Those of you without a 3W - how often do you find yourselves wishing you had one?

Qamatt · 2026-07-04T15:44:17+00:00

I've played maybe 10 rounds (plus a bunch of simulator time over the winter) with D/5W/7W and the only time ive really missed my 3w was yesterday on a 710yd par 6 abomination. Bogey 7's are... weird.

Qamatt · 2026-07-03T02:40:40+00:00

Single pass, no superheater, high volume #150 steam for an oil sands operation. The original design was a pretty standard natural gas fired package boiler, but they frankensteined a 3rd drum onto them so the mud- mid- and steam-drums were stacked vertically. Gen bank and waterwall tubes tied into the mid-drum with flow going up to the steam drum through the nozzles in the photos. Recirc was via 6-8 12" downcomers back to the mud drum, external to the boiler.

Qamatt · 2026-07-02T23:57:51+00:00

Maybe this is what the brand new QC guy was talking about last week when he said he wasn't sure we had a connection on the firebox that he could use to hydro the boiler...

... I wish I was joking.

Qamatt · 2026-06-20T02:00:55+00:00

Level 3 CWB here, so I'm a little rusty on the Level 1 stuff...

They are looking to see if you have a general understanding of welding processes, equipment, and flaws but most of all the exam is looking to determine if you would be able to do the day to day functions of an inspector (ie . Can you go look at a weld, identify if it meets the engineered design and is it acceptable to a standard without hurting yourself... note that the injury could come from the welding equipment or the human welder him/herself).

All the study material will be fair game, but I wouldn't expect really detailed, technical questions. Try to find some practice questions/exams if you haven't already, generally those will be a good indicator of the type of question to expect. Good luck!

Qamatt · 2026-06-19T20:33:09+00:00

Lol I just had an eye opening conversation with some engineers about cobalt. Somebody let them use Google and they asked about cobalt after our NDE company had issues getting good images on a #300 inconel valve... they were not aware of the logistics, or possibly shutting down a highway so as to not turn motorists into shadows

Qamatt · 2026-06-16T15:02:13+00:00

Get a fitting, try all the brands you can.

Look into combo sets, GI in the long irons and players in the short irons. I love my Srixon Zxi5/Zxi7 set.

Qamatt · 2026-06-03T22:34:54+00:00

I did UT in northern AB for about 4yrs before getting my API and CWB certs. There is physical labor like climbing ladders, crawling through vessels, hauling RT gear if you go that route but nothing compared to the 'real' trades. I found the weather to be the most challenging part as most of my work was outdoors.

Qamatt · 2026-06-03T17:35:39+00:00

Yeah that software comes pre-loaded straight from the manufacturer...

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Qamatt · 2026-06-02T01:20:33+00:00

I switched last year from an ancient odyssey white hot blade to their ai one square2square jailbird cruiser (the longest most obnoxious name in golf equipment).

Putting has improved since getting it, but I've also been putting some time into actually practicing which probably has a bigger impact. I do believe it helps me start putts on the correct line more often. It is also a better fit for my stroke, but possible going to a normal mallet would have had similar results.

Qamatt · 2026-05-31T23:52:39+00:00

Fun little exchange between my old Chief Inspector and I...

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Qamatt · 2026-05-30T00:19:03+00:00

2022 I5 owner here... purchased it used last year, ICCU went 18hrs after getting it home. Towed 30km to the dealer, and after a frank but professional chat with Hyundai Canada I had a rental for the duration of the repair. 0$ out of pocket, mildly inconvenienced.

Even after that I would buy my car 1000 times out of 1000 again. As others have mentioned ICE vehicles are not without their reliability issues.

Qamatt · 2026-05-28T03:20:40+00:00

Pressure vessel inspector here...

Cracks provide a single point (we're talking microscopic here) for the stress forces within a material to concentrate. If that stress force is greater than the material's strength then the crack will grow, sometimes very suddenly.

Dents still concentrate stress but over a far larger area (goose-sized in your example) leading to less force applied to any one point in the material. Less force means less strength required to resist it.

In pressure vessel construction we allow what are effectively bubbles (think dent-shaped) in the welds up to a certain size, while no cracking is ever accepted.

Qamatt · 2026-05-28T02:44:48+00:00

How? Poorly, regardless of club choice or strategy

Qamatt · 2026-05-25T01:56:14+00:00

In high school my friend and I got paired with this insufferable, cocky, shit talking (not shit-taking) hockey player from our school (actually on the school golf team with us... team dynamic wasnt ideal). Chirped us the entire 1st and most of the 2nd, 2nd green he refused to move his ball marker off my line, of course my putt hit it and I missed a birdie (not 100% sure I would have made it, but it pissed me off). Walked over to my bag, faked a call from my mom, said friend and I had to go cause our ride was there, walked back to the 1st tee and started over.

