Cutting Metal With A Stick Welder (Video)

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Morning everyone!!So, this is my most recent video...I'd had a few people ask me if I'd ever used those fancy-schmancy cutting electrodes on any of my welders, and my answer was no.But it sounded like it'd be cool to mess around with, so I bought a few to try. I compared them to cutting with regular 6011's and wet 6011's (viewer suggestion), and found that they didn't cut much better, in fact, I could hardly any difference. I cut through 14 gauge sheet metal, 3/16", and some 3/8" plate with all three methods, and decided that, as enjoyable as that was, I probably wont be giving up the hypertherm anytime soon...Anyway, just wanted to share. Have a good week everyone, happy welding [Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
Reply:When I worked for the railroad we used rods from Nassau Electric. They didn't cut that bad, but we were cutting alot of manganese back then. Never seen or heard of that company since I left. Smoked like you wouldnt believe! Mushroom Clouds like a bomb went off. Guys in the fab shop hated us, had osha called on us many times.I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Hi Lanse,I enjoyed watching your video, and I've played around with this concept on a couple of occasions, and came to pretty much the same conclusion.I have some cutting electrodes sold by Certanium, a "maintenance rod" company, and I found them to be noticeably worse than wet 6010's. Never tried 6011's, just 1/8" Lincoln 5P.A couple of non-intuitive points that may help you get better results:__Cutting works better with electrode negative than electrode positive.__It's better to push the rod into the metal than to drag like you would when welding.__You'll get smoother and faster cutting if the metal piece is vertical.__You don't have to soak them very long- a couple of minutes is fine.Note that "better" is relative- you still get a rough, blobby edge and great clouds of smoke! Sure won't replace plasma or O/A, but good to know in a pinch.JohnA few weldersA lot of hammersA whole lot of C-clamps
Reply:I remember doing the same thing in welding class. we would use them to cut out bad welds and things, Also we would use them to cut scrap steel and other thingsMillermatic 211 with mvp plugs miller titanium series welding helmetstihl chain saws 8 ft welding table
Reply:I bought some Hobart branded ones at the local Northern Tool. I cut metal and aluminum with them. Lots of smoke as mentioned, and not a very pretty cut, especially on the aluminum. I have yet to try the wet 6010 method yet. Never thought to use DCEN either. Will have to try that out.PapaLincoln Idealarc 250 (circa 1962)Lincoln Weldpak 155 w/Mig KitLincoln Squarewave TIG 175
Reply:CAC-G City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Used to pierce rough holes this way using 6011 on AC current.  Worked pretty well for what it was "Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Deen there done that especially if the torch is out of gas. Gets you out of a jamMillermatic 252millermatic 175miller 300 Thunderboltlincoln ranger 250smith torcheslots of bfh'sIf it dont fit get a bigger hammer
Reply:Had a fence job a while back, running 5/8 sucker rods through 2 3/8 flow line posts.  At three holes per post - all the way through I got tired of dragging the torch and welding lead.  went back to the truck and dug out some of my trash rods, misc rods that have gotten wet, grabbed a handfull of 1/4 7018s that weren't tooo rusty and rolled the torch up.With my remote handy (nephew sitting on the back of the rig) I proceeded to make some holes.  About 2 second per wall on the pipe at almost all the way on the welder makes a nice hole.  get a dozen or so holes out of each rod.When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives.