Why is Welding Electrode China Better?

8ob

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• Nov 22,

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Bought a packet of Chinese finest 3.2`s a few days ago from Aldi , no info as to what they are so for a bit of fun I am going to see what they are all about. Left a few outside so they are nice and damp , then found some painted pipe and some rusty offcuts to play with.
@Brad93 look the other way

Chinese finest


Amps needed to be cranked up a bit but they dried out and burned through the rust.



They dont like the paint/rust combo but still managed to get in there



The othe bit of the rod after it dried out a bit on a fillet.




Will find some clean steel a bit later and have another play

Bob

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• Nov 22,

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Yeh I looked at them, they had some reduced in ours I think, but they seem to burn through ok from your trials.

cumbriasteve

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• Nov 22,

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I have used them before on clean steel and found them very good rods...no complaints here and I bet many sold elsewhere with fancier packaging come from the very same factory

normspanners

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• Nov 22,

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What welder Bob ? ac or dc, inverter etc ?

normspanners

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• Nov 22,

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I had a few dc inverters I let mates have and one was saying he was struggling with it, when I went to check he was using ac rods, with it on a genny also!, so used a few stated dc rods and it was fine !

Brad93

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• Nov 22,

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Don't look too bad! Is it the skill of the operator though. I've used plenty of white box rods on sites, and managed to get them running okay one way or another.

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• Nov 22,

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Got some super6 from David a few weeks back, they run just fine on the mighty midget on ac. Almost better than zodian universals... to be fair though, the midget will make any rods run well (except ). I expect the super6 would be junk on a buzz box.

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• Nov 22,

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ive got a few boxes of 2.5 Chinese rods. they weld perfect everyone assumes if its from china its rubbish not the case .who builds nuclear power stations ?? and do there product's all snap at the welds

Arclikeharrypotter

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• Nov 22,

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Don' think there is any debate as to whether the Chinese can produce high quality items and consumables, but unbranded white box electrodes can certainly be hit and miss, and if your on a job last thing you want or need is a duff batch! At 12 pounds for 5kg murex white box are really good.

TechnicAl

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• Nov 23,

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ive got a few boxes of 2.5 Chinese rods. they weld perfect everyone assumes if its from china its rubbish not the case .who builds nuclear power stations ?? and do there product's all snap at the welds

At the Essen Welding Show I was approached by the Chinese Atomic Energy Authority to supply welding products for their Nuclear Power Stations. At that time Chinese products were banned from use. Times change and Im not involved any more so it could be different now. Just thought Id tell you just in case anyone was having sleepless nights, especially in Somerset.
I was answering a PM when I saw this and I thought people should know.

Windy Miller

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• Nov 23,

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At the Essen Welding Show I was approached by the Chinese Atomic Energy Authority to supply welding products for their Nuclear Power Stations. At that time Chinese products were banned from use. Times change and Im not involved any more so it could be different now. Just thought Id tell you just in case anyone was having sleepless nights, especially in Somerset.
I was answering a PM when I saw this and I thought people should know.

Good to "see" you again TA!

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Al,
With all due respect I have to query your statement.
I am currently on a project in Thailand supplying ton of modularised structural steel to an Iron Ore project in Australia.
The specifications state that all non Australian steel must have "Material Verification Tests" per heat number (Mechanical / Chemical Analysis and Bend Tests) and all the Chinese steel we have been supplied with (approx tons) has passed with well above the requirements of the equivalent Australian steel.
Yes, I agree there has been some crap come out of China (and there still is) but to say it must be crap just because it is "Made in China" is probably going a bit far.
Regards,
Shane By Date 06-03- 21:19 Sorry Shane, no apology from me regarding Chinese crap.

The sorry part is I'm trying to order some fittings for my welder's competion and all the suppliers want to supply Chinese crap. It ain't gonna happen.

I recently had an inquiry about a project that was going sour. The steel was supplied and fabricated in China. I turned the job down and told the "client", "You bought crap to save a few dollars. You can scrap the entire shipment for all I care." At which point I hung up.

Anyone merchant that wants to have their product made in China can sell it in China.

Al