help and advice for getting coded Options

[offshore welder]

hi everyone please can anyone help me i need to get 6g coded in mma can anyone please tell me where abouts in the north west of england i can get some short training ive been welding for over ten years just need to make sure im doing things right ...and coding tests done ....URGENTLY !!

[eljockvis]

i normaly go to materials engineering group derby but to be honest these places charge £150 quid a day just to use there facilities and then the bsen or asme test piece that goes for radiography is another £150 per pipe, best thing to do is get some 6" -168 mm od pipe 12mm wall thickness 55 degree prep a pack of filarc 56s 2.5 and 3.2 and start practicing in the 6g position ,then when youve got total root fusion with seamless stop starts ,clean fill and no undercut at all on the cap then go for a day at a test centre. save a fortune..

[offshore welder]

hi can you give me some advice ive been told i wouldnt be allowed to use a grinder what so ever during the test is this correct ???

[Ballbearing]

Offshore welder,
The only code I have heard of that does not allow mechanical tools on the weld test is AWS D1.5 (American bridge building code).
However, the client / owner can impose any requirements they want over and above the code requirements so if they say no grinding, no grinding it is.
(Just reread your post and no it is not a requirement if you are just doing an ASME IX or BS/EN 287 at some testing agency)
Regards,
BB

This post has been edited by Ballbearing: Jul 21 2010, 01:21 PM

[eljockvis]

yea i was allowed to grind on the bsen 287/asme tests but no grinding on the cap,its gotta be left as laid on the cap.