Todays Project - What did you do today?

[Dr Stan]

Instead of an actual oven I've made a couple of welding rod storage units.  The first one was based on a piece of bakery equipment that was designed to keep bread/rolls/etc warm.  It was an insulated cabinet on wheels to which I added a single lamp bulb socket in the bottom and used a 200 watt light bulb.

The second one was an non-insulated wall mount tool cabinet to which I simply added a 200 watt light bulb.

I've seen others made from old/non-working refrigerators again with a 200 watt light bulb in the bottom and a slice of the rubber door seal removed at the top & bottom of the door for air circulation. BTW the wire shelves in a refrigerator work well to circulate the hot air, or you could just install a computer with the metalworkingfun forum up & running. :)

[TomG]

[Mayhem]

Don't put them in a microwave either Vinny

Or at least take a video

[Highpower]

(05-31-2016, 07:25 PM)dallen Wrote: don't put it in the oven,

+1

http://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/sup...etail.aspx

[dallen]

Redrying Conditions - Non-Low Hydrogen Stick Electrodes




Stick Electrode

Electrode Group

Final Redrying Temperature  

Time


E6010: Fleetweld 5P, 5P+
E6011: Fleetweld 35, 35LS, 180
E7010-A1: SA-85(1)
E7010-G: SA-HYP+(1)
E8010-G: SA-70+(1), SA-80(1)
E9010-G: SA-90(1)

Fast Freeze - excessive moisture is indicated by a noisy arc and high spatter, rusty core wire at the holder end or objectionable coating blisters while welding.

Re-baking of this group of stick electrodes is not recommended.

Not Recommended

[Vinny]

"excessive moisture is indicated by a noisy arc and high spatter, rusty core wire at the holder end or objectionable coating blisters while welding"

I didn't have any of that. Personally I think it's more a matter of technique! AKA Loose nut holding the rod...

[dallen]

6011 6010 are some hard rods to run for someone that doesn't burn a lot of it, you have to whip it in to stack it up like a row of dimes.

[Vinny]

THAT I can guarantee I did NOT do! It had been so long since I'd even struck an arc, I tried e's like in mig welding, u's and circles while moving it along.

[dallen]

like they used to tell me it just takes practice, remember that the longer the weld the more it can and will warp depending on the material that your using.

[Vinny]

That I remembered. I tacked it on the ends and middle then the opposite side (square tube) on the opposite sides of where I had just tacked. Then worked my way around to the different spots with longer welds. Probably overkill with the thickness of that steel (5/16").