Back to welding this week

[Scott_D]

haven't done any for a few years but back to it this week
It's 2 1/2 gas main
Tack
Route
Cap

 

[townfanjon]

Millions of years ago before Mig welders were here , I used to gas weld car sills, chassis etc etc , laying on your side gas welding upside down with burning underseal dropping in your eyes and ears is a skill I NEVER want to go back to lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Looking good grind before or after cap ?

Me personally I like to leave a bigger gap for the root 2-3mm (1/2 the rod thickness) find it ties in better and leaves a nice inside

You coded ?

 

[Scott_D]

Ground out the route to clean up
Do you do much?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I would like to do more but only done short bits over the last year / few

Think the last big job I did was a 3-4 reduced and then half a length of heavy

 

[Scott_D]

I might see if there is any decent money available and book myself in for test

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I might see if there is any decent money available and book myself in for test

It's ok about the same as a domestic gas engineer (per hr) and other than tieing into your tacks a bit more your fine

 

[Old Account]

Great, tidy clean job scotti...
I've done it few times during my apprenticeship and a little bit afterwards. Haven't done it for more than 8 years now. To be a good welder takes years of practice it ain't as easy. Do you need to do it over here when doing your apprenticeship ? We had to do it even in the praxis exams. Welding steel, pipe bending with sand, copper bending, everything had to be checked with high pressure.

 

[Scott_D]

For pipefitting, not for plumbing

 

[king of pipes]

Not lost your touch bud , nice to keep your hand in used to do alot when i was commercial but left all that behind now keep up the got work cheers kop.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

What's the pipe supplying Scott ?

 

[Scott_D]

One boiler and one CHP engine, someone else is doing that though

 

[cr0ft]

Out of curiosity, where can you become qualified to do this? I realise that in this case experience is required! Keen to know what qualification is required to weld gas pipework and where you can undertake it.

Thanks!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

A local welding collage / a local tech collage

 

[Scott_D]

There are different levels of qualification
Coded, ASME 9 and Class 2 off the top of my head
I did the lower - Class 2 and you had to retest every 3 years

 

[Scott_D]

I am starting a little plant room this week. 3x 120kw frame mounted strebel boilers and more welding.
Time to ask for a pay rise

 

[king of pipes]

Time to post some pictures scott be interested to see your progress good luck with it cheers kop