Flat as in laying on a table.
Stringer beads= long straight beads no weave
the first two numbers are the tensile strength of the metal ie 70 equals 70,000 psi tensile strength, where as 6013 equals 60,000 psi tensile, the 1 is position a 1 indicates and all position rod. the last number indicates the flux make up.
6013 is a good all purpose rod that doesn't have to be kept in and oven after opening up (I have some that's over 30 years old and still welds good)
when running a weave pass like you were doing its easy for the slag to run around the puddle and cause slag inclusions like those in your weld, Take some scraps and run some beads on it, look at the beads after running each one remember what you did when welding both the good ones and the bad ones. most of the time its the little things that cause problems like slag inclusions.
Almost forgot, get in a comfortable position, its hard to weld when your shaking.
DA
Stringer beads= long straight beads no weave
the first two numbers are the tensile strength of the metal ie 70 equals 70,000 psi tensile strength, where as 6013 equals 60,000 psi tensile, the 1 is position a 1 indicates and all position rod. the last number indicates the flux make up.
6013 is a good all purpose rod that doesn't have to be kept in and oven after opening up (I have some that's over 30 years old and still welds good)
when running a weave pass like you were doing its easy for the slag to run around the puddle and cause slag inclusions like those in your weld, Take some scraps and run some beads on it, look at the beads after running each one remember what you did when welding both the good ones and the bad ones. most of the time its the little things that cause problems like slag inclusions.
Almost forgot, get in a comfortable position, its hard to weld when your shaking.
DA
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