my 7018 rods are saved

[moody]

well about a month ago my parents got a that food saver vac

it works really really good

but anyways i just had an idea and tryed it

i have a 5 pound pack of 7018 rods that i wont be useing for a while and i heard that moisture really gets to them easily so i put them in a food saver bag and removed the air

the box started to change shape a tiny bit but i think the coating on the rods will still be there when i take them out

al lest i hope it will

anyone else try food saving their electrodes?
i think its great :)

[Mike W]

I must say that you are a creative guy moody. :D

[Timinmb]

Very clever! That would be a good system for packing half a dozen rods for stowing away in the jeep.

[MBDiagman]

Yes, that should work even better than the plastic storage tubes because you are drawing a bit of a vacuum. I really like the plastic tubes. Vacuum packing a group of rods that you won't need for a while is a great thing to do, but I would want to make sure they are dry as possible first.

Merry Christmas,
Doc

[Timinmb]

They should make a little chamber on the cap of those tubes for a pack of silica gel. That would keep the rods even dryer than when you put them in.

[moody]

heres is a pic of them

when i sealed the box into the bag the bag was too wide to seal and i just found some air got in so i resealed them out of the box

see pic

and when i took them out of the box only one rod out of all in the 5 pound box was dammaged

:)

[moody]

im trying to make a pvc pipe into a food saver tube for welding rods so they dont get crushed

[moody]

i just talked to the people that made the food saver

and asked them to make a 2' long pipe for storing electrodes.

it should save lots of electrodes and make lots of welders happy .

cant waight to see if they make one.

[MBDiagman]

If you are a jack of all trades (and master of none) like myself, and do a/c work, then you could make a pipe with a fitting and valve and use your vacuum pump to evacuate.

Merry Christmas,
Doc