"Mr Wizzard" writes:


I would like to know if 7018 rod can be dried in a gas grill. Mine is
relatively nice, made of stainless steel, and can do up to about 600
degrees F.

1. Would it effectively dry the rod

2. Would stainless steel of this grill be damaged by several hours at
hot temperature.


In an electric oven there is no water (H2O) of combustion

eg methane burning

CH4 + 2 O2 - CO2+ 2 H20

You certainly will do no harm with a clean domestic electric oven.

Look out for contributions of experienced folk on this. however, as I
understand it:

If you are only welding mild steel (it won't harden by heating to red
and quenching) or you are not welding moderately hardenable steels at
more than about 10mm 3/8th-inch thickness (quite thick!), you don't
have to worry about hydrogen at all at all.

Don't try to dry anything but "basics" - which includes 7018. They
are the only ones which may be dried. Other rods (6013 and 6010/6011)
need moisture content.


Richard Smith