Yes, the plastic tubes do a wonderful job. I've kept electrodes for
literally years.
Another option, (a few more bucks) is an old refrigerator. Disconnect the
refrigeration but leave the light bulb. Wire the light bulb so that it's
always on. This costs me many sales in the welding supply business, but
everybody swore it worked well.
Good luck
Ken Gano
kengano@advant.com
TR3A TS57756 (in pieces)
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> From: Richard George x 7247 (sun) <rkg@etec.com>
> To: shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: keeping 7018 rod dry
> Date: Monday, March 03, 1997 11:29 AM
>
> Hi,
>
> After much delay (new baby and all), I finally got a chance to start
> working on several welding projects that have been waiting for quite
> a while...
>
> After trying a couple of rod types, I found out why I used to like 7018
> rod so much (6011 makes a nasty looking weld, 6013 hardly penetrates -
> I ended up using 7014, but I prefer reverse DC...). The problem is that
> the school had one of those funky electrode drying ovens to keep the
> 7018 fresh, and...
>
> My question is: how can the "small" guy keep this stuff dry? I was
> thinking maybe a toaster oven or something.. What do the rest of
> you do about this? Are those funky gasketed plastic tubes good enough?
>
> Any input would be greatly appreciated
>
> TIA,
>
> rkg
>
> (Richard George)
> rkg@etec.com
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