How Are Pipeline Welds Made?
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- In today's video, Western Welding Academy Instructor, Lance Whisenant, shows the pass by pass process of a pipeline weld.
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Thanks mate,, I would be interested in how you transition to the underside. I do a lot of industrial repair work and my welds tend to get ugly on the underside.
I understand how tricky it can be, especially with industrial repairs.
@@jenkodiesel5768 tight arc ...speed of travel...of course the right heat....practice it's tricky overhead...keeping your angle good too
I was always told if you wanted your welds to look the same all the way around::just screw up the top too !!😅@@WesternWeldingAcademy
For everyone who's wondering, you can make good money locally you don't have to travel.
Local - 40-60$ hr
Pipeline travel - 70-100$ hr
Welding is a good job to have cause you can go get certified an your job search increases
Thanks for sharing
Glad to see you talk about strick marks also having to cut a weld out on a clearance put a peice in and get it ex raid doesn't go over well
Happy to hear it!
Question from an old pipe welder, but not a pipeliner: Are all pipeline welds 6010 downhill?
I've always done the root & hot pass with 5p or 5p+ uphill, then fill & cap with 7018 (uphill, of course).
I can run 6010 downhill, but I've always heard uphill is stronger... you know how pipe welders are... their way is the only way, right? 😅
Not all pipeline welds are 6010 downhill. While it's a common technique, there's flexibility in methods. Uphill can be strong too. Ultimately, the best method depends on the specific job and welder preference.
Most pipelines use a 6010 for the bead then 8010 (arc 80’s) fill and cap…… some gas companies are going to a low/high rod downhand 9045dh…… minimizes the heat heat input especially on higher grade pipe x60 or x70 pipe
This is not true guys unless ur Willing to be gone from home constantly and be on an actual pipeline which is dying way down ur gonna be working in some type of fab shop making maybe 30 to 35 an hour and working ur ass off this is a thing these schools always tell you it's just not reality
30-35 hour in a fab shop is good money.
Most fab shops pay 12-21 hour
I have been doing pipeline work for the last 8 years. Work is there if you want to do it.
He's referring to out on the fields. You will start out in fab shops but then work ur way to outside
Or you can join a union Ironworkers or Pipefitters and make more than this as your entire package. Pension, annuity, healthcare, PTO, double time etc
I would rather drive truck , than ruining my body for 30$ an hour. And no one pays that much , most shops pay 22$ average .
Better to do a computer course and get a package of at least 90000$ a year. And working from home.
What specific rods were used for this weld?
@@JosephGillham 6010 5p
The answer’s there 🙌🏻
Worked for pge over 30 years put alot of high pressure gas lines in running down hill
Nice!
Running the pipeline is the easy part there alot of other things to be done building reg stations alot of time in vaults with limited space nice when there above grounds also some very large to very small meter sets and the repair work the pipe lining is the cake
Last thing it's was a great job I miss it
Are you running 5p+,7010, or 8010?
I had the same question
in answer to that question, I would say as fast as possible and still meet specs
@@stevemackelprang8472 and no Flux composition on 6010 5p wire so slag doesn't enter the puddle so you can get it right
Good one!
How do you know what rod size to use, and what amperage to run?
@@9983sp all welding wire has procedures to go by
This is a project specifications
Rod size and amperage depend on metal thickness and desired weld quality. Generally, thicker metal requires larger rods and higher amperage. Welding charts can provide specific guidelines, but experience and experimentation are also crucial.
Great work
Thank you so much 😀 What else do you wanna see from us?
consider not having background music, that looked like that was an open root pass. What rods were you using? 7018, 6011?
Background music is cool!
😂
What's your root gap ,bevel or a land on it,have too have a rig and truck,that a jet rod ,
They’re welded by tweakers that have been up all week.
Yes I live in oil and gas country.
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put a welding glass over the camera lens for a better view.
Maybe next time!
think he forgot to fuck the top up to match the bottom! or atleast thats what we always do! lmao
uhmm 😬😂
i was thinking vertical down of piping is allowed i dont know it :)
Now you know!
