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WISUNO E6013, 3/32 in, 1 lb

The cheapest rods on this shelf, and the only listing anywhere in this hub that publishes the current range for each diameter.

WISUNO E6013 stick electrodes in their one-pound pack

WISUNO E6013, 3/32 in, 1 lb

The cheapest rods on this shelf, and the only listing anywhere in this hub that publishes the current range for each diameter.

Amazon reference
B0DDJQZQ8V
EAN
0780745664575
  • Publishes a current table by diameter: 1/16 in at 25-40 A, 5/64 in at 40-60 A, 3/32 in at 50-80 A, 1/8 in at 100-125 A
  • E6013 rutile, which is the forgiving coating this hub recommends for occasional welding
  • One pound is perhaps twenty rods — a format for trying, not for a project

Best for: A first pound of rods, or a small machine whose dial you are still learning

≈ $10
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Specifications

Amazon reference
B0DDJQZQ8V
EAN
0780745664575

This hub’s introduction promises the current range each diameter actually wants, and then five published packs do not give it. The cheapest rods on the shelf do: 1/16 in at 25 to 40 A, 5/64 in at 40 to 60, 3/32 in at 50 to 80, 1/8 in at 100 to 125. That table is worth more than anything else on this page, because it is the number that decides whether a rod strikes, runs or sticks.

What is in the pack is an ordinary E6013 — a rutile coating, AC or DC, all positions, one pound of 3/32 in. Rutile is the coating this hub steers occasional welders towards: it lights easily, it forgives an unsteady arc length, and it does not care how long it has been in the drawer. The low-hydrogen alternative further up this shelf is stronger and demands a sealed container.

A pound is around twenty rods, which is a format for finding out rather than for building. What the listing leaves out is the rod length, which decides whether it seats in a short holder, and any mechanical figure — the Hobart packs here publish 60,000 PSI, and the claims about elongation and weld appearance on this page have no test behind them.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $10 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions welders ask

Why is a current table worth so much?

Because the hub’s introduction promises exactly that — "the current range each diameter actually wants" — and almost no listing gives it. Set a 3/32 in rod at 120 A and it burns back and sticks; set it at 40 A and it will not strike. The published window here is 50 to 80 A for 3/32 in, and the three other diameters are given too, which means the same table serves whatever size you buy next. None of the five European packs in this hub publishes one.

Is E6013 the right rod to start on?

For occasional welding, yes, and this shelf's buying tip says so: basic low-hydrogen rods are stronger and far fussier, they absorb moisture from the air, and a damp rod gives porous, cracked welds. Rutile rods like E6013 strike easily, run on a cheap AC machine and forgive a wandering hand. The E7018 can further up this shelf is the other kind, and it comes in a sealed steel can for that reason.

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  • TECHNOLIT TS 91 Ø 2.5 mm, 2 kg, product photograph

    TECHNOLIT TS 91 Ø 2.5 mm, 2 kg

    A rutile-cellulose coating: a more aggressive arc that digs in, for less-than-clean steel.

    Coating
    Rutile-cellulose
    Diameter
    2.5 mm (0.10 in)
    Weight
    2 kg (4.4 lb)
    Amazon reference
    B0FMRNF22P
    EAN
    4250887760894
    • A deeper, more penetrating arc than plain rutile
    • 2.5 mm (0.10 in) suits the 90–130 A range that most small inverters deliver comfortably
    • More spatter than a plain rutile rod

    Best for: Repair welds on steel that is not perfectly clean, with a small machine

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  • WELDINGER Universal assortment 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.25 mm, product photograph

    WELDINGER Universal assortment 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.25 mm

    Three diameters in one box, which is how you find out what your machine and your steel actually want.

    Diameters
    2.0, 2.5 and 3.25 mm (0.13 in)
    Type
    Universal, suitable for galvanized steel per the maker
    Amazon reference
    B07HNYR99D
    EAN
    4251314224927
    • Three diameters, so you can match the rod to the plate instead of the other way round
    • €16 makes it a sensible first purchase alongside a machine
    • Assortments give you small quantities of each — a real job will exhaust one size

    Best for: A first box, bought with a first stick welder, to learn what each size does

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  • GYS E6013 rutile Ø 3.2 mm, 70 rods, product photograph

    GYS E6013 rutile Ø 3.2 mm, 70 rods

    E6013 is the rod that lights easily and forgives — the one to learn on and the one most repairs want.

    Classification
    E6013, rutile coating
    Diameter
    3.2 mm (0.13 in)
    Quantity
    70 rods
    Material
    Steel
    Amazon reference
    B00C7R7OMG
    EAN
    3154020085145
    • Rutile rods strike easily and re-strike after a pause, which basic rods do not
    • A smooth, tidy bead with slag that lifts cleanly
    • Lower strength and less crack resistance than a basic (low-hydrogen) rod

    Best for: General repair welding in 4–8 mm (0.16 to 0.31 in) steel, and for anyone learning

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  • Yencoly 46-piece TIG torch consumable kit with nozzles and collets

    Yencoly 46-piece WP-9/20/25 kit

    A 46-piece kit for the smaller torch family, on a listing that says its parts are "made of material", calls TIG consumables essential to a cutting project, and carries five empty bullets.

    Amazon reference
    B081QLXCNG
    EAN
    0738585172521
    • Names the three torch series it fits — WP-9, WP-20 and WP-25
    • Forty-six pieces across nozzles and collets, which is a working stock rather than a top-up
    • The material bullet reads that "Nozzles and collets are made of material, and professional technology process"

    Best for: A WP-9, 20 or 25 torch, if the piece breakdown can be established before ordering

    ≈ $35
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  • Zinger stubby gas lens kit with glass cups for a TIG torch

    Zinger 53-piece stubby gas lens kit, WP-17/18/26

    The only kit on this shelf built around stubby gas lenses and glass cups — with every piece itemized by part number in the description.

    Amazon reference
    B07K7JC2D1
    EAN
    0782289656498
    • Stubby gas lenses in four tungsten sizes — 0.040 in, 1/16, 3/32 and 1/8 — which no other kit here offers
    • Six #10 glass cups, so the puddle can actually be seen
    • Claims an electrical conductivity "similar with 2% thoriated tungsten electrode" on a kit containing no tungsten

    Best for: Getting into a tight joint on a big torch, where a short back cap and a stubby lens are the only way in

    ≈ $28
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  • Bestarc AG60P plasma consumable kit with nozzles and electrodes in a case

    bestarc AG60P-50-BOX

    Fifty plasma consumables itemized piece by piece, for the AG-60 and SG-55 torch patterns — the first plasma parts on this shelf.

    Amazon reference
    B0D2L8DPKL
    EAN
    0727431700773
    • Itemizes all fifty pieces — 20 nozzles, 20 electrodes, 5 shield cups, 5 wire guides — and the total is right
    • Names five torch patterns it fits: AG-60, AG-60P, SG-55, WSD-60 and the BTC500DP head
    • No current rating on the nozzles — a plasma nozzle is sized by amperage, and the figure is absent

    Best for: An AG-60 or SG-55 plasma torch, stocked for a season rather than a job

    ≈ $33
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