hey journeyman,
i don't mean to change the course of the discussion underway, but i'm curious as to exactly what the different welding certs indicate... even the engineers that i work around are very vague on the subject... i can't tell if they don't know, or just don't want to discuss it
the only ones that i see on a regular basis are asme 3, 8, &9... the aws codes are seldom used but it seems that i recall a D1.1 .....
i seldom see an actual cert. paper... i typically show up on a job and either go to work, if they have certs for me on file, or, i will be sent to a test booth and then to work.... when i do see a test paper it will give process info, base metal and filler info, smallest diameter certified to, and weld thickness allowed per process.....
if it aint' too much trouble could you enlighten me on these standards??? thanks,..... john w
p.s. as a humorous (?) aside, i recently showed up on a job where their database showed valid certs for me..... 10 days into the job i got called to the weld techs office where i was informed that they not only did not have certs, for me, on the job that i was on,
they had no papers on me at all !!! a test ensued at once, and a lot of people held their breath awaiting the results..... the test was good and all shots of welds performed before the test were good, so all ended well..... it was a stark reminder though, that the information highway has it's wrecks <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
