Had a 30 minute talk with a retired pipefitter at the union hall and now I'm rethinking my entire weld prep process

Ran into this old timer named Frank last Tuesday while waiting for my apprentice to grab some 6010 rods. He saw me marking up a layout and asked why I was grinding my bevels so clean. I told him that's just how I was taught. He laughed and said he's been welding 40 years and the only thing that matters is fit-up and getting the root open enough. Said I was wasting time making it pretty. Watched him do a quick demo on a scrap piece and I gotta admit his weld looked just as good as mine. Any of you guys cut back on the grinding and it worked out fine?

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finleym433d ago

Grinding all my prep stuff is probably the only cardio I get... guess I'll have to start going for walks instead.

grantf733d ago

Wait, you're telling me grinding coffee beans is your main form of exercise? That's like me saying lifting my coffee mug counts as arm day.