2 Inch, Schedule 80 6G pipe welding practice test. 6010 Root, 7018 Cap.

[@blackrhinotactical6195]

Great timing on this video. Last month I took the 3G stick test at school and passed 5 months ahead of graduation and probably going to do the 6G next just like this one in the video. Thx for all the pointers. If you watch your hyper speed I noticed your stick oscillation was much better at 27:33 - 27:49 and that was some of your best beads. I had to definitely let the metal cool down a little more often between passes a to keep the beads from sagging . Love the the drive and determination to kick 6Gs ass. Can’t count how many times I stuck a rod and threw it across the room. That was CLASSIC at the end 😂😂😂!!!!

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Hope you can get something good from it. That’s a great suggestion on letting it cool longer between root, and cap. Lol, I’m not gonna pretend that it doesn’t get frustrating sometimes. You know how it goes. Thanks again for the encouraging advice and thanks as always for watching.

[@Thebubbateux]

love that type of video , i just got my certification for pipeline welding , when u do 6G test u can pretty much do anything in welding

[@Freedomfabrication777]

I agree. I would say the 6G is kind of the pinnacle for welding process certifications. I’ve meant to do it for a while, just been busy. Thanks for watching!

[@JeremyWalls-x7y]

What Code (ASME Section IX, is pressure API for petroleum or AWS D1.1) and WPS/PQR are you running to, Where is a CWI (on sight) to inspect the joint fit up and the Root pass along with verify the process. Amp ranges to stay in accordance with a Qualified WPS

[@boricuaarecibo9259]

This is a great video I tried this exact test today and my keyhole blew out so glad you shared this video

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thank you, glad it helped you out. Thanks for watching!

[@d3vildog]

I know I’m a little late to the game but I just discovered your channel and a new sub. I’ve been a certified pipe welder ( 6g sch 80) for 25 years and one small suggestion is a stringer cap. I used 1/8- 7018, 3 bead stringer cap. No real movement other than dragging it and overlapping each bead by 1/2. I enjoy your videos, keep ‘em comin and best of luck to you!

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Better late than never! Thanks for the suggestions, I’ll give them a try. Thanks for watching!

[@bjen2005]

I am right there with you. Just started a couple of days ago prepping some 2-7/8 pipe but I have to hand bevel it. 25 year backs I certified with high pressure (tig root and hot pass with 7018 filler and cap on 6") but let my cert lapse and never thought I would weld much. Now I am trying to start it all back up as a side hustle. Something you might try is lowering your coupon and putting a file in the end of the pipe so you an put your weak arm over it and steady it more or you can take a clamp and put it on the channel and prop your weak arm against it so you can be more steady. I have used files, vice grips, clamps, etc. I am sure you will find a way. ----- Just some ideas from one welder to another.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

That’s a good suggestion. I’ll have to figure some sort of a brace out to steady my less coordinated side. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching!

[@chrisflores4865]

great vid, nobody else had one up like this one. fixing up to take a test in the next 3 weeks. Just graduated welding school.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks. Hope the video had some good stuff in it that can help you out. Good luck on the welding test, and Thank you for watching!

[@randyjackson4282]

Thank you for you honesty you could of cut out the blow though .welding as anyone in the trade will tell you is practice ! Practice! To stay on top of your game

[@ronnieholloway9109]

Hey man that’s what I like about your videos your a straight shooter. You’ll nail it no doubt.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thank you sir, I really appreciate that. I hope that’s how my viewers see me. Thanks for watching!

[@pcmfmacs9087]

Hi thumbs up to you mate practice makes perfect and you’re on the way Hooroo Paul from Australia 🇦🇺🍻👍

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks brother, I’m a work in progress! Thanks for watching! 🤜🏼💥🤛🏼

[@mkearn724]

Nice video and solid progress! I’ve only had to take 1 6g test but the procedure was job specific which wasn’t very common. I had 6” pipe, only the top piece had a bevel, a chill ring for a backer, 7018 root, and .045 dualshield the rest of the way out. It was alittle tricky for me bc I’m an ironworker so my pipe welding history was pretty limited to tube braces and handrail for the most part. After a few practice mockups I was able to pass. For me I found that if I chick the rod in the stinger angled down towards the base of the stinger I can just roll my wrist around and it eliminates the natural push angle that I run into as i progress uphill. Also I tend to run tighter stringers and more passes so that I don’t have to fight the undercut as much. Maybe some vice grips clamped on somewhere for an elbow rest, or possibly another bracket with a small chunk of pipe welded to it for an elbow rest? Comfort is key and practice is king!

