Those are arc gouging rods, you're going to need an air arc stinger and an air supple to do anything productive with them. If you get all that maxing your machine should work. But I doubt a tombstone is rated to air arc.

 

No they are not. They are cutting/chamfering rods as stated by the OP. I have some in the garage right now. No air supply needed. They will also do a butt ugly job of cutting aluminum... not that they leave a nice kerf in steel.

Papa

 

electrode negative crank the amps all the way up and if needed use an air blow gun to blow the puddle out

 

just use 6010..crank it up, maybe 50% higher than what normal weld wants, and watch it blow the metal away

 

I also need to cut apart a skid steer pallet fork that was welded in place and can't get cutting tools in there. Are you telling me that I can just use 3/32 6010 at 50% the normal current and it will cut without extra air or anything?

 

Are you telling me that I can just use 3/32 6010 at 50% the normal current and it will cut without extra air or anything?

150% of normal amperage. And I think it helps if you dip the 6010 in water first.

 

Correct. Those are not carbon arc air rods. You dont need air or an arc air set up to run those. All you need is your stick electrode holder.
They are deep gouging rods. Certainium also makes a cutting/gouging electrode for a stick welder. These types of rods will gouge and cut but they are not neat. They can be messy but they do the job.
If I cant use my plasma cutter to cut or gouge, I just use 6010 and crank up the amperage if I need to use a stick electrode to pierce a hole in something.

 

When cutting or piecing with 6010, do you use DCEN? I know 6010 is Reverse polarity to weld but in my mind, Straight polarity would cut/gouge better than DCEP with 6010.

As mentioned, Electrode negative for Arc gouging rods and I believe but not confirmed that Plasma cutters are also Straight polarity (DCEN).

In Straight polarity, electrons are emitted from the electrode and bombard the work.

 

I pretty much run my ARC to max and just cut. It works great, although not near as nice as a plasma.

 

I once cut through 5/8" thick plate using 5/32" stick electrodes. It made a sloppy cut, but I got the job done. It was all I had at the time.

 

I got it to work! I used AC and cranked the amps. It's ugly, but it worked.

It smells, but not that bad. It also catches things on fire.

Thanks guys!

 

Simply put, we always called it "hot-rodding". Crank it up to max and cut the heck out of it.