@@jaymoney8602 don't weld towards yourself and tuck in your shirt, it will lessen your chances of accidentally setting yourself on fire. If you have trouble welding joints, don't be afraid of going back to padding beads a time or two. Sometimes that helps.
Was welder in the 60’s and 70’s. Welded from 6” to 24”, everything was 100% x-rayed. Love every minute of it. Injury to right eye stopped me from welding. Always worked with the best welders and helpers, and was proud of the work we did.
Hats off to a craftsman sorry to hear of your injury nice watching welder's at it first cert. in 84 19 yrs. old asthma slowed do custom work at my own pace nice to burn rod or wire once in awhile at 55...
Finally getting into a pipefitting apprenticeship program. I have 6 years experience in welding and there isn't any welding jobs that pay well compared to pipeline. Fabrication jobs don't make much and we are some of the hardest working people.
How did you get in? I've been trying to make my way, but getting responses to my calls and even getting sponsors is crazy tough, an even harder grind than the job itself lol
I'm in school right now, my final trimester, I have my certifications in 3G, Stick, MIG, and TIG. I'm working on my 6G Pipe for TIG. I also have dabbled in stick pipe. Love welding.
k_froggy Without a scholarship of anykind, I think it was around 1.3k each semester. Plus equipment cost. whole thing shouldn't run you more than 5k max. At least, from where I went.
I worked with Advance Pipeline company in Texas for a while and took some photos and video. This is by far the best quality pipeliner video ever. Fantastic job youve answered a whole lot of questions for the young im sure. wow, Great Fantastic.
I used to do this on a smaller scale in WV,natural gas line. I also knew a brother and sister,there who were poor as dirt who got out working pipeline in PA,she's a welder at 5'1" and tough as nails. Go for it!
Much respect for you all on pipeline! Industry expects super high guality welds on these lines& they also expect the job to get done very fast. Thanks to all you people it is so easy to get hurt out there. Be safe and have a great day :)
Usually they set up a Machine cutting torch. I've worked on the Alaskan pipeline as a laborer. Usually we have to build them a hooch so they don't get cold. We're not allowed to get warm
Some of you starry eyed ones try and keep in mind there's an old sayings in this business. "They don't pay us for what we know, they pay us for what we put up with." If you got the stuff go on and hit the patch. There's some money there. They don't give it away though. I'm 62 and all stove up. I might would have settled for half the scratch back then for half the misery now but you just don't know what you don't know.
Ricky Gonzalez.O He means that his fascination with welding seems odd to him. That's all. Most people are not fascinated by their work, but welding is an art as well as a trade, I think.
I just watched a video with no dialogue, music, or animations; and, I was throughly entertained. Encore! Encore! Encore! In other words, make more videos like this one!
41 now. Been welding for 4 years. No pipe line though. Wish in one hand and shit in the other ... but I wish my school would have had a welding class. I don't spend to much time wondering what could have....I like watching you guys get done though. Doesn't even feel like work when I'm welding and or prepping for weld. Thanks for posting! Happy welding.
These guys are making Big bucks! I've been in commercial construction for more than 25 years but never wanted to do this isolated work. $150000-$200000 annually if you can stand being in the middle of nowhere for months on end.
I been welding steady 45 years and 22 of that was pipelining all over northern michigan ....yes your eyes take a beating no matter how hard you try to protect them. Arc flash 20 feet away hurts you in tiny amounts and the effects stack up. Also there is the 40 years of debris and flying grinder dust. Trust me 45 years of welding and grinding take it's toll.
These guys get paid exactly what they are worth, which is 'absolutely adequate'. Our infrastructure demands precision and these guys are the best. I don't care how you feel about 'green energy' because these people will give you everything they have got regardless of what job they find themselves on. Let's do 'green' these individuals are ready to make it happen.
Does the pipe go in the ground after? Does it sit on the ground? or stay riased? Why are you starting from the top and not from the bottom? Where do pipes leak from generally? What's that shade tarp above the head for? Are those clamped together first with that metal pole thingy first? Why is there a guy grinding from time to time. What is he doing?