[@Freedomfabrication777]

All good suggestions. I just ran one tonight with 2 cap passes instead of 1, and it went pretty good. I’m sure I’ll get there. Just gotta see what works for me. That does sound like a unique test that you had to do. Thanks for the suggestions and thanks for watching.

[@jasoncousins1343]

Just took a 6in schedule 40 6g stick first one I've taken wasn't bad at all ur good

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks brother. I’m assuming that means you passed. Congrats. I still need to get it done. Thanks for watching!

[@blueweld75]

I DIG IT DUDE!!! I am a NDT guy. ASME IX is hard to do, dude. Things pretty much have to be perfect. Like the rounded indications are are 1/8” or 20% of the wall thickness. Whatever is the smallest. You know how to weld, so you will get it. You just have to keep at it dude. There are a lot of ways to do this test. You just really have to find out what works for you. I have weld some pipe in the 6G and Iam not there yet to pass code but it was fun. Just a little bit more for me , then I got it. Keep crushing it dude.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks, it’s a difficult test, but that’s ok. I like stuff like that. I feel like this kind of stuff is where the boys are separated from the men. Obviously I’m still in the toddler stage. Lol. I thought I remembered you saying that in a previous video about the NDT thing. You’re not located in Utah are you?

[@blueweld75]

@@Freedomfabrication777 😅 you got a lot of folks watching you now and you remember that conversation,Rad dude. No my dude , Iam all the way out in a small town in south Jersey. But its cool to hear about the welding /NDT industry being everywhere’.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

@@blueweld75 Ha ha, that’s funny. I don’t feel like 2.4K is a huge following, but at the end of the day, I’m just a fabricator that enjoys talking with people like you and I who share the same interests. Thank you for watching, and stay safe! 🤘🏻🇺🇸⚡️🔥

[@davidtwumasi2684]

That’s cool bro 🎉

[@BMGProjects]

I work with pipeline welders running 6010 or 8010 downhill on gas transmission pipelines. Running uphill seems like it would be a little tougher. A lot of heat and working against gravity.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

@@BMGProjects Uphill is more difficult. In this case, that’s what the procedure called for. Thanks for watching!

[@bojack2740]

Solid man. Thanks. This was helpful

[@Freedomfabrication777]

I’ll try to give some updates. I had my buddy that’s a welder for Tesoro in the shop the other night and he gave some very useful pointers. Thanks for watching!

[@darrinborst7205]

Hey man I’ve been watching for a while never really comment on anything but I’m a big fan. I’ve been a welder for about 15 years and I love your videos, just a tip on this test I’ve had success with if your open to it, when it comes to the 7018 part, I would be down between 75-80 amps and run small circles (basically stringers) and make a two bead cap. Big fan and keep up the awesome videos

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Glad to have another experienced welder that’s a fan. That means a lot. I appreciate the advice I guess I didn’t really mention it, but I’ve been running a backwards “e” oscillation, and I feel like it’s been working ok. I think I will try the 2 bead cap thing and see how that goes. I appreciate the advice, and Thanks for watching! 🇺🇸🤘🏻⚡️🔥

[@darrinborst7205]

@@Freedomfabrication777 I find your channel to be the most laid back in my opinion it’s easy to watch and down to earth. The only reason I have success with the two bead cap is because I find it is the only way I don’t have huge build up so splitting the cap into two bead makes me move faster and the circles help me hold my edges just enough to not have undercut. I love the practice videos I’ve spend many days in my garage practicing for tests and no one ever sees that side of it. You got a supporter here man love the channel.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

@@darrinborst7205 I’m glad to hear your opinion about the channel. That’s exactly what I was going for. I didn’t want my channel to be too serious. I try portray my true personality and life in my videos. You can’t take life too serious. I hope it’s informative, but I want it to be somewhat entertaining as well. I appreciate the feedback and the advice, I’m gonna try the tighter oscillation with 2 beads tonight. I enjoy making friends with people with similar interests on KZbin. Not sure If you had a friend in Utah before, but now you do. Thanks.

