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Here are a few pics of what we do...http://www.weldingwebhttp://www.weld...1&d=1332091315 Attached ImagesMy hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:thats enough gravy for a whole plate of biscuits.Local 597
Reply:On big items like that do you roll them while welding? Looks like alot of tig gravy there.
Reply:Originally Posted by JoeMayoOn big items like that do you roll them while welding? Looks like alot of tig gravy there.
Reply:Wow!! Cool stuff[Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
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Reply:Is that stuff vacuum piping for the super collider ?
Reply:Let's see what Snappy has to say about your quality now!    Beautiful.Sent from my DROID3 using TapatalkJay DavisAWS-CWIC-60 Specialty Welding ContractorLoving husband, and father of two boys (
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Reply:Most of the real big stuff (30"x 2 5/8 thick) is sub-arced. We put the bead and hot pass in them. But we do some that are in position. Takes 2 welders and 55 pounds of wire and 2 days to complete.On some we can flip flop... Weld one half, then flip it to the other. We also have roll out machines with foot pedals. Our flanges are from Italy and Germany.On this job we are welding 321,304,316,309 stainless. 2205 Duplex. 625 Inconel. Alloy 20 & 60. There are 2 overhead cranes rated at 5 tons. And NO a/c. LOLMy hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:Here is one of the 20" heavy wallshttps://www.weldingweb.com/images/attach/jpg.gif Attached ImagesMy hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:I will take some more close ups tomorrow of welds and stuff.My hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:Very impressive stuff bud!I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:very nice job. I love big piping.. Would like to see more!
Reply:I caint wait to see some more pictures that looks awesome.
Reply:I didn't notice a fume extractor. Hexavalent Chromium kills.
Reply:This is a 20"... All I'm putting is the bead and hot pass. http://weldingweb.com/attachment.pht...1&d=1332286776 Attached ImagesMy hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:Here are a few others. Duplex 2205 and 321 stainlesshttp://weldingweb.com/athttp://weldi...1&d=1332287046 Attached ImagesMy hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:SOOOO....as far as my weld quality goes. Pictures are worth a thousand words....My hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:Thats great looking work indeed.
Reply:Top shelf work my friend. Would love to call that place home.When in doubt, carry two guns instead of one.
Reply:I'm just a beginner but those welds are beautiful man. I know that much, they look awesome man.
Reply:Wow!  Those are absolutely beautiful, I hope someday I can create half as nice as that.
Reply:Thanks fellas. I"ve been welding since I was 14.... I'm now 46. Making a slick TIG weld is'nt really too hard. Gotta have the heat right, tungsten sticking out of your rig just right, and the right travel speed. Im a HOT welder... I run 285 amps with 1/8 wire. 380 amps with 5/32 wire. Cant remember the last time I did a "stick rod" weld. Its been a loooong time.Practice and PATIENCE are the key to becoming a good welder.My hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:are you working for a shop are as a contract welder?have you ever thought of using any backing rings in your welds.here is a pick. they are smaller than what you are useing but can be made as big as needed . Attached Images
Reply:I work for a shop. Im paid by the hour... which is pretty good. Highest paid welders in this area.Naw, we dont use backing strips. We get 5/32 gaps and run with it. Smaller gaps on the little stuff.My hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:Excellent photos, i work on some similar stuff, just not that large of diameter on our combustion tubrines at our power plant, also deal with  2 1/4 chromoly, inconel in the coal fired boiler, main steam line 2" wall thickness, auxillery steam lines, superheater tubes etc. Its nice to see large scale projects like this very interesting. Haha iam glad you dont use backing rings, iam old school in the fact that it takes MUCH more skill to sling a flawless tig root, and i have respect for those who do it well. Well leave backing rings to the cwb folk.
Reply:Originally Posted by Pressure_Welder Well leave backing rings to the cwb folk.
Reply:Sure do mean CWB, i am canadian through and through. CWB reps have been to our generating station and tried to sell their procedures on us, Basically our supervisors and QC engineers tell them to get off site. Try to tell us how to weld a vertical/overhead 7018 bead with a backing? yet all 4 of us welders hold 6 different high pressure tickets every year. i am certian we can run 7018 out of position just fine. Our pressure tickets supercede CWB as per the department of labours recommendation, dont get me started on how much the pipeline guys like to poke fun at them! Again awesome welding on the stainless, with that large diameter/wall thickness do you guys run into issues not using strong backs and or bridge tacks? I know on our main steamline 16" (2 1/2" wall thickness)  2 1/4 chrome we are required too use a strongback. Id suppose with the substantial weight of the pipe you wouldnt have as many issues? Oh and another question, i was asked last week to prepare for a new "procedural test" that our company wants to implement, using a tig rod impregnated with a flux as to prevent any sort of root purging. Had any chance to use this in your travels?
Reply:wow thats pretty good i cant wait to get out of school and find a job i like to be doing tig like what u are doing i just really like to Tig i feel that i have a little nitch for it. Im from Texas my slef are there a lot of Tig jobs down there in south Texas?
Reply:All of our tacks are bridge tacked. With the pipe being 2 5/8 thick we have no need for strong backs. Most of those big welds are done with the sub-arc. So heat transfer is equal pretty much all the way around. Once it hits 500 degrees he lets it cool for a bit.That flux tig wire is a pain in the a##... I wouldnt use it myself. Purging is the safest bet.Southeast Texas has the most welding jobs around due to the fact of all the oil refineries. Motiva just completed a 5 year job here. Its a plant in a plant.... Its the largest in the US.Pay here is the highest as well. Thats for combo welders tho. Im in the mid 30's on hourly pay. Welders make more here than any other craft.Good luck with you TIG welding Maroon Pride.My hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:Nice work. Those are really thick pipes. We do alot of stainless at work , special stuff to like c276 , AL6XN , B6 , Inconel. Machining it is a real pain in the a$$ .
Reply:Originally Posted by Pressure_WelderSure do mean CWB, i am canadian through and through. CWB reps have been to our generating station and tried to sell their procedures on us, Basically our supervisors and QC engineers tell them to get off site
Reply:These are just amazing, I could only ever hope to become that good and work on that piping!
Reply:ok so what companys should i look in to for jobs down there as a welder are just to get my foot in the door?
Reply:Here is a 316 Stainless bead and the caphttp://weldingwebhttp://weldingweb.c...1&d=1333236342 Attached ImagesMy hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:Wow!! Thats beautiful![Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
Reply:I damn near drooled while staring at that root pass picture.Beautiful work.IW Local 580 NY, NY
Reply:Thank you. It was a 4" weld. It was on my roll out...so I put the bead in non stop. As well as the cap. Makes life easyMy hood and I... Till death do us part
Reply:Man I gotta start practicing more...
Reply:a lot of nice work