@@WesternWeldingAcademy indeed im a regular welder i never worked on piping just on regular low pressure vessel like oil and fuel tank thanks for the info :)
This is only the second time I’ve seen open root ran downhill. What code calls for this instead of uphill?
API 1104
Google it.
CSA Z66.2
Pipeline/petroleum/oil and gas codes. B31.3, API 1104.
@@PipeweldingNomad good to know
I would be more inclined to get into Mining or Heavy equipment welding.
We need people who want to be Challenged at Work with Welding .
People have the option to choose
I'll never pipeline weld, but out of curiosity, how long would it take to do that welding from start to finish on that pipe?
Just the weld with 2 guys 30 mins ish
Welding a standard pipe joint usually takes 30-45 minutes for a skilled welder, but it can vary based on pipe size, thickness, and welder experience.
I make 35 an hour digging the ditch on a trackhoe and setting the pipe,,the welders make more than me
Sorry to hear that
That is so strange to me that you weld downhill. Is this a "by the book" thing over there in America? Maybe you guys could do a video with about busting myths around downhill welding. The conventional wisdom says it's not as "strong". My instinct says that downhill is a bad idea when you're doing filets og grooves. Welding pipe is done with full penetration as a requirement anyway. Cool little video.
Thanks for the input and suggestion!
He mentions $75-80 dollars per hour. Now who owns the welding machine and rods and the rest of the equipment and consumables? The person welding or the company that hired the person??
Depends on company but usually person owns the rig(truck/machine) sometimes you can single hand and use company rig, As for the consumables usually companies provide those especially if they want specific rods being used but a lot of times you’ll also have to provide your own just depends on the company
The welder provides his own equipment. They are responsible for welding only. They have a helper that travels with them,and does all the preparation and cleaning.
@@9983sp are the helpers paid separately from the welder then?
@Eternity_of_Darkness thanks.
I’m trying to get a realistic perception of everything that is involved with making that wage.
Making that amount of money isn’t really as lucrative when there’s 50k-100k of equipment that one will have to own/buy to be able to properly do those jobs.
Thanks again
That's rig welder pay.
Company welders make like 25-35 To do that
I wonder if it would pass an X-ray.
I know it would
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Actually that hott pass 7010 looked like a 5/32
Hello sir
What's up?
I make 34.95 making welds much much harder than this
Okay?
@@WesternWeldingAcademy okay? Okay Is that my opinion of welding schools are high even though I went up through an apprenticeship I understand that we need people. Also that I make more than 34:95 for it. Realistically that’s the number though and welding schools have moved from a mindset of wanting to raise up, teach and train the right people meant for this to a mindset of we will teach any dumb bastard willing to pay us and we will lie and exaggerate the life style to get them to pay us for it. You will be late for one company paying 70 per hour and you will wait months to get $50 an hour for that same weld at different a company. Okay!
@@WesternWeldingAcademy haha
Lol your not making 75+hr.. even union. Your not making that.
Who asked you?
Why down hill not uphill.
Why not?
It's super easy to blow through on the root pass when you're goin' uphill.
Why not?
@@kingryu363 😂😂
Sucks i live in guam....
Time to move!
Follow at EU, weld from bottom to top…..
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Don't need to be in the field to learn these techniques
Where did you learn it?
@@WesternWeldingAcademy shop
Actually pretty ugly on a few passes, but if it passes a root bend and nick break, who cares
Those are not ugly welds. We’re not tig welding here.
You’re right, it’s not a TIG weld, however my point is, is doesn’t have to look perfect to pass. The short filler pass on the concavity location, in the test zone, could make or break a passing grade to a novice. I’ve caught slag 3 times before passing my first API 1104 cert. would have been nice to have had this kind of information accessible in the in 1980’s.
I don't see it
@@WesternWeldingAcademy it’s not much, but for a novice it could be trouble, I see it at 2:40 into the video.
@@stevenp2718yeah that was a bad stripper pass lol
3rd gear and 75? Ona 1/8" 5P