Excaliber vs. LH-70 vs. Hobart

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Which is your favorite 7018?Miller Dialarc 250Miller Bobcat 225Hobart Oxy/FuelCouple of Dewalt and Milwaukee GrindersJET Bandsaw and Drill Press
Reply:Excalibur.Just a couple welders, big hammers, grinders, and torches.Work will free you.Men in dirty jeans built this country, while men in clean suits have destroyed it. Trump/Carson 2016-2024
Reply:Excalibur followed not so closely by Hobart, with Lincoln's Home Depot rods a far distant third. never tried the LH-70Miller Multimatic 255
Reply:Originally Posted by Louie1961Excalibur followed not so closely by Hobart, with Lincoln's Home Depot rods a far distant third. never tried the LH-70
Reply:i like the better hobart rods.  the 418.  the ones from TSC are junk.  the slag will not peel.
Reply:Hobart 418 is pretty good. Atom Arc is my favorite though.IAMAW Local 330Airco 300 AC/DC HeliwelderAirco Dip-Pak 200 with Profax spool gunPowr-Kraft AC225Everlast PowerArc 200stBuffalo Forge No.21 drill pressSpeedglas 9100xxAirco, Oxweld, Purox, Victor torchesLincoln Ranger 8
Reply:I hate atom arc with a passion.Just a couple welders, big hammers, grinders, and torches.Work will free you.Men in dirty jeans built this country, while men in clean suits have destroyed it. Trump/Carson 2016-2024
Reply:Excalibur and Atom Arc Acclaim. The old Atom Arc not as much.A few weldersA lot of hammersA whole lot of C-clamps
Reply:Hello farmwelder, of the three that you have listed I probably like the LH-70 the best. If I could choose the rods. I would choose Airco "code-arc" that was made a bit over 30 years ago, next would be Murex, then probably Eutectic(yeah they make a really nice E7018, fortunately I didn't have to buy it). Of the other two that you listed, I would go with the Excalibur next and the Hobart rod last. My $.02 for the conversation. Best regards, Allanaevald
Reply:Air Liquide Blueshield 7018 is by far the most popular in Alberta/Canada but Esab OK 55 is pretty close and quite a bit cheaper. The older Blueshield was better than the stuff today.
Reply:AL blueshield is popular across all of Canada because of its quality and price. I still prefer Excalibur  though.JasonLincoln Idealarc 250 stick/tigThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52Miller Bobcat 250Torchmate CNC tableThermal Arc Hefty 2Ironworkers Local 720
Reply:Puddle visibility, and appearance............ExcaliburEase of restrike, and durability of flux coating (less tendancy to flake off)...............Hobart"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Have not used the first two, Hobart in the 10lb boxes at the hardware store - I do not like.People tell me the 50lb boxes at the LWS will be better.Washington Alloy is only $2/lb and works well Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDaveHave not used the first two, Hobart in the 10lb boxes at the hardware store - I do not like.People tell me the 50lb boxes at the LWS will be better.Washington Alloy is only $2/lb and works well
Reply:Originally Posted by M J D. 2$ a pound is a decent deal. The box stores charge a lot more than that for crap.