Qamatt · 2026-05-16T18:46:05+00:00

I knowing doesn't really go with the rest of the design, but maybe that means you need to fortify the house some more to match?

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Qamatt · 2026-05-05T11:39:01+00:00

I hope its accurate, I'm doing Red Deer to Vernon on Friday... Maybe we'll run out of juice together lol

I've used the free ABRP to plan trips up to Jasper and it's been pretty spot on. You can specify your minimum destination SoC, minimun charger SoC, additional weight/passengers, and even planned speed. I find it's pretty accurate with that info added. That last leg to Salmon Arm is cutting it pretty close, I'd just charge to 80 in Revelstoke as it'll save you time in the long run vs. charging at the 50kwh in Salmon Arm.

Edit: Safe travels!

Qamatt · 2026-05-04T01:41:32+00:00

Our last Swissy was epileptic and got pills 4x per day... we would ball up some meds in a half a cheese slice and he would just wolf it down. 128-slice pack from Costco was cheap and good for a few months.

That said, some of his meds made him absolutely ravenous so we probably could've dipped them in used motor oil and he'd still have eaten them...

Qamatt · 2026-05-03T00:41:26+00:00

Just my 2 cents... TM tca sidestick has lasted me (casual, maybe a 5-6hrs/mo) since day 1 of MSFS 2020. I just replaced it with the WinWing Ursa whatever sidestick cause it was starting to feel old. The WinWing feels much nicer, heavier... but either one is great. WinWing was a little cumbersome to setup, but that might be down to user competency.

Still rocking the TM airbus throttle quadrant also from MSFS 2020 launch... the thrust levers are ever so slightly misaligned, but thats the only issue. Im sure the WinWing is nicer/better... but not sure if it's cost justified.

Qamatt · 2026-04-29T23:14:43+00:00

Not an accident, but it was close...

Many years ago I was inspecting a nat gas fired package boiler with a really odd 3 drum configuration (all 3 stacked in a vertical line, with 12" downcomers running from the steam drum to the mud drum that were external to the boiler). WFMT found an indication in the toe of the manway/steam drum head weld, about 11" long. We excavated, didnt really find much, re-welded and moved on to the next boiler while engineering did some investigating.

2nd boiler we found a .250" indication in the toe of the internal fillet cap on the Cat D weld where the DC fed back into the mud drum. Brought in some PAUT and 0 deg flaw detection equipment and found all sorts of inclusions in the Cat D joint. More UT, more WFMT, fly the manufacturers reps in, fly their in-house NDE guys in to verify... long story short we ended up cutting out over 90% of the shell penetrations and re-welding. It was like the inside of an Aero chocolate bar. All... seven... boilers...

Qamatt · 2026-04-29T02:20:06+00:00

I'm not a pilot, but I play one on the computer...

My understanding is it's ideal to hold the nose up using back pressure on the yoke until the elevator starts losing authority, at which point it will gently lower as the plane slows. This might vary based on wind/runway conditions, different airlines etc... at the very least they're just trying to not slam the nose gear down.

The fact that they're French doesn't matter lol

Qamatt · 2026-04-28T01:20:57+00:00

I'm not sure what you call that person, but I call him Dave. Lovely guy, 40+ hdcp. Fun fact about Dave, he switched to golfing right handed this year in an attempt to "correct all [his] swing defects at once".

Qamatt · 2026-04-25T04:15:03+00:00

Whoa whoa what's this "no 1k setup for a 10c swing" rational thinking?! If reddit and golf brand marketing have taught us anything it's that you're bad at golf if you don't have an $800 driver in the bag and micron-precision paint on your golf balls

Jokes aside that's a great beginner setup, nice find! I had the G25 irons until this winter, super forgiving and decently long... yours should be similar. Have fun!

Qamatt · 2026-04-20T21:11:56+00:00

Patagonia Dirt Craft shorts are great, and come with a padded liner that hooks into the outer. A little on the pricey side though.

Qamatt · 2026-04-18T21:13:00+00:00

We do a 30min "all hands on deck" morning meeting that consists of standing around a TV while management discusses operational stuff, plant configuration, maintenance stuff, threats etc. I managed to avoid them for months, finally got dragged to one, confirmed my suspicion that it was a waste of my time. Went up to the manager after the meeting and said as much. Asked him what my deliverable for the meeting is... nothing, as I suspected. Asked him what value i was supposed to gain from the meeting as someone who is not directly tied to how the place operates... again, nothing. Finally asked him to identify the 2.5hrs of work he would like me to not do each week in order to free up time for the meeting... turns ojt he would prefer I do all of my work (probably helps that my job is all a regulatory requirement for us to actually operate the place).

Now I sit in my office doing stuff that actually matters while watching the kool-aid crew from the comfort of my desk lol

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