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here's his UTube channel... good stuff!!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/FieldRes/videos
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noddybrian wrote:I'm sure I've seen one - watched so many on Utube I can't remember for sure who uploaded it -but it's worth looking through the video's of that guy with the collection of like every model SA200 from the 1940's on.
I think the guys name is FieldRes. And yes he has an awesome collection of sa 200's. From what i can remember he does have some downhand 5p videos on small bore pipe. He vacated his channel but still has quite a bit up and a lot of them are worth watching.
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Well, I saw some 1/2" wall 48" being welded downhand the other day. Pipe is 1/2" wall internally and externally coated carbon steel. The largest I've ever seen done downhand. I think they are using the local equivalent of 6010 downhand. There is no way to spin the pipe as they are assembling and welding in the trench. This is part of a hundred mile or so long fresh water line. Weld bead appearance on the last pass is rippled and what I would expect from 6010 on a heavy wall.

BTW, I found some 6010 downhand here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHWqMC6ykEk He is rolling the pipe to keep the weld in the 1:30 to 3 o'clock position though. He is not welding in position as the pipeliners do.

I looked at Field res's stuff. I've probably seen as many welds done from that far away as the young fella has done in his life. :roll:
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xAZAZELx13 has lots of downhand, in position videos on YouTube , but none have the up close arc shots that Jody has. Still, its worth checking out. They're all on the pipeline.
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That guy is cool. He has answered lot of my questions.
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Downhand welding is mainly found under the API1104 code and is used for mainline pipeline. The reason the use downhand is for production as it is much faster than running LoHi. 5P 1/8 is usually run between 70 and 90 amps depending on wall thickness and travel speed. Some may run hotter and some may run colder. It is not very often that you see 6010 run all the way out on a joint but it does happen. 70+ 80+ are the norm for fill and cap after the bead is done with 6010. As far as personal preference, lincolns fleetweld 5P is crap and i call it fire wire. The 5P+ is a much better rod to run for a root pass.
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Arizona SA200 wrote:Downhand welding is mainly found under the API1104 code and is used for mainline pipeline. The reason the use downhand is for production as it is much faster than running LoHi. 5P 1/8 is usually run between 70 and 90 amps depending on wall thickness and travel speed. Some may run hotter and some may run colder. It is not very often that you see 6010 run all the way out on a joint but it does happen. 70+ 80+ are the norm for fill and cap after the bead is done with 6010. As far as personal preference, lincolns fleetweld 5P is crap and i call it fire wire. The 5P+ is a much better rod to run for a root pass.
The 5P has its place, its not as smooth as the 5P+, but it freezes faster for plugging leaks on the pipeline.

We run 5P+ all the way out on our grade b pipe (x42/x52). Anything higher in strength is 6010 root and a 7010, 8010, or Hippy rod out.

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