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welding rod

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noun

  1. electrical engineering filler metal supplied in the form of a rod, usually coated with flux

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The welding rod is of copper which contains phosphorus; and a flux, also containing phosphorus, should be spread for about an inch each side of the joint.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Harold P. (Harold Phillips) Manly

Various forms of flux may be used and they are applied by dipping the end of the welding rod into the powder at intervals.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Harold P. (Harold Phillips) Manly

I took a metal rod, a welding rod, you know.

From Empire by Clifford D. Simak

It will be necessary for the operator to reach to the farthest side with the flame and welding rod, and to start the new surfaces there.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Harold P. (Harold Phillips) Manly

Material thicker than the above requires the addition of more metal of the same or different kind from the welding rod, this rod being held by the left hand.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Harold P. (Harold Phillips) Manly

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