Pipe goes in after. Pipes are x-rayed to check for holes before going into ground. Guy grinding is generally the helper and he is cleaning up the slag or cleaning the pipe before weld
Yes, pipe is buried minimum 4 feet below the top of the pipe and deeper depending on the areas where the pipeline passes through......The welding codes for pressure vessels buried in the ground allow for all weld passes to be performed in the downhand welding position using 6010 or 7010 welding rods depending on the metallurgy properties of the pipe being welded .....Depending on pipe size the ends of the pipes are butted together and held in position by way of an internal line up clamping mechanism that accurately spaces the 2 pipes apart creating the narrow gap required for the root pass while metal wedges are also used to adjust the gap to the preference of the root pass welders who will quickly look at the gap and approve the gap and then the internal line up clamp is activated and the gap is locked in, so to speak.....for the smaller diameter pipes the clamping and alignment of the 2 pipe ends is performed with a hand operated external line up clamp while steel wedges are used to create the preferred gap between the 2 pipe ends to the preference and approval of the root pass welders...........The Guy grinding from time to time is the welders helper and he is required to clean up the weld passes with a wire brush on one grinder and a grinding disc on another grinder and prepare the weld for the next weld pass....He knows what needs to be done and done to the preferences of his welder and or standard welding procedures in regards to prepping the pipe and prepping the weld prior to the next weld pass ......Cheers
I apologize if this is unwanted, but I feel the need to pass on a few words of wisdom. The schooling only teaches you how to pass a test. The REAL challenge begins when you're out in the field dealing with all the challenges that pile up. You're going to be discriminated against because of your age, you're going to be messed with as the new guy on the block to test you and see if you can do the work. Keep a goal in mind, and you're gonna do fine. Keep asking questions and never lose that childish curiosity that we all at first had, and you'll become one of the best. And last of all, if you took classes for everything you would learn in the field you'd be in debt to the tune of a few hundred thousand bucks. If you did it, and you feel confident you could do it again, you've learned it, and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.
I'm just running across this video which reminded me when I was pipelining in Nodak about 6 years ago for 'Jmac", Elk horn, Pipe pro, etc with temps dipping down into -50 (wind chill). Whats the deal with those ol boys welding just one side of the pipe at a time? You let your "bro-in-law kick in first or you fire up first, let one or the other take the lead for a few inches then you jump into the weld with them & complete the hot pass, helpers buff off the pipe, throw a wrap around insulator blanket so the weld doesnt cool off to quick & your off chasing the "tack rig" to the next set up. All in all what your doing is working yourself out of a job but if other companies heard of you or you have good references you'll land another gig pretty quick!
I thought this was pretty interesting. Always wondered about pipeline work...I've been sitting in a comfy chair doing aerospace TIG for about ten years, the pipeline looks a lot like work.
I have a good job, don't make nearly what these guys are making,but I'm home for dinner every night, get to see my wife daily and be there for my kids.. No amount of money is worth missing out on that.These guys job is an important one.those pipes supply an important nessisity.and they should be paid accordingly.enjoy,be safe, sleep well,And God Bless..
Why is spatter so important to not get on pipe anywhere, and why is it a no no to strike ur arc off the pipe anywhere except where ur welding.? Will that hurt the integrety of the pipe or.? Just wondering idk...
Spatter becomes a problem for welding inspectors, it can sometimes give false indications of defects, and just generally good workmanship to remove spatter. As for arc strikes outside of the weld zone, arc strikes can cause brittleness, which is a no no in pressure piping.
forgive my ignorance, but i thought stick should only be done uphill to prevent slag inclusions, or does it soley depend on the characteristics of the rod you use? im a tig welder, so it doesnt matter too much for my area of work
You can run fire wire uphand. Except in the patch and the public works gas mains most black pipe gets rooted and hot passed with uphand 5P. then filled and capped with LoHi uphand.. Some power pipe gets a TIG root and hot pass but that's uphand too.
amy roberts because it takes skill to weld vertical/uphand. I work in a refinery and that's all that's required. Downhand is a garbage weld. No wonder pipelines everywhere are leaking.
It is only getting harder for welders these days. A lot of companies moving toward phased array inspection of welds, capturing defects x-ray can’t. Don’t forget about the automated welding systems. I heard stories about how these automated systems pissed off a lot of unions.
Lucas Cole yes, you are correct. If they set these things up well, no defects. I have talked with researchers who helped develop these systems, they are very robust.
My first pipeline job was helping a hotpass welder in 1986. We were working for Welded Construction on a Texas Eastern Spread at Mount Union Pa. Elvis Ralph was the welder boss. Buckey Price was the pipeman. The world's worst welder helper was working across the pipe from me Bulah. He got run off the ground when he let the tack rig drag the ground down an over bend at the top of a mountain. It arced all the way down the full joint of the overbend.
cajunski1 probably using 5p+ I believe you can cap downhill with that on certain applications. although everything ive worked on takes 7018 uphill cap 5p for route and passes
Well maybe its just general rules for certain jobs. I was always told that downhill can trap too many particles and make porocity . But I did have one friend that said he could make a good cap downhill by turning his machine way up.
