X-Ray Testing My Welds 100% - Will They Pass?

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[@larrymasterspowerbuildingc4477]

Takes guts to do this for the world to see and judge your skills. I am a welding student and I know it's serious business. I hope to have a skill set like this young man one day. Well done, Sir.

[@johnbraun3297]

I'm glad you had the old lady with the experience and knowledge of theory to tell you about the process. A welder is only as good as his radiograph and you passed the test.

[@daver2214]

Blood pressure rises just seeing that truck!

[@xXxAtkinsxXx]

nah man, just be confident. You're not welding with your eyes closed

[@slit4659]

Dave I hear ya I'm a retired 342 Welder.....we call that truck the Biggie man

[@adamdowning3892]

As a former X-ray technician, now Chem plant inspector, this is probably the best video representation of field RT of pipe welds and how things work 🤙🏼

[@stout8807]

I had a repair for porosity on some 3” one time. I was done welding for the day and just on standby. The techs showed me how they load film, how the figure the formulas for shot and development time, and what wire pack they use for what wall thickness and pipe size.

[@432cregsass]

Did you pass?

[@432cregsass]

You can have porosity on any size pipie

[@pullinslack5600]

Can’t believe they are still using tape to hold the cassette, numbers, collimator, etc. We use magnets to hold the cassette and collimator and have sets of bands for each pipe size and for different number of shots, it makes setup way faster.

[@flyntwood4355]

Where's his assistant?

[@jacobburch8001]

So literally a bungie is the fastest method

[@HandMadeRoyalty]

This is a small company

[@guitarplayer5932]

cant believe anyone uses magnets, most people use a bungee cord

[@TheGnarlyGnome89]

Lol he brought the survey meter up and down the source tube lol He does that. Must know he’s getting filmed 😂

[@nass2000_]

only be sweeping the guide tube with the meter when your being filmed😂

[@937bowman]

No matter if its for a job or to see what kind of welds your producing, the wait is nerve racking!

[@clintg3435]

@Kandela Brown not sure what you are taking about I've been a refinery inspector for almost 15 years and the only time i see digital radiography is for profile shots. In maintenance and, new constitution, and turnarounds this is the normal process..optionally you could utilize ut shearewave or phased array but most places do not trust the techs ability to locate flaws. I agree with that assessment.

[@joshuajones1319]

@@clintg3435 times are changing...Digital weld quality is becoming more relevant.

[@clintg3435]

@@joshuajones1319 joint geometry limits use of the digital radiography plates. And ultrasonic examination tech skills have slowed the availability of this method to be used. I understand times are changing.

[@joshuajones1319]

@@clintg3435 ......I'm literally a CR xray tech, shooting weld quality and profiles in a chemical plant. You are talking about DR plates that can't bend, it's a little different process of capturing the image.....

[@clintg3435]

@@joshuajones1319 so we agree?

[@gerardslara4811]

I was waiting for a video like this, thank you

[@pwmike]

The Unemployment truck is their.

[@kodiaktheband]

There* idiot

[@draperwd86]

*there

[@slideshowbob4872]

*threy’ye

[@emperormoist3851]

Threre’y*

[@MarySoup]

Their what?

[@deansullivan6418]

very talented, I would sat that in my career I've been doing x ray welds for well over 18 years, and yes admittedly ive had a plethora of repairs along the way. majorly of them I would say self induced..

[@northwoodswoods2820]

Asked my backup foreman how x-ray works and got called dumb and asked if it was a genuine question sorry I’m 19 years old and don’t have 20 years experience in the trade thanks for the video helped understand a lot more with x-ray.

[@guilloryboy_4098]

Acuren and Team my two favorite x-ray companies they do good jobs

[@1ifbyland2ifbysea]

I had to get a bunch of 1 inch pipe welds xrayed the other day and some 1.5 inch xray. also some 2 inch 3 inch and 4 inch 6010 root on all except 1 stainless tig. all shots were clean. 1 inch 6010 welds should never get xrayed. luckily it was all clean.

[@larrymasterspowerbuildingc4477]

Just tried TIG tonight for the first time ever. THIS video puts it all in perspctive. Damn. SUPER SKILLS!

[@RoboArc]

This is a cool skill.

[@anthonytamburello8289]

What source are you using? Iridium, x_ ray head for a source. Looks like a Iridium source tubor / guide tube with a 4 half value colimnater.

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

X-rays in welding are good. I remember back in the day picking up some blades for jet engines. And they would have to x-ray them to make sure there was no anomalies not only in the cast but the world. Weld pardon me we'll just leave that one though. Kudos keep doing it right. I'm working on it. All of my best to you and yours. No luck involved here.

