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6010 open butt uphill 7018 fill and cap... SOB.. lol
GD root.. I'll keep at it fellas and ladies!
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Patience And practice is always the key to that test! I have failed it once and passed it twice on pipe.
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Thats what they're for! Better now than for a job.
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Also, round the edges off the the coupons before bending. The sharp edges can lead to a stress failure (not what you have here)
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Like Mike said! And I usually polish it with a flapper wheel while keeping the grinding marks going in the direction of the bend not crosswise.
I have more questions than answers

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Poland308 wrote:Like Mike said! And I usually polish it with a flapper wheel while keeping the grinding marks going in the direction of the bend not crosswise.

ill second that one..
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I din't realise they were going along the weld. Yep, always grind at 90 degrees to the weld. ( a good rule in everything, not just tests)
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Thanks for the imput!!! Im giving it hell.
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