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Appreciation post: A chat with the inspector on the Baytown job about weld preheat
He told me, 'Your procedure is solid, but you're rushing the preheat on the 2-inch plate... that extra 50 degrees for 10 more minutes isn't a delay, it's the weld's insurance policy,' and it finally clicked why my last two x-rays had those tiny issues.
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cole54912d ago
Exactly, that extra time is everything. @susansingh gets it, that patience becomes part of the work.
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susansingh13d ago
Guess that's why they say patience is a virtue, even for metal.
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felix41413d ago
Remember watching my uncle wait for a perfect heat on a piece of steel. He'd just stand there, staring into the forge. The whole shop ran on that kind of quiet timing.
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