Great little rods. I ordered these for my Hot Max 110 welder and they are the best welding rod I have used with my welder to date and I have been using this welder for 10 years and the other rods have had trouble filling gaps. They may look like they made a good weld, but if you cut the slag in half, a crack will appear and you will have to weld, clean the slag, and weld again until you have a solid weld connecting the two pieces of metal connects. But I'm lucky with these rods, now there will be a boy