I have to tell you, I am so tempted to by a pickup, mount a TrailBlazer and a cutting rig on the back, hook up a trailer and head out to the oil fields come spring. What an adventure huh? You men out there are tough, tough, tough! But, I need to remember that I got out of the field because of injuries, too cold, too hot, 4AM wake up times and now with my inside job I don’t have to shit in a little plastic houses. God Bless you all! You make this country and keep us great!
Hi, Think it's the earth clamp, positioned in such a way to stop MAGNETIC ARC BLOW, when welding with DIRECT CURRENT welding set, arc blow plays havoc with the welding arc= bad weld= weld fail after x -ray= fired! regards.
I have a welding certificates from colombia (validated by aws) for mig and tig... I am also a Canadian citizen, would I be able to work in Canada as a welder? I've seen jobs that pay $28/hr starting. Any advice before I move back to Canada would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
Curious about the inspections needed to maintain quality. Are the welds visually inspected in process, or do they exclusively rely on the individual weld test?
All welds are X-Ray inspected and relative to the Boilers and Pressure Vessels welding codes and relative to **what material** is being contained or transported in inside the pipe ( pressure vessel ) There is what is referred to as the Sour Oil Code compared to the Sweet Oil Code. There is what is referred to as the Sour Gas Code as compared to the Sweet Gas Code relative to the Sulphur content in the Oil or Gas being transported inside the pipeline and contained within all the related pipeline infrastructure. Eventually the pipeline and all the pressure vessel components are also hydro tested to learn if there is any loss of pressure or leak down during a multi hour hydro pressure test done at hundreds of pounds of pressure using water as the medium for the hydro testing aspect of the pipeline and related pipeline pressure vessels infrastructure.
Pretty cool to see this process. I wish you would have put more description as to what each team was doing. Its pretty obvious the side booms are setting and your team is welding but is it root pass only or complete or what?
Being on a spread is sure better than being retired with empty days and nights . A bar full of pipliners after hours is a party waiting to happen. Yup miss those days.....
It was great watching this. I had some misconceptions about pipeline work and this video set it straight. I've never welded 8010 -- you guys use a quick whipping action, faster than I normally use with 7018. For some reason I thought it was uphill, but I evidently was wrong.
It used to be that any pressure vessels below ground could be welded using 6010 or 7010 rod performed in the down hand position for all passes......Pressure Vessels above ground were to be welded using 7018 or 8018 ( low Hydrogen ) rods and all passes performed in the uphand position........Eventually that welding code was modified and the use of a 6010 or 7010 rod was allowed for the * root pass only* and performed in the uphand position........Allowing for the root pass to be performed using a 6010 or 7010 welding rod reduced the amount of root pass weld failures because stick welding a root pass using a 7018 or 8018 stick welding rod is much more challenging to perform resulting in many welding failures in regards to the root pass integrity.......But understand that running a root pass downhand on pipe using a 6010 or 7010 stick welding rod is much easier and more logical in that respect making for better root pass integrity.
After 30 years on the road ! A busted marriage! 18 years of child support! And liver and kidney failure ! You can have it ! But I wouldn’t take a minute of it back ! Meet some of the best people ever ! And did some awesome jobs ! I welded several of the pipes in the arrow rock damn outside Boise Idaho ! My welds are going to be there when my grandsons grandson dies !
Don't forget that for every job site you go to there is a welding test. Fail and go home, not lab conditions there use what they give ya. The only thing that would be common to you is what you brought. If you forgot it may as well go home. Shit is tough....
I've taken a 2 year program in mechanics and a 2 year program in welding. the first thing you quickly learn people think they're a welder when they can make an arc and join steel together. little do they know to be a welder you need to know how good your weld is and have 100% penetration with no or low imperfections.
Не думаю что кто-нибудь отказался.Не то что у нас,сокращают рабочих для того чтоб работал в три раза больше за туже з/п . Единственный минус это языковой барьер, особенно для меня
Those guys that follow yall around with the grinder, what do they do? just grind off certain parts or are they welders too and trying to make the job go faster?
Great teams! Nice work guys. 12:00 I luv that bent rod. When I first started at a factory many welders there made fun of me for bending rods. Said they had never seen a good welder do such a thing! When asked to explain why I told them it was a habbit I picked up when I welded pipe. It can give you a better line of sight, make joint access easier and keep you from eating sparks. The flat-landers still think I'm crazy :) But now I am a turn-table diva also.
