Thanks for the welcome. John....I bought the rods 4 days ago from Atwood's(its a farmers store). I'm welding with 7018's with no problems whatsoever. I'm using a Miller Maxstar 150 on 220v. The 6011 strikes an arc fine and sometimes I can burn a whole rod without any hiccups, but on the next rod it ...

Hello forum. I have been welding for 13 years. I taught myself how to run a bead with TIG, MIG, and stick. I started out at a food processing plant welding stainless, and now I weld carbon steel only. Because I never had anyone to teach me how to weld properly, I feel like I'm just starting. Althoug...