Old trick for aligning tubes kept me from losing my mind on a job in Gary

Was working on a boiler retube over in Gary last spring and kept fighting with tubes that wouldn't seat right in the drum. One of the old hands told me to try using a piece of emery cloth wrapped around a broomstick to clean the holes before you even think about sliding the tube in. Saved me at least an hour of cussing per shift. Anybody else got a goofy trick like that that actually works?

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the_jenny25d ago

That's just common sense, not some secret trick.

iris57425d ago

We use those magnetic menu boards that you write on with dry erase markers at our shop. Took a few tries to find markers that didn't smudge, but Expo low odor works fine. Also helps that customers can see the specials change in real time without us reprinting anything.