Favorite Rod Manufacturer

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What is your favority rod manufacturer?  I use mostly Fleetweld or Hobart.
Reply:I like the lincoln excaliburs and fleetwelds. I buy hobarts every once in a while but they dont compare to the lincolns, they also dont cost the same either My vintage equipment 1957 Lincoln sa 2001980's Lincoln 225 AC1952 F-2 ford truck1957 F-250 ford truck
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Reply:Lincoln for everything but 6011. I prefer ESAB for that particular one. It's been a couple of years since I purchased any 6011 and I guess ESAB is still ESAB. The way companies get bought and sold I can't keep up.
Reply:I run mostly lincoln rod, sometimes esab for 7018.Miller Dynasty 300dxSpeedglas 9002XMiller Spectrum 375 XtremeLincoln PowerMig 255xtLincoln PowerMig 140cMilwuakee Portaband
Reply:If I'm buying the rods My preferences are;For 7018, I prefer Air Liquide Blue shield electrodes.For 6010, Lincoln Fleetweld 5PIf I'm not buying the rods, I prefer Certainium electrodes.JasonLincoln Idealarc 250 stick/tigThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52Miller Bobcat 250Torchmate CNC tableThermal Arc Hefty 2Ironworkers Local 720
Reply:Williams alloys make rods i dont know if they are avail everywhere but they are here and used to run lincolns now i run williams. They make a great rod
Reply:Lincoln ExcaliburLincoln 5P+basically, Lincoln is preferred.aka Cumminsguy71 at other forums....would not work here??