Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:00 pm
What about the boiler welding?
Stick, Mig, Tig??
Stick, Mig, Tig??
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Wow! It's quite liberal, which is a pleasant surprise.Marty_Knox wrote:Harold, Washington State will inspect non-code hobby boilers that do not exceed 16 inch inside diameter, five cubic feet of volume, twenty square feet of heating surface, and 150 psi. These apply only if it is not being used commercially or in industry.
Under Guidance from the pros. I will be using my Tig welderScaleModeler1974 wrote:What about the boiler welding?
Stick, Mig, Tig??
While i have yet to operate my boiler in my home state (Washington). (The reason i have not had it certified yet).Harold_V wrote:Wow! It's quite liberal, which is a pleasant surprise.Marty_Knox wrote:Harold, Washington State will inspect non-code hobby boilers that do not exceed 16 inch inside diameter, five cubic feet of volume, twenty square feet of heating surface, and 150 psi. These apply only if it is not being used commercially or in industry.
Thanks, Marty.
Harold
You're welcome, Harold. But, you or anyone else can look up the rules in effect where they live for themselves. Go to www.nationalboard.org and click on Juridictions. You then select Canada or USA, then your province or state. When you click on Details it opens up a window , usually with a picture of your Chief Inspector and a link to their website. Most of these websites will have the Law or Rules and Regulations. Some of them will have an index, if they do you can quickly see if there is a section on hobby or miniature boilers. Others you will need to wade through the Law or rules to see what it says.Harold_V wrote:
Wow! It's quite liberal, which is a pleasant surprise.
Thanks, Marty.
Harold
Chris, I have 4 different TIG torches. The one I use inside the firebox is the smallest one, air-cooled with a flexible head. The problem with it is that if I weld too long I end up melting something. The last time I did this it was the O-ring. Which reminds me I need to get a new one.cbrew wrote: Under Guidance from the pros. I will be using my Tig welder
Once again, I thank you. The link you provided will be useful, and I especially appreciate your comment on remaining "anonymous". I ran my precious metal refining business that way, flying under the radar as best I could. It was handled responsibly, but without snoops hanging over my shoulder.Marty_Knox wrote:You're welcome, Harold. But, you or anyone else can look up the rules in effect where they live for themselves. Go to www.nationalboard.org and click on Juridictions.Harold_V wrote:
Wow! It's quite liberal, which is a pleasant surprise.
Thanks, Marty.
Harold
It could be that I didn't research deep enough, but I recall, years ago, researching acceptable procedures for welding a boiler. There were no acceptable MIG processes for code boilers.Bill Shields wrote:DON'T MIG a boiler.