stupidest welding question you have heard

[Redneck in training]

I need to weld two oak boards together. Is it OK to use maple stick electrodes?

 

[eastexan]

I need to weld two oak boards together. Is it OK to use maple stick electrodes?

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Yes, but use DC+ for more penetration. Especially if you have to weld over knots.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I need to weld two oak boards together. Is it OK to use maple stick electrodes?

Sounds like mortise and tennon construction using maple dowels for tennon pins. Yep!! That will weld the boards together.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

To heck with all this welding mumbo jumbo!!!! Lets just all use duct tape!!!

What's better for welding through duct tape, Mig or stick?

 

[chad22]

I've run out of electrodes. Can I just cut off some solder and use it to weld some steel with?


Or why pay all that money for electrodes when I have a bunch of steel wire and some flour laying around? Couldn't I just cut the wire down and dip it in a mixture of water and flour to form the flux?

:laughing:

Chad

 

[Iplayfarmer]

... Couldn't I just cut the wire down and dip it in a mixture of water and flour to form the flux?

:laughing:

Chad

That sounds like the beginnings of a viral video hit.

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

I've run out of electrodes. Can I just cut off some solder and use it to weld some steel with?


Or why pay all that money for electrodes when I have a bunch of steel wire and some flour laying around? Couldn't I just cut the wire down and dip it in a mixture of water and flour to form the flux?

:laughing:

Chad

No, but you could have rolled up wet newspaper, tightly against the rod, and used it for flux.

 

[deereman75]

No, but you could have rolled up wet newspaper, tightly against the rod, and used it for flux.

That is basically a 6010 rod, right?