Why use 6010 and whats the difference from other stick welding electrodes
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Welding techniques and when to use 6010 deep penetration electrodes. Whip and pause technique, fast freeze electrode, why they are used for root passes.
I wish YOU were my welding instructor. You're calm, clear and concise in your teaching method. The course I'm in now is basically a chaotic every man for themself environment with an instructor who has never been employed in the industry that seems annoyed if you manage to track him down and ask for help. Thank you for taking the time to put this on CZcams. Videos like this might just get me through the course.
Been burning down 6010 so long i dont remember when i started. I whip, drag, stitch or just crank it up and haul butt. Good video.
that was one of the best explanation I have encountered for 6010 vs. other rods. everyone talks like 6010 is a special rod, there are even machines with dedicated 6010 buttons now, but no one explains why.
Lots of good information about characteristics of this rod. Thank you.
Excellent presentation. Been welding since 1972 and your presentation was the best explanation I have ever heard
Glad you enjoyed it!
I used 6010 for welding pipe railings back in the 60's and 70's . 6010 is the best rod for learning stick welding.
A natural born educator. Thanks..
Short , concise and to the point , the mark of a great teacher.
Thank You!
Teaching is a separate skill from whatever subject or skill you're trying to impart ..
You have this skill. I subscribed. 👍
Thank you for good explanation, I tried 6010 electrode, whip and pause technique in ( I)shape, also tried (U) shape technique for open root and think that U technique produce better welds as it fuse sides of the bevel as become in contact with electrode and with a pause at the bottom of the U to deposit more metal. Also slightly bigger gap produced better welds because of the weld contraction when it cools off.
I really appreciate your thoroughness and pace. A great mixture of how and why. Inspirational.
Old Timer just starting out with a skill I should have learned decades ago. Excellent info clearly presented.
Oregon Old Timer
Have fun friend wear a respirator!
@@gettygarrettable Good idea. The one I have won't fit under the helmet, and any welding I do will be outdoors. But, yeah. You're right.
Thanks. I've burned a ton of both, but for really pretty patchup work, 6013 is my go to. Not as strong or deep, as the 6010 but way easier to start, burn, and "stack dimes"
It’s weird. There isn’t much difference between 6010 and 6013 other than the flux. The tensile and yield strength are almost the same, carbon ditto, silicon higher in the 6013. 6013 makes a nicer weld if you ask me especially the 3/32 electrode as you can practically drag it on the surface. I read in Europe they use 6013 for root pass pipe welding. I think the best rod is the one you can do the best job with. I’m not a pro but my two cents.
And what about the 6011
Now this is a great instructor ! Props and thanks for the information and knowledge!!
Such good tips on the whip. I had not heard to be careful about the angle of the whip increasing arc length causing my issues... well one welding issue.
WOW! This is so clear and helpful. AMAZING!! Insights that I have never heard elsewhere!! THANK YOU!
Very well done sir. I was hanging on every word. You have a new subscriber. I will use this information tonight for my welding class. Kudos! You time and effort is most appreciated.
This clearly explains why I was confused about this rod. It's the go to rod that allot of stuff is weighted against. Thank you.
Thanks for this Video Mark. So far my welds are not that Great . I will use your advice to improve my method. Need all the help I can get cause I cannot afford to go to a welding school.
there is a lot of directions to go in the welding world. School is one, apprentice ships are another and learning on your own can gain some great result too. I continue to make videos to help!!
Thanks for making these videos on different welding rods. I'm learning a lot and hopefully when I apply this in real life it makes me better at welding. I'm thinking it will.
I just wanted to say thank you for posting this. I am learning about 7018 and 6010.
I was taught 7018 open on 6g position in the 70s. Did my first pipe test with 6011 root and 7018 cap 6g. I have never used 6010. In the places I worked it was all 6011 7018 or 7024 for big flat production type repairs. We only wipped the puddle when necessary. Have a great day practice makes perfect
Wonder where they got all this 3g, 6g rubbish, sounds like they are just trying to confuse the newbies.
I know nothing about welding , but I learn from you whip and pause thank you.
I really like your videos, common sense and no drama. I always liked 6010, especially Lincoln 5P. It was what we used in the Air Force in the 70s.
