Proper management of welding rods

Proper management of welding rods Welding rods get no respect. A place in the field I have seen guys throw 50 pounds. rod cans of trucks on earth, the fire opened cans diagonal, which affects the poor, with a chipping hammer end and all other conceivable instrument, and to leave open the stick in open cans. Let's see what happens to everyone ... First, always open, "right" at the end of the possible. Some cans and boxes to say "open other end", or "not open this final," or "the other side is stupid!. "(made by me.) The reason why you need to open the far right is because it can damage the flow of coating. To open the side of the stem is naked for the sting, or electrode holder. There is much less likely that the damage in this way the flow. 7018 is very likely that the flow 6010, while the damage is much more difficult. Most of the guys in the field will not be "thinking of welding bars inside which can tow the truck to the ground. When the tin manhandled get the flow is loose inside the welding rods. It 'bad enough when the chips will be brought to the tip of the cane, the flow of chips and can be almost half that stick goodbye. E 'worse if you do not notice that it is cut, because the right half of a good weld is suddenly free flow soldering. Flow is not equal to no shielding from the atmosphere, and amounts to a garbage welding. You can use a lot of different ways to open the cans of it in the field if treated. I have also used the P38 C ration can opener army.If its use of oxygen / acetylene torch, which is to be real careful not to bu the flow inside the straw. You can open a rod with a hammer may sting, but not advisable. You have to 'be sure of success and is quite good, on board as possible. You must hit the rim with a hammer swinging through off-track beat, can not surprise up. (I am sure that the producers of electrodes cringing as you read this!) Of course, the best way is possible if it was designed for many of them like a sardine can, but often do not have to work to "improvise. Leave open allows moisture from the cans into the flow. In the flow of moisture can cause porosity, or worm holes in the weld. Auctions must be kept in an unheated oven or, if you do not need protection from moisture. 7018 needs an oven, while the 6010 does not require heat, but still needs to be kept protected. See, for proper storage of the bars.