Thanks so much everyone for your replies - what you say makes sense.

I really appreciate the explanations!

Regards,

Mike

Thanks very much for your reply! I think I'll mostly be using 6010 as you suggest, rather than 6011 - I kind of over-bought supplies when I got the welder (partly to save on subsequent shipping of repeated small orders), so I have about 10 lbs of each rod. I think I'll use the 6011 mostly to keep pr...

Hello, I'm newly registered to the forum, although I have benefited from the information here for the last year or so as I try to learn more about welding. I retired about a year ago and immediately signed up for some evening courses at our local technical school so I can pursue some hobbies I've al...