{"id":11002,"date":"2026-10-28T01:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T23:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/produk\/afrox-vitemax-welding-rod-1kg-x-4-00mm\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T22:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T20:00:28","slug":"afrox-vitemax-welding-rod-1kg-x-4-00mm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/produk\/afrox-vitemax-welding-rod-1kg-x-4-00mm\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrox Vitemax Welding Rod 1kg X 4.00mm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Afrox Vitemax Welding Rods 4.00 mm, 1 kg<\/h2>\n<p>Afrox Vitemax is a rutile welding electrode, supplied here as a 1 kg pack of 4.00 mm rods. It welds in all positions, including vertical down, and is used by fabricators, farm workshops and maintenance welders for general steel work and tacking.<\/p>\n<h3>Key features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rutile electrode, 4.00 mm diameter<\/li>\n<li>1 kg pack<\/li>\n<li>All-position welding, including vertical down<\/li>\n<li>Smooth, quiet arc with low spatter and good striking and restrike<\/li>\n<li>Good slag detachability; in most cases the slag is self-lifting<\/li>\n<li>Welds relatively cold with a rapid burn-off rate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because it welds relatively cold, Vitemax is suited to bridging large gaps where fit-up is poor and to tacking. Check that your welding machine&#8217;s current range suits 4.00 mm electrodes before ordering.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<div>\n<details>\n<summary>Can Afrox Vitemax be used for vertical down welding?<\/summary>\n<div>Yes. It welds in all positions, including vertical down.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What size and pack is this?<\/summary>\n<div>This is a 1 kg pack of 4.00 mm Vitemax electrodes.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is it good for poor fit-up?<\/summary>\n<div>It welds relatively cold, which makes it suited to bridging large gaps where fit-up is poor.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrox Vitemax 4.00 mm rutile welding electrodes, 1 kg pack, for all-position welding including vertical down, with easy slag removal.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":11007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[333],"product_cat":[72],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-11002","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-afrox","product_cat-welding","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=11002"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=11002"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=11002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}