Had a chat with an old timer about welding rods today

I was at the supply house this morning picking up some 7018s and ran into this retired boilermaker named Hank who must be pushing 80. We got to talking and he told me he never bothered with fancy rod ovens back in the day. Said he'd just keep his rods in a beat up metal toolbox with a light bulb inside to keep the moisture off. I laughed but then he showed me a photo of a drum he welded in 1978 that still holds pressure. It hit me different because here I am worrying about the perfect storage setup and this guy used a 60 watt bulb and never had a single failure. Made me wonder if we overthink some of this stuff. Has anyone else had an old timer share a trick that sounds too simple but actually works?

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ruby2902mo ago

Ngl that old timer stuff usually holds up.

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lisa_hill232mo ago

That light bulb trick works way better than it should. I tried it once with a dented ammo can.

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