Rebar welding
 

To do some decorative work with rebar, should I use a wirefeed or stick weld
with 6010?

Steve

Rebar welding
 

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 19:27:29 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote:
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,stick with lowhigh 7018, sounds right to me.cl.
To do some decorative work with rebar, should I use a wirefeed or stick weld
with 6010?

Steve

Rebar welding
 

I would use a 6013 or 7014 for a better looking weld. I would use sticks
because to me it's easier to see what I'm doing on small objects.......

Rebar welding
 

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 19:27:29 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote something
.......and in reply I say!:

yes

To do some decorative work with rebar, should I use a wirefeed or stick weld
with 6010?

Steve


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Agreed on the 6013 or 7014. Undercut is reduced and the result is more
appealing. The slag frequently separates as the metal cools.


On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 12:50:40 GMT, "Ben Shank"
wrote:

I would use a 6013 or 7014 for a better looking weld. I would use sticks
because to me it's easier to see what I'm doing on small objects.......

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"SteveB" wrote in message news:AQ_ob.106775$Ms2.67010@fed1read03...
To do some decorative work with rebar, should I use a wirefeed or stick weld
with 6010?

Steve

As the others have said and for all I know, anything will get the job
done.

I made what is best described as a 10' square grate from a couple
hundred feet of 1/2" and 5/8" rebar, welding a complete saddle-shaped
ring around each point of contact i.e. where each horiz & vert bar
crossed. Each joint had four separate short welds to complete the
ring. Way overkill but I figured completely filling in a ring at
each contact created a smooth surface, no cracks to hold moisture, so
maybe it would resist corrosion better. Used MIG with .035 flux core
wire and 75/25 gas. Went fast, clean and painless - 640 individual
welds total that took only an hour once it was tacked together. The
..035 wire was a good match for the weld shape, came out looking OK, no
problem with undercut.

Bob

Rebar welding
 

"Bob Powell" wrote in message
om...
"SteveB" wrote in message
news:AQ_ob.106775$Ms2.67010@fed1read03...
To do some decorative work with rebar, should I use a wirefeed or stick
weld
with 6010?

Steve

As the others have said and for all I know, anything will get the job
done.

I made what is best described as a 10' square grate from a couple
hundred feet of 1/2" and 5/8" rebar, welding a complete saddle-shaped
ring around each point of contact i.e. where each horiz & vert bar
crossed. Each joint had four separate short welds to complete the
ring. Way overkill but I figured completely filling in a ring at
each contact created a smooth surface, no cracks to hold moisture, so
maybe it would resist corrosion better. Used MIG with .035 flux core
wire and 75/25 gas. Went fast, clean and painless - 640 individual
welds total that took only an hour once it was tacked together. The
.035 wire was a good match for the weld shape, came out looking OK, no
problem with undercut.

Bob

From what I have learned in my 29 years of welding, I firmly believe that my
..030 E70S-6 wire and 75/25 gas will hold it fine. There will be no load on
it other than its own weight, plus possibly some canvas inserts. I did want
to plant some trumpet creeper vines on it, and have it substantial enough to
support them. I didn't want to use regular square tubing because it would
rust out.

I was asking because I believe the metallurgical content of rebar is
different. I believe the carbon levels are higher. Anyone who knows about
such things correct me.

I was just curious if anyone thought the welds would be brittle enough to
snap over a time. Like I say, I doubt it.

Steve