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Heard a new guy say 'a weld is a weld' on the Tulsa site yesterday
I was walking past the new crew's break area and this kid, maybe six months in, was telling his buddy that as long as it holds pressure, the technique doesn't matter. He was talking about a 2-inch schedule 80 pipe weld. That kind of talk makes my skin crawl. I've seen what happens when someone gets lazy with their root pass or doesn't clean the joint right. On a job in Baton Rouge, a rushed weld on a feedwater line failed after 18 months. It wasn't a big leak, but the corrosion it caused cost over forty grand to fix. This trade is built on doing it right every single time, not just making it stick. It's about knowing your codes, your materials, and your heat. Has anyone else had to set a young hand straight on this kind of thinking?
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pat78112d ago
Gotta admit, sometimes a functional weld is all the job specs actually call for, you know? Not every pipe is holding back a disaster.
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amy_craig2812d ago
I mean, maybe it's just me but that feels like a bad way to look at it. A weld that's just "functional" today might be holding something important tomorrow, you know? Idk, I'd rather know it was done right the first time, even if the specs were low. Saves a headache later.
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spencer40012d ago
That's basically the motto for half the stuff we buy.
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