Something interesting, we had some 7016 rod in the Air Force. I had read it was a low hydrogen rod, but no iron powder in the Flux. Which is what gives 7018 its high deposition rate. Can anyone add to this 7016 comment.
Thanks!, please keep an eye out for more videos soon
Excellent!
Gotta go get some 6010 for my root passes. Whip it... Whip it good!
Just subscribed!
Thanks for the tips mate jimmy Aust
I told a guy who said he didn't like 6010 that if he knew how to weld, he would like 6010
I really appreciate the explanation of this techniques . I guess it is the same technique for E6011 because I have an AC welding machine.
Yeah, just crank it to 11 and let it rip, assuming you have 11, that extra one makes all the difference.
Waiting for my welder to arrive and in the meantime I'm getting a head start watching videos. I really wished you had demonstrated "laying down a pad of beads".
Pardon me, but with most transformer welders, as arc length gets longer, voltage drops and amperage increases. Otherwise, you are absolutely correct! You make a very concise lesson is how 6010 deposits a bead. I wish my instructor explained this to me this way 30 years ago.
Wrong. My amp meter says different.
Very good explaining about those 2 different rods
Thanks!
I love 6010 and 7018 both I use them almost everyday for equipment repairs in the field the 6010 like you said will dig to China on an old busted excavator boom or an under carriage on a dozer especially if you arc gouge it out nicely and use it on the root I use 1/8” 6010 and then fill and cap with 1/8” or 5/32 7018 depending on the groove I’m filling but that 6010 is a great rod and should be in everyone’s box I think
We weld steel piping for both liquid and vapor propane service, as well as some Anhydrous Ammonia piping structures..
Some of the piping is A53-A Grade B and other piping is A106 DOM material.
Our root pass is 6010-5P+, intermediary and weld out caps are with 7018.
A good description of the electrodes used on the majority of all pipe welds. 5P+ and 7018 Excalibur
Very good. Detailed, but logical and clear.
you give a nice clear explanation of rod differences
Great. Video. And great explanation of the whip method
I like your vids, short and to the point.
Great explanation
Thanks 👍
This was how I was taught in tech school. Thanks!
That was very interesting! I have boiler pipes to replace and expect I will be using whip and pause on the root.
After that I will use some 7014 or 7018 to finish up.
Have you tried using it ?
@@patriotskingnation8084 Not yet.
The boiler is still running and it needs to warm up around here before I can do the work.
Used a ton of 7014 call it farm rod around here.
Great explanation!
Thanks!
Very good teacher and easy to listen to.
Now I have to practice your teachings, Thank you
You can do it!
Great explanation. Thank you very much.
Perfect explanation
I just bought a 650 amp chinese machine from a friend here in thailand (220volts). I am just a beginner, when using 6013 rod are the amps 30/60 the same as on a 150 amp machine compared to 650 amp with arc force /hot start. Thank you.
Great Presentation.
nice explain, thanks
good teacher
great information thank you
Excellent
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Much appreciated sir!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video!!
Excelent! Greatings from Argentina
Mark...Excellent explanation...thank you
I heard that 0109 welds just as well.
EXCELLENT VIDEO THANK YOU FOR SHARING !
Thanks for watching!
@@markprosserwelds9419 YOU'RE WELCOME .
Retired Boilermaker 35yrs under my welding hood. I stopped using 6010 after my first year in the Boilermakers apprenticeship. 6010 is junk wire for junkyard welding. When I did a texass heli-arc, I would knock the flux off 6010 to use as filler rod for 7018. Also why would you root pass with 6010 and then cap with 7018, your weld is only as strong as your root pass, so why not use 7010 for the root pass? On a side note I've worked in nuclear plants and a few have an open root tube test, the root pass is done 7018 which is way easier then that junk yard 6010 wire.
6010 root with 7018 cap passes bend test what more could you want? Nothing puts in roots like a 6010 it was born to put in roots.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
You bet!
Wonderful explanation
what a good explanation !!!
I hate 7018 as much as 6011. On DC 7018 strikes and holds an arc good. On AC 6011 is hard to strike an arc. Since I only have an AC welder I only use 7014 as it strikes an arc MUCH better than both 6011 and 7018. Someone gave me some 6011 rods and i found those damn things were hard to even keep an arc going. Never ever had that trouble with 7014 rods in the last 44 years. Those rods only stick a little when first striking a new rod. 6011 rods stick every damn time I try to strike an arc. I know I'll hear a bunch of advice from others that disagree but I have found this to be true for many decades.
