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Old 06-12-12, 09:16
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Originally Posted by warren brown View Post
I seem to remember heating the rods up in my mum's oven - I don't know if that helped in any way and certainly not for her cooking - but the welds were good.
The TAFE I did welding at, kept the welding rods in a warm oven, it keeps the rods dry . The rods are much better to weld with when they are dry . Any moisture in the rods, it somehow detracts from their performance .

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