7018 DC rod set in the AC mode, a decent machine will do a 7018 bead up to your skill level with little trouble with decent starting and without a lot of spatter if it is a good runner. The second rod test is if it will run a decent 308L SS bead on a cast iron weld. This Sears machine passed both tests nicely. The iron was old stove grates still rusty, some of the hardest cast to weld as a lot of carbon is burned in. PS: Just a tip here, 308L SS will weld cast iron with much fewer cracks than NI Rod or any other cast iron rod. Also is the ONLY rod that I use on old exhaust manifolds. 308L doesn't machine very well though, sticks to the cutting tool, so not so good if anything other than grinding is required.

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