Craigslist Rod Oven score

[jgayman]

Picked up an unused Phoenix Dry Rod 10lb 100W rod oven from Craigslist today for $25. It works like a champ. I'm hoping to use it for drying open boxes of 7018 that I have sitting on my shelf prior to use.

 

[Shield Arc]

Boy you did good!:thumbsup:

 

[CNC Dan]

how hot does it go? might be only good for keeping dry rods dry.
Re-baking wet rods takes higher temps. and sometimes a two stage approach.

Anyway good score.

 

[jgayman]

I had it on for about two hours when I got home and it got just over 300 degrees.

 

[Arc weld]

As long as your old rods were just open boxes, the rod oven should make them burn a lot better. The rod oven looks like new. Good buy.

 

[muddstopper]

I usually just place my rods on top of my wood stove overnite. Now that the weather is heating up and the stove cooling off I need to find something similar for my often damp rods. I keep my rods in their factory plastic box, but it might be weeks or months between welding jobs. Needless to say, my rods aint always factory fresh when I need them.

 

[weldermike]

Nice score, real nice score! I have a different brand, but I payed $130 for it with my union discount. Mine goes to 400° tho. You did awsome on that deal