6013 is the easiest rod to use. I've just started using 7016 twin coat rods and they are awsome can be used for root passes aswell because they are a deep pentration rod and the beads look really nice. You should try 7016 i bet you'll be using them all the time. One rod that can be used from the root pass to the cap.
@b.p.r. Weber. I don't remember seeing 7016 rods any place but I'll try them out. Hopefully they don't require d.c. current. As far as 6013 goes, it has been a while since I used them but I don't remember them as being easy to strike an arc with but are somewhat better than those stinking 6011 rods. Thanks for the info.
if i had to say "rod" and "penetrations" so many times i would have at least giggled once
"6010 for the root pass" good to know.
Lot be said for bead on plate exercise- yes it's boring but just about the only way to build good habits and muscle memory.
very good video.
Practiccccce, 6010 is violence and i love it lol
Nice explanation. Just got couple of lbs of 6010. Totally new so exploring. How far to keep the rod off of base metal?
I didn't know Graham off the Jeremy Kyle show in the UK was also a welder.😁
6010 for down-hill pipe welding filling in the key hole
what about 6011? has it the same benefit? thanks for share this kind of videos, best regards.
I'm in Europe and have 6013 more easy available then 6010. Would it be advisable to run 6013 with a double 7018 on top for trailer repairs, or would this be unwise as it is different to the 6010 for penetration?
I've welded miles of 6011 using cursive "e" and a buzz box. I've used 6011 to punch holes and cut metal a lot. I'm much newer to 6010 but I find it doesn't weld terribly easy on my Alpha Tig. I know many welders have a 6010 "button". I find, I need to use a very, very tight arc with the 6010 or it goes out. Can you discuss the differences between the two rods. Is using 6011 equal to using 6010 in the eyes of the welding world or the inspection world? What is the reason 6010's are used on pipe with an engine drive welder and how is that better or different than the IGBT welders and the "6010 button" ? It appears many pipe people actually push or bend the 6010 rod as they weld, a trait that seems foreign to me as a 6011 guy.
Thanks
Very informative ,but i was wondering if e6010/11 rods should be baked or stored in a rod oven like e7018 welding rods??
no 6010/11 electrodes have cellulous flux, very different than 7018 flux, baking them wont hurt them but that flux does not absorb moisture like 7018 flux
6010 p5 and 7018 excalibur is all I use
Here in Germany we don't mix electrodes like (root) and such we only use 6013.
Are the other types available to order? I know someone who seems to think that the answer to all life’s problems are the 7018 rods lol. I need to get a chart that highlights the characteristics of each type, because there’s a lot to remember
If you whip back with a quick freezing weld pool and slag, when you whip back , aren’t you going back over the surface/crust of the slag and reincorporating it right into the weld pool-causing contamination?
With mineral based fluxes like that on 7018 you are correct but with 6010, the flux is cellulose which is simply paper. It is light and flaky, its not really slag. This type of flux is exactly why 6010 has different characteristics than most other electrodes. Your logic is good but sometimes with welding we have to throw logic to the side. Remember welding isn't art, it is science
Here in Europe we use 7018 and mostly 6013, recently i bought 6010 to try it, but i have big problem (undecut and burn through) , I do not get how people weld gaps with this rod.
6010 is a deep penetration electrode, used for all position welding but particularly for open root (gaps) welding. The flux is very different than 6013 or 7018. The technique is also different for this electrode. The whipping or whip and pause will allow you to fill gaps no problem.
Teaching myself welding I have a need for high strength welding for a tractor. Just wondering if you can use 7010 the same way you use 6010??? TY in advance.
I have a bunch of 6010 electrodes,look completely different from the one presented.Reddish,thin coating,close to impossible to start an arc,which goes out in 1-2 sec after starting.Yes,it is a Lincoln product.Anybody with helpful thoughts?
I can't get 1/16" 6011 rods on my small dc inverter welder to run. Goddam things won't light... just stick, stick, stick. Once I do get one started they're sort of ok, but the arc isn't real easy to keep lit. Running at 35-40 amps. I'm ok with 7013's... maybe it just takes practice. Really frustrating.
