Welding Rods
| Welding Rods | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Material |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Weight Empty | 0.2 |
| Uses | about 20 |
| Metal Value | 20 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.WeldingRods
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Welding Rods are a pack of filler rods for metal welding. They are the core consumable of the Welding skill, used in every metal construction.
Every welded build takes some rods together with fuel from a Welding Torch. A welding mask is worn for the work. Rods go into metal walls, fences, gates, doors, stairs, crates, lockers, counters and shelves. Most builds take between two and five uses. Big double gates take ten.
Packs are found in welding workshops, metal shops, railroad repair yards, garages and sheds. The Carpenter is the best occupation for materials. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. For Welding, the Welder starts strongest.
Uses
Defence is a major use. The Build Metal Sheet Barricade recipe takes one Steel Sheet and one use of rods with Welding level 3. The Build Metal Bar Barricade recipe takes three Iron Bar, Steel Rod or Steel Bar and three uses. Metal Wall (Basic) takes three Steel Sheet - Small and four uses at Welding level 3. Metal Wall (Advanced) needs Welding level 5.
Fences and gates follow the same pattern. The Metal Fence and Metal Pole Fence builds need Welding level 3. The Big Double Pole Gate and Big Double Wire Gate need Welding level 5 and ten uses each.
Storage and furniture come next. Metal Crate, Metal Shelves, Metal Counter and the metal lockers all take rods. Their shoddy versions need Welding level 3. The good versions need much more skill, up to Welding level 10 for the Big Metal Locker.
Some builds help a farm or kitchen. The Build Metal Barrel Oven recipe needs Welding level 5. The Feeding Trough Metal (Double) recipe needs Welding level 3. The Metal Floor recipe asks for no skill at all.
Used in Crafting
Everything made with Welding Rods, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill. Each tab holds one crafting category.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Bar Barricade | - | Build Metal Bar Barricade | 3x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Sheet Barricade | - | Build Metal Sheet Barricade | 1x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Feeding Trough | - | Feeding Trough Metal (Double) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Metal Locker | - | Build Big Metal Locker | 4x |
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- | Welding: 10 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Big Metal Locker (Shoddy) | - | Build Big Metal Locker (Shoddy) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Counter | - | Build Metal Counter | 4x |
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- | Welding: 8 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Counter (Shoddy) | - | Build Metal Counter (Shoddy) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Counter Corner | - | Build Metal Counter Corner | 4x |
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- | Welding: 8 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Counter Corner (Shoddy) | - | Build Metal Counter Corner (Shoddy) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Crate | - | Build Metal Crate | 4x |
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- | Welding: 7 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Crate (Shoddy) | - | Build Metal Crate (Shoddy) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Small Metal Locker | - | Build Small Metal Locker | 4x |
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- | Welding: 9 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Small Metal Locker (Shoddy) | - | Build Small Metal Locker (Shoddy) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Shelves (Shoddy) | - | Metal Shelves | 2x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Double Pole Gate | - | Big Double Pole Gate | 10x |
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- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Big Double Wire Gate | - | Big Double Wire Gate | 10x |
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- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Big Wire Fence Gate | - | Big Wire Fence Gate | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Barrel Oven | - | Build Metal Barrel Oven | 4x |
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- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Door (Poor) | - | Build Metal Door (Poor) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Door (Shoddy) | - | Build Metal Door (Shoddy) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Fence (Good) | - | Build Metal Fence (Good) | 2x |
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- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Big Metal Pole Fence | - | Metal Big Pole Fence | 5x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Big Pole Fence Gate | - | Metal Big Pole Fence Gate | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Big Metal Wire Fence | - | Metal Big Wire Fence | 5x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Door Frame (Poor) | - | Metal Door Frame | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Fence (Shoddy) | - | Metal Fence | 2x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Floor | - | Metal Floor | 1x |
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- | Welding: 0 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Small Metal Pole Fence (Poor) | - | Metal Pole Fence | 2x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Small Pole Fence Gate | - | Metal Pole Fence Gate | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Stairs | - | Metal Stairs | 4x |
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- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Wall (Good) | - | Metal Wall (Advanced) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Wall (Poor) | - | Metal Wall (Basic) | 4x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Metal Wall Frame | - | Metal Wall Frame | 2x |
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- | Welding: 2 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Small Metal Wire Fence | - | Metal Wire Fence | 2x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Small Wire Fence Gate | - | Metal Wire Fence Gate | 2x |
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- | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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Locations
Welding rods are common in metalworking places. Welding workshops and welding storage are the best, holding a pack more than one time in two. Railroad repair yards, catwalks and railroad storage hold one about one time in five. Metal shops and metal fabrication shops are almost as good. Police and fire station garages, tool store storage, garage storage and sheds hold a pack now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Welding storage | Other | 58.8% |
| Catwalk | Other | 21.7% |
| Railroad repair | Counter | 21.7% |
| Railroad repair | Tool cabinet | 21.7% |
| Railroad storage | Other | 21.7% |
| Metal fabrication | Counter | 19.9% |
| Metal fabrication | Tool cabinet | 19.9% |
| Metalfabrication storage | Tool cabinet | 19.9% |
| Fire station storage | Tool cabinet | 14% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 13.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Welding workshop | Other | 58.8% |
| Metalshop | Counter | 19.9% |
| Metalshop | Tool cabinet | 19.9% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 14.7% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 13.1% |
| Car supply store | Other | 13% |
| Car supply store | Tool cabinet | 13% |
| Tool store | Other | 5.9% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 5.9% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Police garage | Other | 15.2% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 15.2% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 14.5% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 14.5% |
| Shed | Counter | 14.5% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 14.5% |
| Shed | Shelves | 14.5% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 14% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 14% |
| Shed | Other | 13.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 1.3% |
Notes
- Partly used packs can be merged into one with the Merge option.
- Each pack holds about twenty uses, enough for several builds.
- A Metal Floor can be built before any Welding skill is learned.
- Shoddy versions of furniture let a low-level welder build early.
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