Flux won't melt

[jeepfab]

I just bought a new box of 6013 electrodes, and I can't get the flux to melt. I have to grind the electrode into the work, or or the rod melts so far up inside that it breaks the arc. I just finished the old box of rods on the same project with no problems. Same setup, same temp. What's up?

[vicegrip]

I used to make the packing guides where the fluxxing agents were forced into possition for baking ........the customer described how it works ......
Fascinating !!
Sounds like the mix is a-fowl ....overly vitrified !!?

I beleive you have a Bad Batch there .....take a few rods with the metal melted out , and get them relaced ..../....refunded!

Phil

[jeepfab]

Never had this problem before, so didn't have a clue. I spent the last three hours surfing the internet (found nothing), and got help here in 5 minutes! Thanks!

[hankj]

Yep, bad batch! Your LWS should swap 'em with no squawk.

Hank

[garth]

What they said