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oliverc30
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3h ago
Foreman in Youngstown told me to preheat my plate to 200 before a big weld, and my warp went from a quarter inch to almost nothing
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ross.felix
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1d ago
Serious question, a 30 year fitter at the Local 169 hall in Detroit told me to stop grinding my tacks before the root pass and I switched that same day
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simons28
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3d ago
DAE spend 9 years welding tube sheets wrong before a guy in Gary, Indiana set me straight
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bettys51
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4d ago
Found out a rivet forge from 1890 could hit 2,400 degrees and I've been babying my torch ever since
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the_fiona
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4d ago
Chose the 6010 root over 7018 on a pressure vessel in Gary, and the X-ray came back clean
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ryanburns
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8d ago
Update: The old boilermaker in Gary told me to stop trusting my level on every fit-up
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jennyb67
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10d ago
Saw a 1920s riveted boiler getting cut apart at a scrapyard in Gary and it stopped me cold
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paigep20
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10d ago
Finally figured out why my 6010 roots kept whipping out on the pipeline job in Odessa
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the_zara
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10d ago
Switched from a grinder with a cutting wheel to a bandsaw on 10 inch schedule 40, night and day on the fit
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victorb17
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11d ago
Guy at the Local 40 hall kept calling hydro testing 'glorified plumbing'
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simon_coleman
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11d ago
Said tube rolling by hand was dead, then a 62 year old hand showed me his arms
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terrym99
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12d ago
Shoutout to the old hand in Gary who showed me the tube rolling trick that stopped my leaks cold
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rileynelson
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12d ago
Warning: I stopped fighting my 6010 whip and let gravity do the work, and my root pass finally passed on the first try
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barbaraw47
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13d ago
Pro tip: I quit grinding my tube welds and started wire wheeling first
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julia_miller24
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14d ago
Showerthought: do you trust a boilermaker who never had a hot job go bad on him?
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