Probably 5p. 6010+++++. Yes, it's a rod. Deep red clay colored. Can't remember the specifics of the benefits, but it's the only red rod I've ever seen/used called 5p(+++++). I mainly used it on refineries building the tanks. Great for non structural, roots, and less than ideal surfaces.
That's just great. What do I do with all these 0109 rods?
Pitch em!
@@markprosserwelds9419 Really? I can't just burn them backwards?
Trade them for the 1109 rods
Why 7018 over 7014? 7014 re lights easily. 7018 you need a block of wood next to you too re start easily.
I have a question and im already hear don't do it. But I kind of don't have a choice. The machine is a 110v 225amp dc inverter. The material is various bicycle frame tubing 1mm - 2mm wall thickness. Metal aluminum, alloy, and steel. I know that the aluminum and alloy frames will need ER4043 Aluminum arc electrode stick rods I'm thinking of using 3/32". Now what 1 or 2 rods do you recommend being my main go-to rods on the steel frames. I'm still think of 1 rod being a 3/32" and the other a 1/16". I know that the aluminum especially would be tig welder and I would if I had the budget. The other option is to not do it. Which isn't an option for me either. Iam having to re build my life back together piece by piece while living on the streeys. I've had people bringing me bikes to fix for a while but now I've got people asking for me to fabricate custom frames. So that I can earn some cash and get myself back off the streets I'm going to take what knowledge I have and what knowledge I can learn from everyone else and try and do what most would be saying for me not to do. 1 stick welding bicycle tubing frames. 2 stick welding aluminum period.
Ive had a go at aluminium stick welding it's not easy really hard to strike an arc and when you do get it the rod burns super fast and you really have to go like hell to keep up. The flux is like salt so it really hrd to chip of. But when you finally get it the welds can iook rally nice. So save up because your gonna need a lot of rods and a heap of ali to practice on. I reckon go for it oh and make sure you where a mask and have plenty of ventilation ali smoke like hell ant it's not something you want to get up your nose.
How long is the whip? Equal to puddle size, double?
yes about the puddle size. The idea is you can WHIP off it long enough and far enough to let the puddle solidify for a millisecond especially in a open root pass.
That’s good, just need to find the welding machine that can generate the necessary voltage to burn this rods....because my Lincoln 170 S is not up to it 🤓
Why wont it work with ac welders
Does the pec method require magic acorns?
Hi. Is 7018 a cellulose welding rod or basic welding rod?
Can the old red flux rods weld downhill?
Can't tell you how much red 5P smoke particles I've coughed or snotted up in the last 40+ years.
Which welding rode is best for steel welding?
witch rod would you recommend for welding galvanized channels 1/8 inch? thanks
Explain to us how u get that milk into your lungs?
What would be the issues if 6011 was used in place of 6010? I keep hearing that these two rods are so similar, that they're basically interchangeable. But no one ever does. Personally i like 6011 way better, as does my lo open circuit voltage machine.
6011 for AC, 6010 is DCEP
6011's are supposed to work on DCEP but I'm having a helluva time with them. They just won't light and are hard to keep lit.
@@phiksit
What you are saying is what my experience has been with 6010 rods. I almost want to ask you to verify that you are actually talking about 6011 and not 6010 rods. What also is peculiar is that 6010 is a dcep rod and 6011 is an ac rod, dcen, and dcep. So this too points at you actually talking about 6010 rods. Also the problem you're describing points to your machine having low open circuit voltage (OCV.) 6010 rods will not work with an OCV of 63 volts (or lower) you'll need a machine with about 90 volts OCV.
Hello
Why would you use a 6010 instead of the more invertor friendly 6011?
different flux, deeper pen, better on surface impurities and better in open roots
@@markprosserwelds9419 I tried it on my roots, now my pubes have fallen out, thanks though.
With inverter based welders as I understand it you cant use 6010. Is there an alternate rod offering reasonable penetration for root passes
you can run 6010 with an inverter... just not a $500.00 hobbyist inverter machine. look at like the miller multimatic 255
@@imbrandon16 thanks Sheepdog69. Turns out I got my old Canox 250 working today and it will burn 6010. Tomorrow I am heading to town to get a Miller 235 to learn how to mig weld. I dont weld much on the acreage so as nice as the 255 looks for Tig etc its a bit much for my needs..