Freezing cold, scorching heat, clouds of mosquitos, always on the road, per diem, living in motels, eating at IHOP every day. Love it.
At least it’s not living in a semi
I’m in welding school now any tips
@@jaymoney8602 don't weld towards yourself and tuck in your shirt, it will lessen your chances of accidentally setting yourself on fire. If you have trouble welding joints, don't be afraid of going back to padding beads a time or two. Sometimes that helps.
James Mcbeth check your shade.
I lasted 2 days on a pipeline. Couldn't cut it.
Was welder in the 60’s and 70’s. Welded from 6” to 24”, everything was 100% x-rayed. Love every minute of it. Injury to right eye stopped me from welding. Always worked with the best welders and helpers, and was proud of the work we did.
Homer Yates 👍
What happened to your eye?
Hats off to a craftsman sorry to hear of your injury nice watching welder's at it first cert. in 84 19 yrs. old asthma slowed do custom work at my own pace nice to burn rod or wire once in awhile at 55...
“Got everything I need” ~touches rod to metal~ “woooh, gotta put those goggles on”
You are a hero in my book. I offer a salute.
I was a welders helper the winter of 1962 laying natural gas pipe up and down the hills of West Virginia. I loved it. Great timeline my life.
Finally getting into a pipefitting apprenticeship program. I have 6 years experience in welding and there isn't any welding jobs that pay well compared to pipeline. Fabrication jobs don't make much and we are some of the hardest working people.
How did you get in? I've been trying to make my way, but getting responses to my calls and even getting sponsors is crazy tough, an even harder grind than the job itself lol
I'm in school right now, my final trimester, I have my certifications in 3G, Stick, MIG, and TIG. I'm working on my 6G Pipe for TIG. I also have dabbled in stick pipe. Love welding.
+Joshua Hobbs cool man, what a skill
how long did it take you to finish welding school? Im considering it right now.
k_froggy It's just a year program. Not too long or expensive.
Mind if i ask how much it was?
k_froggy Without a scholarship of anykind, I think it was around 1.3k each semester. Plus equipment cost. whole thing shouldn't run you more than 5k max. At least, from where I went.
I worked with Advance Pipeline company in Texas for a while and took some photos and video. This is by far the best quality pipeliner video ever. Fantastic job youve answered a whole lot of questions for the young im sure. wow, Great Fantastic.
Thanks for sharing this.
I've had a computer job for so long it's nice to see what real work looks like once in a while.
interesting, doing what?
Supercomputer stuff for the Air Force.
Going on twenty something years now.
@@MichaelBLevi wow!
I used to do this on a smaller scale in WV,natural gas line. I also knew a brother and sister,there who were poor as dirt who got out working pipeline in PA,she's a welder at 5'1" and tough as nails. Go for it!
Just finished my first year of welding the road is long so much to learn but I freaking love it.
Half way through my first year and I couldn’t agree more!!
Now both of you are over 2 years in! Hell yeah.
@@benbreshears5138 I got into engineering hahaha
@@nwontario828how’s the money in welding
Much respect for you all on pipeline! Industry expects super high guality welds on these lines& they also expect the job to get done very fast. Thanks to all you people it is so easy to get hurt out there. Be safe and have a great day :)
Usually they set up a Machine cutting torch. I've worked on the Alaskan pipeline as a laborer. Usually we have to build them a hooch so they don't get cold. We're not allowed to get warm
Hard to control the arc when you're shivering.
I tell you! As a hobby welder I’m full of admiration how these guys, obviously without auto darkeners, strike up dead accurate every time!
Some of you starry eyed ones try and keep in mind there's an old sayings in this business. "They don't pay us for what we know, they pay us for what we put up with."
If you got the stuff go on and hit the patch. There's some money there. They don't give it away though.
I'm 62 and all stove up. I might would have settled for half the scratch back then for half the misery now but you just don't know what you don't know.
So you know maybe saying this in regular clear understandable English for the children would help
Mannnn I love welding I really gotta finish school to some folks this may be odd but this is exciting work to me
It is addictive.
same here!
I'm love welding
How the fuck is welding odd to people? Where are you getting that information?
Ricky Gonzalez.O He means that his fascination with welding seems odd to him. That's all. Most people are not fascinated by their work, but welding is an art as well as a trade, I think.
