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terrym45•1d ago

Unpopular opinion: most guys torque tubes way past spec and it's ruining flanges

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gracea19•2d ago

Shoutout to the old hand in Mobile who caught my tube rolling mistake

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wright.taylor•2d ago

An old boilermaker in Gary told me to stop guessing on tube expansion and start counting strokes

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the_oscar•5d ago

Pro tip: the tube roller I learned on in 2007 versus what the new guys get handed now

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the_david•5d ago

DAE remember when we riveted a whole steam drum by hand? Did one in Gary, Indiana back in '98 and my arm didn't work right for a week

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john_singh•7d ago

Thought I'd save time welding a 3/16 rod uphill on that hogger shell, got a lesson instead

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coleman.seth•9d ago

Shut down a recovery boiler job in Tacoma early and the shift boss bought the whole crew lunch

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charles919•9d ago

Guy at the Local 146 hall in Edmonton showed me his tube rolling trick and it saved me a full shift

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kimg57•10d ago

Wrote off a $75 tube expander for years, then spent 6 hours hand rolling 9 tubes on a boiler in Gary

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zara_hill46•10d ago

Watched a 40 year old soot blower go from 8 inches of ash to clean in 3 shifts, here is what changed

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graceprice•15d ago

Showerthought: 1,247 tube ends rolled before I finally got a leak free job

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diana_king•15d ago

Vent: found out my shop's "certified" weld test was scored by a guy who never struck an arc

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elliot625•16d ago

Serious question, did anyone else hit a wall at boilermaker job 100?

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derek_bell•19d ago

Dropped $340 on a hydraulic torque wrench for boiler flange work, worth it or did I get took?

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john_singh•22d ago

Foreman at the Gary job said my tube welds looked like "chicken scratch," and I still hear it when I pick up the stinger

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