Made a good 6010 bead tonight...

[Haywire]

by accident... Of the 10 or so sticks I burned tonight, I had about 3 inches of bead that had the flux curl up and let loose in one piece. The rest of it wasn't anything memorable, but that's the first time I've seen 6010 flux come off on it's own when I was behind the stinger that laid it. :laughing:

Ian

 

[deereman75]

I know what you mean about the accident part. One afternoon I was making really nice 6011 beads that the slag would all fall off with just the scrape of a wire brush. Never been able to make any nearly that good since.

 

[easygo]

I was able to get that with 7018 and some 6013 but with the 6010 and 6011 I would not dream of a peeler. That would be a freak accident on my part.

 

[Shield Arc]

That would be a freak accident on my part.

Me too!:laughing:
This is a subject that interest me greatly, because I generally need dynamite to get the slag off of my 60xx welds.
Never can get the slag off the toes of the weld without using a half round bastard file.

Haywire what brand of 6010 were you using? Do you have any pictures?

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

Haywire,
I too have made that accident...Turned out a 6013 had gotten thrown into my box.:laughing:

 

[Haywire]

Haywire what brand of 6010 were you using? Do you have any pictures?

Hobart Pipemaster 60. I noticed that a full rod burned a lot smoother and easier than a short rod for some reason.

 

[Shield Arc]

I have some Pipemaster 60, I don't remember the slag coming off like that.
Here's a 2 inch pipe welded in the 5-G position, see how I had to dress the toes of the weld with a file?

 

[Haywire]

Now that you say it, I don't remember 6010 flux being that thick either. Maybe it was a case of right rod in wrong box. Hmmm...

 

[Shield Arc]

It's a long time between now and the morning, but I'll try to remember to run some beads with Pipemaster 60 and take a picture of the slag. At first I really liked the Pipemaster 60, but the last can I bought changed my mind, and I went back to ESAB's 10P.

 

[Shield Arc]

I think this is ESAB's 10P-Plus. In my experience anything with a + the slag is generally a little easier to remove.