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Dyno
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I ordered 10lbs of ER70-S2 online and I received T-70S2. I have never heard of this before. Is anyone familiar with it?
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Never heard of kiswel, but their website (and your photo) says it's er70-s2. Why would they rename it, who knows, maybe the same reason Lincoln renamed 7018 to Excalibur.
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That's what I was thinking, just wasn't sure if there was some other kind of filler rod that I'd never heard of.
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Artie F. Emm wrote:Never heard of kiswel, but their website (and your photo) says it's er70-s2. Why would they rename it, who knows, maybe the same reason Lincoln renamed 7018 to Excalibur.
Dave,

Sorry, that's not a fair comparison. Lincoln markets Excalibur 7018 MR, so it is not like a rename. And Lincoln makes other 7018 electrodes also, manufactured in Mexico rather than the U.S.A., where Excalibur is manufactured.

Honestly, I don't know anything about Kiswel either, but their website says that Kiswel USA manufactures in the U.S.A., FWIW.

Looks like a Korean company, but they look pretty international with offices in Japan, Europe, Dubai, China and of course several in Korea.

My LWS stocks Washington Alloy, I've only used about 4 or 5 rods so far, so still working my way through my first lb. :roll:

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No matter the brand of any filler material, ALWAYS read the AWS/ASME spec (for us Yanks). They can call Blue Violet Roses; it doesn't matter. The spec settles the bet.
Dyno
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Upon opening the box I discovered it's just plain 'ol ER70S-2. I'm not sure why they felt the need to label the package differently.
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aland wrote:Lincoln markets Excalibur 7018 MR, so it is not like a rename. And Lincoln makes other 7018 electrodes
...which they've renamed. My intended point was why introduce the need for a decoder ring.
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Artie F. Emm wrote:
aland wrote:Lincoln markets Excalibur 7018 MR, so it is not like a rename. And Lincoln makes other 7018 electrodes
...which they've renamed. My intended point was why introduce the need for a decoder ring.
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Not familiar with 7016. What you use that rod for?
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Farmwelding wrote: Not familiar with 7016. What you use that rod for?
7016 is a low hydrogen potassium flux rod like 7018 - but doesn't have iron powder added.

I found the puddle to be a little less fluid or "dryer" for lack of a better word.
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Artie F. Emm wrote:
aland wrote:Lincoln markets Excalibur 7018 MR, so it is not like a rename. And Lincoln makes other 7018 electrodes
...which they've renamed. My intended point was why introduce the need for a decoder ring.
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Dave,

Ok, I'm following you now...yeah, the 7018 electrodes made in Mexico are under the Jet label also...I use the Excalibur, and recently when my LWS sold me some of the Jet, I took it back and exchanged it for Excalibur after seeing the Jet was made in Mexico. They charge the same price per lb.:roll:

Anyway, even the T-70S2 is confusing, no argument from me there...I'm gonna stick with Washington Allow (welding pun?) as that is what my LWS stocks.

Alan
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