Hobart H112216-R01 1-Pound Plastic 6011 Stick Electrode, 1/16-Inch

6011 is a great all-around rod. Blasts through paint, rust, and dirt(to a point). Great for out in the weather where a gas shielded welding process isn't an option. With proper technique, both relatively thick and thin metal can be welded effectively, especially if you can run downhill on thin metal. 6010 will do all of this, but 6011 will run on AC and on inverter machines that frequently will not run 6010. 6011 truly is a great all-around rod. These 1/16" rods do all of the above, they're just optimized for thinner material. Also great for running on smaller limited amperage machines, or where a standard 120v plug in is all that's available, or on limited generator power. You wouldn't want to make serious structural repairs with this rod, but sometimes you're in a jam and all you need is to get a quick repair done so that work can continue until the end of the shift. Being able to carry a tiny 120v lunchbox inverter welder on site, plug it into whatever power outlet is available, and make that repair quickly and easily can be worth a whole lot. Every facility maintenance tech should have a box of these around.

Hobart makes commercial welders so I figured their welding rods are the best, so I order them, and yes they are smooth and great, I chose the 1/8” because of the thin metal that I was welding, but it worked great too. It’s been a long time since I welded but these did a great job for me.

Decent quality for thin (1/16) 6011. Worked better than HF version. Starts ok (but not easy, at least for me). Restarts were decent. Burns fast, though. Good for sheet metal without blowing holes if not moving fast enough, giving you a bit more time to work it in (used to weld 2-pc 5/8" diameter solid pin hinges to 14 ga square tube posts for metal gate repair), where I figured 6013 or 7014 wouldn't penetrate deep enough. If you get the amperage dialed down (50A +/- 5A or so), it will still penetrate well and also produce a nice rippled bead with not too much splatter. For what I needed, using a 110V low amperage stick welder, it worked well. Lincoln FW 180 3/32", from HD, was just too much for my project.

Just what my husband wanted for his New toy. He said the size was great for his project and the quality was superb. The speed and stick was of his weld was great . Overall great value for the money.

Appears to be a good product and it should work well.

These are great Welding sticks for the price. I ordered 2 sizes (pictured) this review is for the 1/8th size. Seems to work flawlessly, happy with the purchase.

Great rods at a great price

These make strong, tiny tacks that are easy to weld over. Also good for weld with poor fit up when you want to get into a deep gap. Slag is fairly easy to remove, and it welded over some rust that I couldn’t reach to grind clean. Easy to strike, arc is pretty violent and you don’t lose the arc if you let it get too long. Didn’t see an amperage range on the package. I used an indicated 40 amps on my cheap inverter welder and it ran on the hot side