[@ericcaldwell3584]

How much did it cost you to get it x-rayed (or gamma rayed)?

[@pullinslack5600]

He was not prepared to explain how X-ray works

[@A.Hisham86]

Very informative! Thank you for the video!

[@jamesprice5238]

My man tapped EVERYTHING 😂

[@jamespurchase4035]

Interesting would have been to see how a bad weld looks in comparison. Did I miss it?

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

That looks like an 8-in connector pipe for H2O. Curious what pawn that comes out of and how many pascals there are there?

[@keithmartinez07]

Welder lie detector truck!!

[@johnsamios6159]

Weld tube could you guys do a tutorial on fixing a blow through on a 6010 root with a 7018 hot pass. What to do etc..

[@Sue_Me_Too]

There was a link to this video in Quiz folder on Blackboard. WAF 140 Inspection and Testing

[@nass2000_]

use a bungee lol, so much faster than taping collimater/film to the pipe, same thing with the taping lead numbers, just a clock tape lol

[@nass2000_]

also what is with the long guide tube? more cranking and a higher dose😂😂

[@MrAkdescent]

man i aint seen no one tape numbers out a number box like that, i guess im spoiled where im at and just build belts. also i would never shoot a spool laying on the table just making it harder on your self, set it up right, i also noticed didn't use bungees. man i cold not imagine just using masking tape all the time

[@timbrubeck4212]

Everything looks good, Damn good! Folding the finger tips of the gloves over, never would have thought about it. Awesome shit....gonna have to give it a try here in a month or two when I can get back on my feet and walk again

[@larrymasterspowerbuildingc4477]

3:20 I see that you are feeding the wire on average after every 3-4 complete walks of the cup. I gotta ask: how many times did you have to sharpen your tungsten? Or do you go into this pipe weld with a handful sharp at both ends ready to go? And how often did you have to let the pipe cool? For how long? or does that not affect the NDT? Thanks. Loved this video the most of all your intructionals. Peace unto you.

[@heeseoklim3857]

great video!!

[@nohjytur7788]

Nice work bro. Good video.

[@connor4010]

on your very street corner i forget what there doing but you can see em set up those little tents that warn about x-ray

[@pwmike]

I was testing for a job.I put a fifty dollar bill in my coupon. Gave it to the Welding Inspector.The X-ray guy gave me back the money he said that wasn't very funny.Nobody has a sense of humor.

[@marcotte6608]

mike shortridge tried that with the piss test lady now I’m black listed :(

[@marcotte6608]

Said she wanted the bill dry not soaked in piss

[@pwmike]

@@marcotte6608 That's a good one .

[@tombal7408]

Next time make a 100, let's see how funny it gets 😀😀😀

[@elonmusket1820]

Joshua Marcotte 😂😂😂

[@M4sherman1234]

Film looks light 😂

[@corylockhart44]

Its not , thats how it looks when you view with a camera light on and the door open .

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

The funny thing about lead is always shows up in x-ray I've had so many x-rays I'm pretty sure I'm a radioactive

[@mrsincere4640]

Where did you get that FR shirt???

[@zoozolplexOne]

Cool explanations !!!

[@deansullivan6418]

fresh work

[@heavenlyflavours7485]

No disrespect. But GTAW is generally clean process. The only defects may encounter is metal inclusion and porosity. cautious taken during welding justify RT result. However to really check skills, perform GTAW, SMAW combi. on austenitic steel (304 most commonly used, 305, 309, 310) as these may become 'sensitized' depending on 1.carbon content and 2.manner in which they are welded (technique). Performing RT after 72 hrs will reveal cracks (if any). For xtra challenges try on HK40 steels(high carbon cast stainless steels) but with GTAW only. i haven't seen those in my experience. I would love to see! I am from India btw and learning a lot through AWS. Thanks.

[@josephmarple3574]

Go learn how to weld yourself before trying to challenge welders , oh that's right you more then likely cant , like most , will fall back on somthing that can easily be learned from reading books and watching videos

[@jacobjones4428]

How about severe cycle… seen a lot of ppl pass X-ray until they shoot severe cycle never seen so many stainless bust and carbon … they will call porosity and slag inclusion on a stainless weld 😅 I ground into a few to find some grey spots .. tungsten inclusion … doesn’t take much to swirl in there and get trapped. Won’t burn out. Don’t get lax just bc tig is a clean process doesn’t mean you won’t catch a repair

[@Ezklips0]

15:49 someone please verify with him thats his root pass in the middle

[@roberthernandez7767]

Great video. Very informative

[@anthonytamburello8289]

No digital??

