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xenaw25•10h ago

Just realized my tube expander was rolling 2 sizes too small on a 3 inch boiler

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oliviabennett•18h ago

Vent: 1998, working a recovery boiler in Baton Rouge, tube rolled loose on my watch

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fiona_webb•2d ago

That $300 welding helmet turned out to be a paperweight in Ohio

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ryan_kim63•5d ago

TIL my flake welds improved after I switched to a shorter arc

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iris_stone28•5d ago

Three years in and I finally learned to mark my shell plate before burning it

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ryan_kim63•6d ago

A retired boilermaker in Gary made me question my whole routine

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hall.quinn•7d ago

Nuke tip from a welder in Tulsa saved my joints

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grant_ross27•7d ago

That time a 20-year foreman told me to preheat fittings hotter than the book says, I thought he was nuts

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paige_harris•7d ago

Weld test failure last Friday, here's what happened

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nancyd85•7d ago

Copper pipe prep trick that cut our joint failures way down

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elliots23•11d ago

Heat treatment charts are fine, but your welder's real issue is the fan setting

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dylanbell•12d ago

Old timer told me to skip the flap disc on rusty plate, he was right

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anthonykim•16d ago

Rigid vs Ingersoll impact wrench, 3 months on a refinery turnaround

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dylan265•19d ago

Used to lay out everything with soapstone and a straight edge, now I just snap lines like crazy

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morgan_lewis18•19d ago

Pinhole leaks on a 6 inch drum surprised me, here's how I found them

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