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Re: Welding, upside down....
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Posted by Billy NY on April 04, 2006 at 16:07:02 from (64.12.116.74):
In Reply to: Re: Welding, upside down.... posted by old on April 03, 2006 at 20:43:09:
No, never smoked, but I hear you on that, I assume the hot slag burns through and the lighter becomes a grenade. That and the slag rolling into your ear. I've got some leather protection to use. I learned about these passes while overseeing a 3500' long 20" to 10" dia. steel butt welded pipe job, in '94, the 2 fitters on this job were certified in the Exxon and Mobil refineries, one taught the other, we worked well together on the job and I learned a lot from them, when I had their work tested, all the butt joints were 100%, they really did a great job and I did enjoy observing with a shield on. It's a dirty, nasty, dangerous and toxic job, no doubt about it, especially in a 9 foot deep trench with water, they worked in some tough spots.
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