Rods for vertical welding

[Liquid Metal]

Dig em out and send them my way

Sorry no can do amm afraid... company went pop and has now closed its doors

 

[Kent]

To the OP.
Its not easy. It needs experience, use the best rods in the world and you can't beat experience and training.
Most 7018 or vodex will get the job done

 

[zeppelin builder]

To the OP.
Its not easy. It needs experience, use the best rods in the world and you can't beat experience and training.
Most 7018 or vodex will get the job done

aye not many stick welders around now id like a go with them super 6 i reckon i could do a spot on vert filarc 88s miles harder fluid slag what you need old welders keep the slag on amateurs chip it away every rod only to get all the spatter from the next rod

 

[Brad93]

aye not many stick welders around now id like a go with them super 6 i reckon i could do a spot on vert filarc 88s miles harder fluid slag what you need old welders keep the slag on amateurs chip it away every rod only to get all the spatter from the next rod

I done a bead pad for porosity testing on OK 48.00, customer was reporting cluster porosity with 5.0mm rods flat position. Used their box of rods done a 12”x4” pad.
Didn’t chip the slag off. Just restarted to the side, tailed in, ground out the starts, burnt over with the next pass.
Passed X-ray to BS 5817 Level B no problems.
Looked nice with minimal spatter nice smooth beads

 

[Kent]

aye not many stick welders around now id like a go with them super 6 i reckon i could do a spot on vert filarc 88s miles harder fluid slag what you need old welders keep the slag on amateurs chip it away every rod only to get all the spatter from the next rod

I have used them in a 6013 poor centering created a bit of wander Quite honestly 99% of weld issues on the forum are down to one thing "experience " you don't just aquire the skill watching u tube it's visor down time and you can loose it when you don't use it

 

[davidjohnperry]

Agreed with @Kent although youtube can give guidance where as time gone now it was a case of college and practice and finding some one with a good skill set to teach you I'm a ok stick welder and can weld with all 3 or 4 processes quite well but I'm no means excellent or to a standard I want to be. @zeppelin builder super six rods run ok run brilliant of my sae 300 in the flat and ok on in vertical but don't run quite as nice off my ta 175

 

[Onoff]

6013 is harder to weld vertical up as the slag is a lot more fluid and doesn't support the weld pool.

Filarc 56S would be my recommendation. Easier to use positional than a 7018 as they have no iron powder in the flux. This gives you a nice heavy slag that supports the weld. With the right settings and technique you can get a very nice smooth fillet weld.

Old thread I know...the Filarc 56S...running on AC or DC? Cheers

 

[Brad93]

Old thread I know...the Filarc 56S...running on AC or DC? Cheers

DCEN for open roots.
DCEP for roots on fillets etc.