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robinwalker•2d ago

Serious question, did I get burned on that $340 tube roller from the auction site?

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the_sam•2d ago

Warning: watching a tube get rolled in Gary, Indiana at 2am changed how I tack my stays

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sean_barnes83•3d ago

Saw a 60 year old riveted boiler still running at the paper mill in Camas

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foster.dylan•3d ago

I finally saw what a difference a day makes on a tube swap in Gary

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robert_jones•4d ago

TIL that purging a new boiler with the vent cracked half open isn't purging it at all

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the_evan•5d ago

Went to a tube rolling job in Gary and the foreman pointed out I was beveling the wrong side for 2 years

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emma_hayes80•5d ago

Went with the 1/8 rod on a 3/8 fillet and my inspector gave me a look

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ray648•6d ago

Hot take: I thought torque specs on a boiler manway were just paper pushing, then a 2 inch stud let go at 60 psi

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beth_sanchez47•6d ago

Hot take: a 30 year guy told me my tube rolling was too fast and it stuck with me

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derekflores•7d ago

TIG torch started arcing through the cable mid-pass on a stainless tank, what am I missing

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robertsmith•9d ago

Can we talk about the guy who welds with no gloves and still has all his fingers

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shanefisher•13d ago

Switched from stick to TIG on a 6 inch boiler tube job in Gary and my rework went from 4 joints a day to zero

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lily_jenkins76•14d ago

Foreman handed me a 6010 rod and said whip it, cost us 4 hours on a Michigan stack

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nancyd85•14d ago

Showerthought: after 22 years of fitting up with a plumb bob and a torpedo level, I finally tried the laser on a tower in Gary and the fit up time fell from 6 hours to 3

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the_sam•15d ago

Spent 6 hours chasing a leak on a 40 foot stack and it was one loose plug

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