What type of rod should I use?

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I will build a small trailer this weekend for a friend of mine.  It will measure 6'x4'.  He will use it to carry a sign for his business, maybe 200 lbs, and once in a while he will use it to carry two oil drums.  I'm planing on using angle iron or c channel, the extruded one not the sheet rolled in to a C.  Which type of rod should I use?  I have a stick AC welder and a TIG/Stick DC welder.  My mig is currently not working.
Reply:on that.....go with 6013. Nothing major there. or a 7014 if you want easy chipping pretty. But you will need to run it hotter than a 6013.
Reply:Thanks a lot.Cheers,Thormold
Reply:I'm with Emerick on this one.Kalroy"It's all about the OODA Loop."
Reply:TIG it with ER70s-2 and make it look pretty, about 150 to 175 amps(3/32 or 1/8 rod)
Reply:I'd use 6013 too.
Reply:Thanks a lot everybody.  I will start the trailer tomorrow. If I can find my camera with all the connector to the computer, I will take a couple of pictures and post them.  Thanks a lot,Cheers,Thormold