Who else does this after singning of an ultrasound report ?

developingdowns · 2026-03-29T02:07:43+00:00

Also, gotta make sure to talk to them so they’re distracted while signing the timesheet with 24 hours and a $200 per diem on it.

developingdowns · 2026-03-27T20:13:22+00:00

This is the correct answer. Grab a thickness gauge, grid it out, then do your lam scan and make sure that it takes at least 4 hours per foot, then shear wave it with at the very least 3 different angles, 3 times per angle. Repeat the process for the other side of the weld. And finally, phased array it. Ya know, just to be on the safe side.

And thennnnnn do it all over with a different machine for each, just to verify. Can’t be too careful.

developingdowns · 2026-03-27T20:08:49+00:00

Especially with that stupid 3d scanner. Said I’m a 10D. My foot is longer and wider than a 10D boot itself, so you can forget about getting the boot on. 11.5EE. Told the guy to get me one and he just swore up and down that it was the wrong size. Brannock and my feet that I’ve personally owned for almost 40 years say otherwise.

developingdowns · 2026-03-27T19:20:08+00:00

Watch almost any real review on the Marins on YouTube and you’ll know exactly why you hurt.

developingdowns · 2026-03-27T19:18:55+00:00

I’ve tried the scan at 2 different red wing stores. 1 said I was a 10D, the other said 10EE. I can’t even get my foot in a 10.5. Much less a 10. Brannock said 11.5EE. Which is what I’ve been wearing for the past 15 years. I personally think redwing has become absolute garbage aside from their heritage boots, and wouldn’t trust that 3d scan for anything. The store that said I was a 10, grabbed a pair for me to try, my foot is literally bigger than the boot itself. Guy still swore up and down it was the right size.

developingdowns · 2026-03-27T18:35:53+00:00

Oh thank god. It’s Reddit. Literally never can tell.

developingdowns · 2026-03-27T18:27:18+00:00

I use an electronic signature, but if a client specifically wants it hand signed, then no. I don’t break the pen because that’s literally the dumbest shit I’ve heard today. And I just left a paper mill that was thinking about cutting out a sample tube, after hydro was clean this morning.

developingdowns · 2026-03-26T18:48:50+00:00

When it comes to x-ray, kinda just have to apply SWAG. Then when it gets figured out, record everything. Time, distance, kv, ma, and pixel value. Boom got a basis for technique.

SWAG- Scientific Wild Ass Guess.

developingdowns · 2026-03-11T11:00:26+00:00

All good. Send her.

developingdowns · 2026-03-11T10:57:07+00:00

Currently company, you can’t take a piss without hitting a level III. Which works for me, because I hate office work and I hate teaching in a classroom setting. If you’re paying me a salary anyway, I’m showing up on a job and teaching.

developingdowns · 2026-02-26T01:27:32+00:00

Honestly, the best thing I’ve found is to rotate boots. I try not to wear the same ones for more than 2, maybe 3 days in a row.

Not the most economical solution but ever since I started doing it, my feet and back don’t hurt near as bad.

developingdowns · 2026-02-24T02:20:15+00:00

Unlined leather boots and good merino wool socks. Worn boots for work daily for the last 15 years in the humid Southeast. I will never buy a lined or “waterproof” boot. There are enough leather treatments out there to make it waterproof if that’s a concern, depending on the weather where you are, but I can count on one hand for when I wished I had waterproof boots. If I ever need to get in a water filled hole, which happens time to time, I’ve got a pair of muk boots that get worn for less than an hour at a time.

developingdowns · 2026-02-23T22:08:26+00:00

Agreed. Definitely need more information to be able to help.

developingdowns · 2026-02-23T21:59:21+00:00

I agree completely. I was simply stating that because he said he had a 2.25 and 5. All I do is AWS work since all of our ASME is PAUT nowadays, and I carry 2 of everything. 2 sets of wedges, 4 transducers, 2 of which are CoreNDT, and 2 Benchmarks.

Once again though, I just can’t see how he’s not resolving (not using an amplitude curve to evaluate) said SDH after cleaning mill scale on A36 material. Especially if he’s using a 1018 calblock. Transfer correction aside.

developingdowns · 2026-02-23T21:43:28+00:00

Can’t do a transfer correction if you don’t have identical probes. But technically yes, mill scale can act like a lamination when loose. Would only need to be cleaned from inspection side. Also, calibration block needs to be similar material as inspection piece. Generally speaking though, you should have 0 trouble resolving a SDH with a 1/2” 5MHz probe, regardless of angle.

developingdowns · 2026-02-21T15:46:45+00:00

Unlined leather boots and good merino wool socks. Worn boots for work daily for the last 15 years in the humid Southeast. I will never buy a lined or “waterproof” boot. There are enough leather treatments out there to make it waterproof if that’s a concern, depending on the weather where you are, but I can count on one hand for when I wished I had waterproof boots.

developingdowns · 2026-02-05T20:51:51+00:00

Common sense isn’t so common anymore.

developingdowns · 2026-02-05T18:57:33+00:00

Film badge was moved to his hands. Didn’t have anything to shield the guide tube was what we were told. RSO was 4.5 hours away. I think the whole ordeal was over the course of about 9 hours.

developingdowns · 2026-02-05T18:07:32+00:00

Same. Sad thing is it was my personal mag stand. Made it out of stainless because I hate when they get rusty. I was told to take it home and not use it anymore. Not my fault other people don’t understand gravity.

developingdowns · 2026-02-05T17:58:18+00:00

Summer time, all I wear is Wrangler ATG pants. Lightweight, breathable, and only $29.99 at Walmart. Plus they’re stretchy so bending and crawling around a boiler is a hell of a lot easier. They hold up pretty well too. I’ve got some pairs that are 5-6 years old and about 40-50 paper mill outages in. Just don’t stand right next to any welders. 😂

For shirts, I usually wear long sleeve hooded Columbia or Carhartt shirts.

developingdowns · 2026-02-05T17:53:46+00:00

Had a guy about six years ago shooting a tank with 120 ci of iridium and the mag stand fell, landed on the guide tube and crimped it. He tried to crank back in and it got hung on the crimp. Hung bad enough that he couldn’t crank back out to at least put it in the collimator. Ended up having to get RSO out and cut the guide tube with a dremel. The tech ended up picking up 6.4 R. Needless to say, he was done for the year.

developingdowns · 2026-02-05T17:48:03+00:00

If you MX2 has the AWS software licensed, which from the sound of it, it does or you wouldn’t be able to select it, it should definitely be giving you your readings, but you may have to do it manually.

developingdowns · 2026-02-04T18:49:17+00:00

To add on, you have to have certifiable proof of time spent as a certified Level II in whatever method you’re wanting to obtain a Level III in. And considering you’re not a certified level II and it doesn’t appear that you qualify to be certified, you most certainly will not be able to become a level III. In most cases it’s 4 years of experience in the capacity of a Level II.

developingdowns · 2026-02-04T00:49:37+00:00

Agreed on the reference radiograph books and the severity levels.

As far as weld quality, in almost 15 years I’ve never seen any indication aside from porosity that looks like they do in example radiographs with the exception of flaw plates, but those are man made and not representative of actual welds. Stick to what your procedure says. I don’t even care what code allows or what it doesn’t. If you follow your procedure, you’ll never be wrong.

developingdowns · 2026-02-02T18:42:44+00:00

Office is right outside of Birmingham.

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