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alice_reed47•1d ago

Heard a foreman in Gary say 'just send it' about a 6 inch steam line, and it's been bugging me for 3 days

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foster.nathan•1d ago

Pro tip: I thought the old guy in the union hall was full of it about tube rolling, he wasn't

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the_henry•4d ago

Question about hand beveling pipe vs. running it through the machine

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kim.sandra•4d ago

Swapped soapstone for a digital level on tube sheets and it spooked me at first

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thomas_young•5d ago

A 6 inch shell seam gap last friday had me reaching for my 4lb sledge first

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johns18•5d ago

Fitting up with wedges beat using a come-along for my tank shell job

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danielmartinez•5d ago

I finally noticed the difference in my old shop's floor plates

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mason361•6d ago

Grinder kicked back mid-fit up and nearly turned my weld into abstract art

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scott.mia•16d ago

That $45 leather welding cap was a total bust, here's why

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grant_palmer•16d ago

Remember when we scribbled fit-ups on the back of a soapstone box?

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amygonzalez•16d ago

That one apprentice who kept skipping the preheat still gets to me

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thead44•18d ago

Finally stopped shimming everything after one uneven base plate job

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fiona_scott44•19d ago

Went from hating flux core to running it daily, took a bad weld to change my mind

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danielmartinez•20d ago

Tried a $35 magnetic level after years of eyeballing, kicking myself now

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david821•21d ago

I finally tried a magnetic drill press for a tie-in job and now I get it

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