any info on these rods?

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I just acquired around 20 cans of ESAB WA 6-IP in 5/32.  They are hardfacing rods in 10 pound metal cans.I use a lot of lincoln wearshield ME and ABR - thats what It is easiest to source locally and I have had good results with it.all but one can is sealed, and the guy that bought them in an auction only used 3-5 rods out of the opened can.  Seems he couldnt get a good bead on the gate he was trying to hang   so he calls me - I run out there and hang his gate (about 5 minutes of welding and 30 minutes of BS'ing.We start talking payment and he offers me all these "junky arse rods" instead of cash.  I look them up on my phone just by the part number, see its a lo hy abrasive so I take them.Get home a start doing my research, see what I really have and can't find squat in any discussion/review - all I get are the store/sales pages.Any body use these and if so - how do they compare to lincolns - any trouble getting them to adhere - sweet spot or running range - anything i ought to know beyond the brochure?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.
Reply:I had no trouble finding some information using the ESAB site:http://search.esabna.com/search?q=WA...td&btnG=SearchHaven't read any of it in detail, but the first link shown seemed to have relevant data.
Reply:thank you sir, I've gotten all that - was just hoping for some first hand - user experience. hopefully someone who has used them in the field and can compare them to lincoln.  I printed off the burn charts and whatnot, and I figure I will waste a few before I try them on any customer equipment - Ive got a couple old cutting edges and wear plates out at the shop just for testing crap on.Last edited by SRO1911; 05-29-2012 at 01:27 PM.Reason: auto correctWhen 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.