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Originally Posted by sdsstep545
Comment well received.
10-4 on the heat issue. I have a lincoln 180 welder and it definitely is not throwing the heat. I am going to probably have to drag the stick welder back out to get the heat I need. My rods are so old, I am going to have to put them in the oven to bake the moisture out again. My wife will love that!
I am self taught welding. Sometimes I get really pretty welds and some look like garbage. It also did not help that I was welding in the driveway with lots of wind blowing my gas away and on 40' of extension cord.
Thanks,
Scott
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Not only would I have to bake my rods but sand the rust off the bare end before I put them in my Lincoln 225 AC welder. I'm self taught as well and got much better when I discovered self-darkening glass in welding helmets. That's not to say I'm good; just better than I was.