primeweld tig225x banner 2

old time welder

by Quinton Shave
(Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada)

to restart a 7018 when the flux (not slag as you said it was)extends past the rod, just hold the rod in your hand and pinch it off with your thumb by pushing over the top of the rod. Works good... did it all my 40 years welding.

Return to Stick welding.

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.