[@darrinborst7205]

@@Freedomfabrication777 same here buddy. I’m from Pittsburgh so you have a friend in the steel city. Good luck my friend.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

@@darrinborst7205 You as well, thanks.👍🏻

[@MyLilMule]

I'm a certified JB tack welder. ;) I've never tried welding pipe. Doubt I ever will, as a hobbyist. I did take a MIG 2F test and passed it once a long time ago, so, yeah, I'm AWS "certified." 😂

[@Freedomfabrication777]

I will never discredit any certification. My point was that the “certified welder” talk gets thrown around a lot. Some of the best welders I know aren’t technically “certified”. That was my point. I hope I didn’t offend you with that. It was not intended.

[@MyLilMule]

@@Freedomfabrication777 No offense. I joke about my "certification" all the time. It's legit, but it doesn't mean crap, just fancy wall paper. lol

[@malachicousinSA200]

You got it brother keeeep burning that rod ! Bub

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks brother, and thanks for watching!

[@ouroboros5378]

Nice video man! Thanks

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

[@DavidMorales-fq2bh]

I always start the root from the top and work your way down the pipe . Running the root pass from the bottom to the top it runs a lot hotter

[@Freedomfabrication777]

I like running it down hill as well, but this one calls for an uphill 6010 root. Thanks for watching!

[@tiejdzsi6224]

Hey 👋 ,can You explain me what is going on with sch 40 ,80 etc ,Im from Europe so we have totally different system 😂

[@Jwilcher]

Hey man, been watching for awhile I’d like to see maybe a video on that monster coupon. Tig root and hot pass, 7018 fill and cap.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

I’ll see what I can do. It may be a little bit before I can get that one up, but its on the agenda. Thanks for watching!

[@neilheriot2361]

👌

[@cwg1998]

Could also try lowering the pipe a little bit be a little more comfortable on the top and your angle will be better where your struggling

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[@joelmcclellan1050]

In the early part of the video you said, maybe jokingly, that you wanted to be certified from 2” to 24”. Pipe certification ends at 12”. Pipe welded beyond that range reverts back to a plate certification. It’s funny when people say they are a “certified welder”. When in reality they can pass a certification test for “ Engineer 1”. Walk across the street, where they meet “Engineer 2” who doesn’t have to accept that “certification “ even when the ink hasn’t dried.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

I couldn’t remember what the largest size the certification included was. If it is 12”, that’s my mistake. I agree with the “certified welder” comment. That was the point I was trying to make in the video. I think being a good welder doesn’t come down to tests and certifications, it comes down to taking pride in your work, and taking the proper steps in weld preparation and knowing how to use the right process for the job to make a sound, clean, and yes, I’ll say it, a pretty weld. That’s just my opinion though. Thanks for watching!

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[@Freedomfabrication777]

Not sure where you live, but they are typically at places like Cal-Ranch or Tractor Supply or any western wear store should have them. I have welded with them for years and they are 👌🏻 real nice. Thanks for watching!

[@jrwelding6908]

For next time only put 2 tacks less that can go wrong

[@joelwelder4364]

Dude, why 2"80? weld out the monster...... unlimited dia. unlimited wall thickness and its about a billion times easier. Also 3/32" 6010?? eff that 1/8" 5p+ all the way with a 3/32" gap and land. Also that stand is,wayctoo fckn high, on your bad side it's too awkward and difficult to get the correct rod angle and that's why you are blowing out the top. What code are you testing to? I'd assume asme section 9 so you can trash that 6" and 2" sch 80 pipe the monster will more than suffice unlimited dia. and 1 1/4" wall thickness.

[@grizzly_mint8204]

Most pipefitter type jobs will give a sched 80 test because its just about the most difficult thing to weld and on a sched 80 if you run a 1/8 6010 root it will most likely be above flush and the cap would be to big

[@e.nichols5380]

Maybe because it’s the most common pipe test and it’s what the WPS he’s practicing for calls for

[@madrad3]

Two bead cap!

[@dominicalbrecht7039]

I was always told by my grandpa.that your expectd to fail at practice..thats why they call it practise..

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Lol. I’d say that’s definitely one of those old timer gems. Thanks for watching!