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1ST PRACTICE BEND TEST ever... failed root.. damn..

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:19 pm
by Maloney1220
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6010 open butt uphill 7018 fill and cap... SOB.. lol
GD root.. I'll keep at it fellas and ladies!

Re: 1ST PRACTICE BEND TEST ever... failed root.. damn..

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:52 pm
by Poland308
Patience And practice is always the key to that test! I have failed it once and passed it twice on pipe.

Re: 1ST PRACTICE BEND TEST ever... failed root.. damn..

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:23 pm
by PeteM
Thats what they're for! Better now than for a job.

Re: 1ST PRACTICE BEND TEST ever... failed root.. damn..

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:20 am
by weldin mike 27
Also, round the edges off the the coupons before bending. The sharp edges can lead to a stress failure (not what you have here)

Re: 1ST PRACTICE BEND TEST ever... failed root.. damn..

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:12 am
by Poland308
Like Mike said! And I usually polish it with a flapper wheel while keeping the grinding marks going in the direction of the bend not crosswise.

Re: 1ST PRACTICE BEND TEST ever... failed root.. damn..

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:28 pm
by ryanjames170
Poland308 wrote:Like Mike said! And I usually polish it with a flapper wheel while keeping the grinding marks going in the direction of the bend not crosswise.

ill second that one..

Re: 1ST PRACTICE BEND TEST ever... failed root.. damn..

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:55 pm
by weldin mike 27
I din't realise they were going along the weld. Yep, always grind at 90 degrees to the weld. ( a good rule in everything, not just tests)

Re: 1ST PRACTICE BEND TEST ever... failed root.. damn..

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:13 pm
by Maloney1220
Thanks for the imput!!! Im giving it hell.