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03-15-2006

Posted by Ignoramus26498 on March 15, 2006, 4:39 pm

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Don, good idea about desiccant, thanks. The container is, in fact,
airtight. (rod storage container from McMaster)

i

> Just throw a desiccant pack in the rod container and duct tape it
> shut. You could also purge the container with dry argon from your TIG
> supply, and again tape it shut. Welding argon is very dry.
>
> Geez, I just gave away a 50 lb rod oven a couple of weeks ago.

Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on March 15, 2006, 10:12 pm

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I just ordered some 11018 today.

Some project coming up - I had 8018 or 7018 - but not 'good' enough.

Martin

Martin Eastburn
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Don Foreman wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:53:52 GMT, Ignoramus26498
>
>

>>I buy my 7018 rod in sealed packs, from a farm supply store or Harbor
>>Freight. The opened packs I store in a plastic rod storage container
>>made for storing welding rods.
>>
>>Just how bad is the issue of moisture in these rods if they are stored
>>in sealed plastic tubular containers that are occasionally opened. I
>>am not welding space vehicles or doing anything where 100% of strength
>>is required or where life is at stake. Still, I would like to double
>>check whether I am at risk of making completely worthless welds.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>i

>
> Just throw a desiccant pack in the rod container and duct tape it
> shut. You could also purge the container with dry argon from your TIG
> supply, and again tape it shut. Welding argon is very dry.
>
> Geez, I just gave away a 50 lb rod oven a couple of weeks ago.

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Posted by Karl Townsend on March 16, 2006, 5:38 am

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>I just ordered some 11018 today.
>
> Some project coming up - I had 8018 or 7018 - but not 'good' enough.

FWIW

I got about 500 lbs. of 11018 for sale...

I was at an auction three years ago. Whole wall of welding rod. Last item in
the room. Everybody moving to the next room. Auctioneer tried to sell one
cubby hole - choice. Nobody bid. So he said the whole wall. I bid $50 - no
more bids. EVERYBODY was pissed, they thought he was still doing one
cubbyhole. Took my 1 ton truck to get it home.

I sorted out two rod ovens of stuff. One clear full of hardfacing and other
spcialty rod I could see a use for. I've still got a hundred cans of
specialty rod I don't know what its for...

I've been cutting both ends of the rod with a bolt biter and making apple
tree spreaders.

Karl

Posted by Ignoramus2206 on March 16, 2006, 6:45 am

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wrote:

>>I just ordered some 11018 today.
>>
>> Some project coming up - I had 8018 or 7018 - but not 'good' enough.

>
> FWIW
>
> I got about 500 lbs. of 11018 for sale...
>
> I was at an auction three years ago. Whole wall of welding rod. Last item in
> the room. Everybody moving to the next room. Auctioneer tried to sell one
> cubby hole - choice. Nobody bid. So he said the whole wall. I bid $50 - no
> more bids. EVERYBODY was pissed, they thought he was still doing one
> cubbyhole. Took my 1 ton truck to get it home.
>
> I sorted out two rod ovens of stuff. One clear full of hardfacing and other
> spcialty rod I could see a use for. I've still got a hundred cans of
> specialty rod I don't know what its for...
>
> I've been cutting both ends of the rod with a bolt biter and making apple
> tree spreaders.

Karl, what is that 11018 rod for?

i

Posted by Ecnerwal on March 16, 2006, 11:27 am

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> Karl, what is that 11018 rod for?

The same things 7018 is for, but 11/7ths stronger....

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