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Posted by Pete C. on November 23, 2007, 8:37 pm
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Ignoramus24248 wrote:
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> For storing 7018 rod, I used a rod oven that doubles its duty as a
> foot warmer. For TIG rod, all you need is to keep rust away, so
> anything that would keep humidity down would be fine. For example, an
> old fridge with a light bulb.
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> i
For steel GTAW filler, it's copper coated so rust isn't an issue. If he
has stainless or AL rod humidity again isn't an issue. Flux coated rods
for SMAW are of course a different matter.
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Posted by Ignoramus24248 on November 23, 2007, 10:13 pm
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> Ignoramus24248 wrote:
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>> For storing 7018 rod, I used a rod oven that doubles its duty as a
>> foot warmer. For TIG rod, all you need is to keep rust away, so
>> anything that would keep humidity down would be fine. For example, an
>> old fridge with a light bulb.
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>> i
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> For steel GTAW filler, it's copper coated so rust isn't an issue. If he
> has stainless or AL rod humidity again isn't an issue. Flux coated rods
> for SMAW are of course a different matter.
I have some oil hardening and air hardening TIG filler rod that isn't
coated.
i
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Posted by Pete C. on November 24, 2007, 6:50 am
Please log in for more thread options Ignoramus24248 wrote:
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> > Ignoramus24248 wrote:
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> >> For storing 7018 rod, I used a rod oven that doubles its duty as a
> >> foot warmer. For TIG rod, all you need is to keep rust away, so
> >> anything that would keep humidity down would be fine. For example, an
> >> old fridge with a light bulb.
> >>
> >> i
> >
> > For steel GTAW filler, it's copper coated so rust isn't an issue. If he
> > has stainless or AL rod humidity again isn't an issue. Flux coated rods
> > for SMAW are of course a different matter.
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> I have some oil hardening and air hardening TIG filler rod that isn't
> coated.
>
> i
If I recall, the OP is an engine guy, so he probably isn't dealing with
any sort of hard facing rod.
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Posted by Harold and Susan Vordos on November 24, 2007, 12:10 am
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> For steel GTAW filler, it's copper coated so rust isn't an issue. If he
> has stainless or AL rod humidity again isn't an issue. Flux coated rods
> for SMAW are of course a different matter.
If only that were true of the aluminum filler. I put mine in storage while
building our shop, and ruined it from moisture. Understand that we live
where we were getting about 60" of rain annually, and the filler was in
storage, in an aluminum ocean going storage container for about 4 years.
I still have it, but it's coated fully with aluminum oxide. I've yet to try
cleaning it, or even using any, but I expect it's worthless.
Protecting any TIG filler is a good idea, even stainless.
Harold
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Posted by Pete C. on November 24, 2007, 6:52 am
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> snip-----
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> > For steel GTAW filler, it's copper coated so rust isn't an issue. If he
> > has stainless or AL rod humidity again isn't an issue. Flux coated rods
> > for SMAW are of course a different matter.
>
> If only that were true of the aluminum filler. I put mine in storage while
> building our shop, and ruined it from moisture. Understand that we live
> where we were getting about 60" of rain annually, and the filler was in
> storage, in an aluminum ocean going storage container for about 4 years.
> I still have it, but it's coated fully with aluminum oxide. I've yet to try
> cleaning it, or even using any, but I expect it's worthless.
>
> Protecting any TIG filler is a good idea, even stainless.
>
> Harold
Last I knew, pretty much all AL surfaces are fully coated with AL oxide
unless they are cleaned and kept in an inert atmosphere.
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> For storing 7018 rod, I used a rod oven that doubles its duty as a
> foot warmer. For TIG rod, all you need is to keep rust away, so
> anything that would keep humidity down would be fine. For example, an
> old fridge with a light bulb.
>
> i