From: null@void.com   
      
   Hello everyone   
   Decades after first mention of tack welding with SMAW 6010's, on then   
   welding newsgroup and on r.c.m., I tried - and am bowled-over!   
   In Britain almost no use of 6010's and 6011's.   
   I've used for a couple of decades of root-running.   
   "In background" a bit because my Miller Dynasty 200DX welding machine   
   won't "keyhole" with 6010.  Which was my first application of   
   cellulosic 6010's and 6011's - "keyhole" the root of a V-butt weld.   
   Well, trying to weld 10mm A/F 6mm nuts to the periphery of a 10mm   
   wall thickness tube forming the shell of my rod-mill, suddenly   
   recalled 6010's used for tacking in North America.   
   So that's "open arc" - use like a 6013 (7018 is "open arc" but very   
   close-up due to cup formation at end of rod - so not that similar)   
   Wow!   
   That was a trick I missed!   
   * instant arc-up and pool formation   
   * fluidity   
   * very "clean"   
   * fast freeze   
   * directional directable arc   
   * smooth and pleasant to use   
      
   Well everyone - best wishes and thanks for all the help along the way,   
   Rich S   
      
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