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My foreman called me out for skipping preheat on a 6-inch pipe flange
He said the weld would crack before the winter and sure enough, three months later I was grinding out a hairline fracture on that same flange, so has anyone else had a weld fail because you rushed the heat?
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norag6614d ago
Oh wow, that’s a hard lesson right there. Sounds like your foreman knew exactly what he was talking about. Bet you never skip preheat again.
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@norag66 nailed it - that foreman saved you from a bigger headache, I used to think preheat was overkill but that cracked flange changed my mind quick.
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