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iris_thomas85
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14h ago
Warning: welder buddy in Gary, Indiana
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quinn341
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2d ago
Foreman in Gary told me to stop rushing the fit-up, and I still think about it 3 years later
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xenam84
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3d ago
Fitter bet me $50 he could weld a beer can shut, and the can won
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ray613
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6d ago
Tried 100 percent CO2 shielding on a root pass in Amarillo, and the inspector caught what I did not
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xenam84
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7d ago
Journeyman on my crew said tube rolling is dying, and it's been bugging me for two weeks
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thea_bell
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8d ago
Appreciation post: the crusty old timer who swore by soapstone on boiler tube layout
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perry.jesse
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8d ago
I finally gave in and started tagging my welds after a bad Tuesday in Gary
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white.keith
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13d ago
A guy in Baton Rouge said to weld my tubes in short beads, saved me a headache
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abby_fisher
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15d ago
Foreman told me to pack the tube sheet with a 2 inch roller and I laughed at him
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michael803
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17d ago
DAE think the "grind the weld and hide it" fix is lazy on a 2 inch nozzle?
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drew_walker
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18d ago
Pro tip: old timer in Baton Rouge told me to preheat my tube ends before rolling, and my joints quit weeping
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hannahj49
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18d ago
Spent $180 on a tube roller for my 2 inch boiler tubes and it paid for itself on one job
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hannahj49
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19d ago
Chose between a track rig and a truck rig in 2011 and I still think about it
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tara_stone42
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21d ago
Turned up my shielding gas flow like an old timer in Gary told me, and my welds stopped looking like Swiss cheese
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garcia.cameron
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22d ago
I finally picked between reaming dry or with cutting oil on a 3 inch tube sheet, and the boss noticed
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