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by JDM Welder
Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:13 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: 6020 welding rods.
Replies: 9
Views: 8261

Re: 6020 welding rods.

Don't all 6013s run downhill? 1 = all position? No. "All position" simply means flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead. Most rods, with very few exceptions are not to be run vertical down. Most 6013, even in the flat position, it's hard to see the puddle, as the slag wants to run forward an...
by JDM Welder
Mon Aug 16, 2021 2:04 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Hi from the Fae East
Replies: 2
Views: 7076

Hi from the Fae East

Career welder living in Japan. Here to see what the industry looks like on the other side :D
by JDM Welder
Mon Aug 16, 2021 1:18 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: 6020 welding rods.
Replies: 9
Views: 8261

Re: 6020 welding rods.

Like you, I enjoy burning different rods just for the fun of it. Seeing/feeling the subtle differences. Working in Japan, I have access to loads of different rod types, that most in the US have never even heard of. For instance, from Kobelco (Kobe Steel), we have 12 different types of 7016. Three di...