In this video I test out the Cut 202 rod from Crown Alloys. It's a rod that allows a normal stick welder to cut metal. Any support is appreciated. Thanks! / bigtb1717
Lincoln used to sale a cutting rod called a cutrode. I've also had an old man show me you can dip a 6010 in water sling the excess water off and cut with it. About the same results, when ya got nothing else it works. Not pretty, but it works. God bless.
That looks interesting. I'll have to try it. I've been cutting metal with a stick rod 6011AC for decades. The Lincoln brochures came with instructions of how to cut with rod. You push the stick up and down like a sewing machine and blow the steel away . I've cut 3/4" with a 1/8 6011. It helps to keep dipping the rod in a tall tank of water as you proceed as you use high amperage to do this. You can also blow holes through fairly thick steel, this way. You hold it in one spot until red hot and then push straight through.
Something new to try out on my list, love stick welding and currently in the tight market for a home use welder. Your videos make it a bit much easier and reassuring, thanks
I agree about stick welding being easy and quick to set up, I also keep going back to it even though I'm not a good at it. I have a quality wire feeder but often I grab the lunch box ebay stick welder, a rod and I'm done, no need to move stuff out of the way so I can wheel the big cart around for one weld.
Did you try making a bolt hole? Rather than put a lot of wear and tear on a drill bit, it would be nice to be able to make a hole slightly smaller than needed and then finish it with a drill bit.
These rods can be definitely be used to pierce steel to make a hole. It could make a quick bolt hole, though you'd want to be careful trying to clean it up with a drill bit. The edge will likely be a bit rough, so it might tend to catch the flutes of a bit, plus the cut edge can sometimes be slightly hardened. Could still be a handy use for rods like this.
Bear in mind, I never ran 6010 on DCEN or tried to "cut" anything other than really thin metal with one. With that in mind, these rods worked better for me and the rods themselves don't burn away nearly as quickly as a 6010 cranked up. On the other hand, 6010 are cheaper and a lot of folks already have them on hand, so it probably makes sense for a lot of folks to go that route if it works for them. P.S., my name isn't Tim. Just saying ;)
Probably situations where they need to gouge out a weld, burn out large rivets, or simply get something apart or cut up in the field. Probably as a sort of "quick and dirty" solution to problem that doesn't require any additional tools in a situation where you have a stick welder handy.
