WELDING ROD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
First, find the length of your welding rod that is equal to one gram. On my welding bench I stamped the numbers 1 through 5 for that distance to give me a visual reference of the weight of the welding rod. As shown in the picture if I wanted to add 3 grams of weld to the crank, I would lay the welding rod over the numbers and put a bend in the rod at the number 3. I then pour the rod into the weld until I reached the bend and then I know 3 grams of weight was added to the balance job.

Lyle Haley
The Shop Doc
Andover, MN
August, 2020