[@nde-gy7sn]

I always used 3/10" cassettes on a 6" pipe w/a number belt, bungie... RT Dude must be using SE75 for shooting on a picnic table Outside with No Shielding, Barricade way to small for IR192...

[@baskin9074]

Everything about the rt tech was baffling to me. No 0 marker upside-down leads and iqi taping everything. The 17" cassettes I couldn't believe it

[@guitarplayer5932]

crazy theyre doing radiography so close to people

[@billarroo1]

Nice job.

[@darkaether2798]

Nice weld, not sure about the x-ray guy, lot of problems there. 😂

[@BryceSena805]

Dope video

[@ehabibrahim2111]

Good job bro

[@LightWorker365]

Do a structural plate test x-ray?

[@MrAkdescent]

also noticed he put hi penny upside down. ( numbers read left to right penny upside down) personal preference i guess i just cant stand reading film like that, for this setup i would have kept my numbers on the top side of the weld, and put my b pack astm portion so it reads( 1 astm b) on the same side and wires going down. so when i look at the film it would be whatever increment 0-1, 1-2,etc then the penny. so it should read like this 1 (increment first number , 1 astm b ( bpack) then 2( last increment). like i said personnel preference. you dont see alot of nde videos but the ones i come across i gotta pick at ahah

[@MikeP350]

If you failed, would you have still uploaded? Lol. Appreciate the channel, cheers!

[@hydewhyte4364]

Wouldn't make sense to not upload it after paying for the xray. Content is content, and views are views.

[@tomrox8921]

congrats

[@keymow1029]

Theres so much wrong with the way this guy is shooting welds, no way he just taped the increments on the pipe and used tape to hold the collimator, who taught this guy how to shoot, if anyone?

[@gongetya.9244]

Anyone know what the thing around the guys neck is called?

[@hoodrattery8782]

It's either his badge or his dosimeter.

[@clintg3435]

Not sure who's neck you talking about but the only thing I see around the tech's neck is a microphone. No badge, no densitometer like good raggedy says..

[@jamesprice5238]

My mans area markers are not in code 😂

[@corylockhart44]

What code is that ? I didnt hear them mention a code once.

[@serrato.]

Skills right there

[@johnbrennan203]

Looks like the cowboy culture is alive and well in American NDT

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

Thanks ocean Corp have a lesson sorry about the non-cap on Ocean there

[@codyosborn8302]

Pro tip. Cut the thumbs out of every trashed glove you ever have. Welding tips and tricks originally gave me the idea. No need to tear up good gloves every weld. Just put a thumb on like a tig finger and run with it. If you want the real tig finger I am not stopping you. I’m just cheap. And saves tig gloves from shrinking around your hands where you can’t get them off too when you forget you don’t have stick gloves on. Dunking your hand in a quench tank in welding school was kinda embarrassing to get the damn thing off.

[@waylonroberts8719]

I've seen a lot of backfeeding videos and nobody ever talks about or shows feeding the wire while welding hope you can shed some light on this subject great video thanks

[@shaunjay6040]

What exactly is a heavy pass? I can’t say that I’ve ever heard that term used.

[@joshuajones1319]

A Heavy root with more internal protrusion...

[@shaunjay6040]

@@joshuajones1319 thanks!

[@larrymasterspowerbuildingc4477]

i just realizd that this man is a TIG GOD. I am not worthy...

[@PeteHardy-kj1ds]

I am a retired industrial radiographer living in the Uk, it looks to me that the film was under exposed

[@josh4856]

Im a bomber in the UK and as you would have seen there was much much more wrong that just the under exposed film, I was chuckling while listening to him explain everything

[@richelleseradoy9998]

Is that X-Ray or Gamma Ray?

[@jeffp7776]

Ir 192 gamma

[@DanielTorres-bs8dx]

"Why do you use lead numbers?" "Because radiation won't pass through it" Uhh... radiation DOES pass through it. Lead just absorbs more radiation due to its density. Thus not allowing much radiation to hit the film. Also saw the spacing on the location markers. Complete garbage. They need to fire that Level II. Horrible. Damn nice weld though.

[@josh4856]

Im from the UK, and that guy would get laughed at straight up and would never find a job doing RAD here.

[@TheThebinman10]

As we used to call it bombing the weld

[@TheBeast-hd9bl]

Can anybody, go and test any weld, and how much it’s cost ? To test the pipe ?

