What was the last word on these rods? A NAPA store near me had all their Forney inventory at %50 off. So I went in and bought about 3/4 of their stock. I was able to get a bunch of SS rods, hard facing rods, auto helmet, torch tips, mig tips, abrasive wheels etc.etc. I am familiar with some of their equipment, just wondering how those hard facing rods worked out for the original poster.