Welding Rods

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Welding rods are a drainable item used in metalworking.

Usage

Welding rods are required in all metalworking construction recipes, along with a propane torch and welding mask.

Crafting

Metalworking

Main article: Metalworking

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Metal Wall Frame	Metal Bar ×3	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 3 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.1	none	5 Metalworking
Metal Fence	Metal Pipe ×1 Small Metal Sheet ×2 Scrap Metal ×3	Propane Torch 1 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 3 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	5 Metalworking
Pole Fence	Metal Pipe ×3	Propane Torch 1 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 3 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	5 Metalworking
Wired Fence	Metal Pipe ×2 Scrap Metal ×1 Wire ×1 unit(s)	Propane Torch 1 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 4 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	3.75 Metalworking
Big Pole Fence	Metal Pipe ×5 Scrap Metal ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 7 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Wired Fence	Metal Pipe ×3 Scrap Metal ×4 Wire ×3 unit(s)	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 5 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	5 Metalworking
Pole Fence Gate	Metal Pipe ×3 Scrap Metal ×2 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 1 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask	Metalworking 4 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Pole Fence Gate	Metal Pipe ×5 Scrap Metal ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 7 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Double Pole Gate	Metal Pipe ×10 Scrap Metal ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 8 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Double Wired Gate	Metal Pipe ×8 Scrap Metal ×2 Wire ×4 unit(s)	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 7 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.3	none	6.25 Metalworking
Metal Roof	Small Metal Sheet ×1 Scrap Metal ×1	Propane Torch 1 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask	The Metalwork Magazine Vol.1	none	1.25 Metalworking
Metal Shelves	Metal Pipe ×2 Small Metal Sheet ×1 Scrap Metal ×1	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	5 Metalworking
Metal Crate	Metal Pipe ×2 Metal Sheet ×1 Small Metal Sheet ×1 Scrap Metal ×1	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 4 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	5 Metalworking
Metal Counter	Metal Pipe ×2 Small Metal Sheet ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 5 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	5 Metalworking
Metal Counter Corner	Metal Pipe ×2 Small Metal Sheet ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 5 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	5 Metalworking
Small Locker	Metal Pipe ×3 Small Metal Sheet ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 2 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 6 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	6.25 Metalworking
Big Locker	Metal Pipe ×8 Small Metal Sheet ×4 Door Hinge ×2	Propane Torch 3 unit(s) (and) Welder Mask (and) Welding Rods 1 unit(s)	Metalworking 9 (and) The Metalwork Magazine Vol.2	none	7.5 Metalworking

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
armyhanger	counter	4	8
bedroom	crate	1	0.8
factory	crate	4	1
factory	crate	4	2
garagestorage	counter	4	1
metalshipping	metal_shelves	4	1
	metal_shelves	4	1
	metal_shelves	4	2
	metal_shelves	4	2
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	4	1

Buildings

Welding rods can be found in garages, sheds, storage units, tool stores, logging factories and crates.

Vehicles

Welding rods can be found in the trunk of metalworker, or construction worker's vehicles.

Code

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item WeldingRods
    {
        DisplayCategory = Material,
        Weight	=	1.5,
        Type	=	Drainable,
        UseWhileEquipped	=	FALSE,
        UseDelta	=	0.05,
        DisplayName	=	Welding Rods,
        Icon	=	WeldingRods,
        MetalValue = 20,
        WeightEmpty = 0.2,
        ConsolidateOption = ContextMenu_Merge,
        WorldStaticModel = WeldingRods,
    }