About 6-G or 6-GR welding certificate

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Hello to everyone , i am new to this forum and i am happy to find such a place , for first i would like to ask you , what kind of certificate is this - 6-G or 6-GR welding certificate - . Please answer , i don't know because i am from Macedonia , and where can i get such certificate . Thanks to all who are going to post .
Reply:It is a position of pipe welding, sometimes called "Arkansas Bellhole."  It's done with the pipe in a 45 degree angle.  It is not one single certification though.  You certify on things based on many variables, such as base metal, filler metal, process, and more.  The position is only one of these variables.
Reply:Another name for it is 'skunk', once you know what your doing it's easier than the normal 5G.Stephen
Reply:Originally Posted by Dean125125Hello to everyone , i am new to this forum and i am happy to find such a place , for first i would like to ask you , what kind of certificate is this - 6-G or 6-GR welding certificate - . Please answer , i don't know because i am from Macedonia , and where can i get such certificate . Thanks to all who are going to post .
Reply:Originally Posted by brian bain6G and 6GR are the positions in which the qualification tests are performed by the person qualifying.These can be found in Codes such as AWS D1.1 or ASME Section IX.Log onto AWS.org and you'll find D1.1 there.brianr
Reply:6GR is just 6G with a restriction plate to make it that much harder.
Reply:Originally Posted by wirehunt6GR is just 6G with a restriction plate to make it that much harder.
Reply:The last 6GR I took was on 2" sch 120 with carbon tig root followed by pass of 309 tig then 309 smaw fill with 7018 cap according to our QC/wps guy it's suppost to qualify you for more materials I took my test at an aws certified school in barberton oh look in the phone book and see if you can find anything in your area or call some local welding shops that are in the pressure vessel industry they should know where to tell you where to go.
Reply:I've been a few places that they had you test on carbon pipe, but with stainless filler.  It qualified you on stainless and carbon steel pipe.  It's the way some codes are written, but I don't agree with this one.  It's MUCH easier to weld carbon steel pipe with stainless filler than stainless pipe with stainless filler.  I've never heard of them having a test with a carbon root and stainless filler the rest of the way.
Reply:That s/s wire on carbon is a good cheat when your doing amonia (sp) when the oil won't stop running. Bang a purge up it the do the bottom with the s/s filler through the oil then carry on like normal with the carbon wire. An old sneaky welder told me that one.As for testing with ss on carbon pipe, well that's making it to easy.Stephen
Reply:Here is a page with a picture showing the 6GR setup. http://www.weldinginspectionsvcs.com/6grSample.htmHave a nice dayhttp://www.weldingdata.com/
Reply:seems that you can take the 6G test and if you pass it, and through some companies are pre-qualified for welding in other positions, 1,2,3,4G positionsI would rather run a 6G heli-arc than 4G anydayOwner - Certified Welding & Fabrication / 22yrs in businessSteamboat Springs, Co(970) 879-5491AWS structural shopHMI 70t iron worker2 field trucks specailizing in structural steel, aluminum and stainless steel
Reply:Originally Posted by IH 392seems that you can take the 6G test and if you pass it, and through some companies are pre-qualified for welding in other positions, 1,2,3,4G positionsI would rather run a 6G heli-arc than 4G anyday