If any of you are building drags using cotton spindles for the drag points, I assume they are exceptionally hard. I have a few drags with them and they seem pretty tough. How are you cutting the button off? Torch? Saw? I’m going to build a bunch more drags and was considering using them for the points.

Seems like it was decades ago when there was quite a bit of conversation of folks using them for drags points but only a vague memory since people and subjects come & people go and were of no interest to me!

I have a few.

Just left the button on.

I leave the button on and just put it where it’s right on top of the round rod or whatever you’re using. I do cut a sharper point into the end of the spindle. And prefer to 7018 the spindles

Leave them jokers right on!

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The spindles are probably cast steel so Wild Rag is correct, E7018 (or another low hydrogen stick electrode) or mig sc.

I have 7018 in my arsenal. I had planned on sharpening the spindles. I have some drags I bought that have the sharpened spindles and they dig in very well.

6011 is fine. Leave the buttons on weld both sides
If useing magnetized steel like sucker rod do a root pass first

Have built hundreds of them have not seen it neccasary for 7018 yet
After pounding in i have no idea how many in the ground

Seldom interested in useless dialogue myself

LOL! Don’t know about useless though I never had the need to use them but there was a little about others using them left in the old memory bank.

Leave dem buttons on

I leave mine on and sharpen the point.