[@jeffp7776]

you can take your welds to any NDT company in most cases they are a few hundred dollars PER weld x ray more or less for other types of NDT testing

[@theastrodome4045]

I really didn’t think I was gonna make it in the video 😂 that weld was a Beauty

[@kylespirk306]

Dude you suck

[@marcotte6608]

Old girl wears some damn GOGGLES. Look the tanline

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

Meaning I have wishful thinking. Too old dang it LOL

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

G-RAY? At least 50 shades 🔧

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

The root? Reminds you of c++ programming and cell phones

[@jamesprice5238]

Who tf is this tech😂

[@nass2000_]

he’s doing everything by the book😂😂

[@candu9]

If you can't make an X-Ray quality weld in perfect shop conditions then you should not be allowed near a welding machine. Do the test in a cramped boiler penthouse, among the super heater tubes, with a mirror. Then, if you make the X-Ray I will say, "Good for you". In a shop, no big deal.

[@corylockhart44]

ok hero lol

[@deansullivan6418]

wow

[@ThelwelJ]

Why you couldn’t film the pipe getting x-rayed?

[@TheCummins1212]

You didn’t miss much. They lay the film out and mark its location, set the source location, crank out the source for the calculated exposure time then crank in. Then they develop the film.

[@marcotte6608]

TheCummins1212 that comment is literally only helpful to X-ray personnel lol

[@TheCummins1212]

Joshua Marcotte funny I’m not X-ray personnel but I’ve had plenty of welds shot and it’s all the process from casual observation 👍

[@adamg9079]

@@TheCummins1212 that's spot on for just observing!!!

[@SenorKetch]

You could, but you would either need to film from a distance outside the radiation area or use a tripod to leave your camera near the source. Radiation will cause ionization, but not enough to interfere with the camera.

[@jeremylangevin7814]

I xrayed welds for years

[@robloxmaniacdanceandshake7871]

I want to take an NDT course...

[@thatmodshop7160]

Its tough as hell be prepared for alot of work in a week

[@kyletrader9223]

As another level 2 RT tech, guy did a great job and was professional as all hell. Needs to change out his chemicals though if they so low you need to use 17" film 😂

[@Southparker100000000]

I found it odd he's just taping his numbers on instead of using a clock tape

[@kylespirk306]

Professional as far as not being as ass. But he was terrible at explaining the process and what exactly he was doing and why.

[@whodatsttddb5980]

@@kylespirk306 he was also using 17” film on a 6” and didn’t use a number belt. Was also taping the film on there when a bungie would be a lot quicker and easier.

[@huntermcdonald7411]

Taping the collimator for every shot is a huge waste of time I'm surprised he can run film but hasn't heard of a bungie yet

[@darkaether2798]

He should have shot it panoramic, or at least eccentric. Shooting double wall when you have easy access to the inside is crazy.

[@farshidazhdary]

Even if the power of the device gamma ray is 10 ci , you did not observe the minimum safe distance, of course, I am worse than you

[@baggedmazda666]

This is really cool for me to see I am starting the local ndt program next semester hopefully just got a physics class I need to currently pass

[@Bigcountry-jy2rl]

Sameee!!! I'm in UDT and I just gotta pass this physics class

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

That guy looks like 4A a Marine corps badass bottom line As to me 🇺🇲

[@pwmike]

Looking at his film wet.

[@LeadRakFPS]

Anyone else that thinks they can just walk into a companies front door and have them X-Ray their welds: 🤓 The X-Ray Company: OK, she shot good! That'll be $10,000. 👍 🤣

[@corylockhart44]

You can do that at any x ray company and its only around $150 a hr plus average $10 a weld in film charges. cheap

[@LeadRakFPS]

Cool story.

[@badmauri1]

Get that curly haired dude out the shot !

[@TheCummins1212]

The inside of the dark room stinks, esp after they have refilled the tanks

[@432cregsass]

Suck up radiation lol

[@432cregsass]

And you have a women in the area and you did find extend your area

[@istvanhir6724]

Some of what he's doing ... It's better not to detail it.

[@daver2214]

If it passes it was supposed to if it fails your out or at best your going back in!

[@roarkm.o.banjonjeffries3713]

Wonder if there's connection LOL

[@Argon_welding]

Nice the Chaneell.. peri good. 👨‍🏭👨‍🏭👨‍🏭🔥🔥🔥🔥😘😘😊😊👌 Back Chaneell.

[@industrialndttesting.kamal6246]

i am also X RAY technician this xray guys do good. but see my video that is call xray in this video that is gamma ray

[@syahbandarpane3139]

A film density so low bro..

[@gavin-p2l]

No f on the film either lol

[@WeAllFailXxX]

Best answer would’ve been- “ cus I ain’t no bitch”

[@nguyenhuytinh8841]

Your video needs English subtitles

[@432cregsass]

Your open tipping it and thats illegal my dude

[@davidmorgan7031]

First👍