2 MILLION views as of today! Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible!
Just imagine how many real welders came to watch your video, remembered how they worked on different objects and gave a well-deserved like ;)
I graduate from trade school tomorrow. Videos like these show me what it’ll be like day to day. I appreciate you making the video
I the guy in the green Jake if so I used to work with him in wink Texas
I just watched a video with no dialogue, music, or animations; and, I was throughly entertained. Encore! Encore! Encore! In other words, make more videos like this one!
this has been my dream since i was 18. i can weld good but i dont know if i can weld this good. my rocks bust when i watch these types of videos
Took my ASME 1X 6G Lloyd's of London In 1986. Happiest day of my life when I passed. Love welding....
damn ..this makes me feel like practicing my stick welding 10 times harder and better now...great video man...
same bro
41 now. Been welding for 4 years. No pipe line though. Wish in one hand and shit in the other ... but I wish my school would have had a welding class. I don't spend to much time wondering what could have....I like watching you guys get done though. Doesn't even feel like work when I'm welding and or prepping for weld. Thanks for posting! Happy welding.
In such bright day one can easily get arc eye. Take care guys. God bless
These guys are making Big bucks! I've been in commercial construction for more than 25 years but never wanted to do this isolated work. $150000-$200000 annually if you can stand being in the middle of nowhere for months on end.
Nowhere lol
Mark Muller can i apply that im a welder and i graduate smaw in philipines
My question is how healthy are the eyes after 20 years? 150000 seems not much when the eye is burned out.
boxerfan2 welding has no long term effects on the eyes when using the proper eye protection
I been welding steady 45 years and 22 of that was pipelining all over northern michigan ....yes your eyes take a beating no matter how hard you try to protect them. Arc flash 20 feet away hurts you in tiny amounts and the effects stack up. Also there is the 40 years of debris and flying grinder dust. Trust me 45 years of welding and grinding take it's toll.
By far the best pipeliner vid out there!! Awesome work I love runnin 6010 5p+ all day
This job requires hard work as the video shows, and being away from family, but many people would agree the rewards are well worth it.
Love being out a spread , hard work and honest pay. Great people work there.
Thanks for keeping America moving guys!
Rod M dude you mean Canada right?
plz give me a job ij welding in.abroad candada
These guys get paid exactly what they are worth, which is 'absolutely adequate'. Our infrastructure demands precision and these guys are the best. I don't care how you feel about 'green energy' because these people will give you everything they have got regardless of what job they find themselves on. Let's do 'green' these individuals are ready to make it happen.
Sweet! I'm a commercial overhead door installer so i do a lot of stick welding but I do appreciate pipe runners and what u do!!
Does the pipe go in the ground after? Does it sit on the ground? or stay riased? Why are you starting from the top and not from the bottom? Where do pipes leak from generally? What's that shade tarp above the head for? Are those clamped together first with that metal pole thingy first? Why is there a guy grinding from time to time. What is he doing?
Pipe goes in after. Pipes are x-rayed to check for holes before going into ground. Guy grinding is generally the helper and he is cleaning up the slag or cleaning the pipe before weld
Yes, pipe is buried minimum 4 feet below the top of the pipe and deeper depending on the areas where the pipeline passes through......The welding codes for pressure vessels buried in the ground allow for all weld passes to be performed in the downhand welding position using 6010 or 7010 welding rods depending on the metallurgy properties of the pipe being welded .....Depending on pipe size the ends of the pipes are butted together and held in position by way of an internal line up clamping mechanism that accurately spaces the 2 pipes apart creating the narrow gap required for the root pass while metal wedges are also used to adjust the gap to the preference of the root pass welders who will quickly look at the gap and approve the gap and then the internal line up clamp is activated and the gap is locked in, so to speak.....for the smaller diameter pipes the clamping and alignment of the 2 pipe ends is performed with a hand operated external line up clamp while steel wedges are used to create the preferred gap between the 2 pipe ends to the preference and approval of the root pass welders...........The Guy grinding from time to time is the welders helper and he is required to clean up the weld passes with a wire brush on one grinder and a grinding disc on another grinder and prepare the weld for the next weld pass....He knows what needs to be done and done to the preferences of his welder and or standard welding procedures in regards to prepping the pipe and prepping the weld prior to the next weld pass ......Cheers
love it guys...enjoy rentin to alot of yall...you are hard workin ...mean machining out there...keep up the great work
About to finish high school and college with 2 masters certifications in welding. Pretty easy classes just gotta be dedicated!
I apologize if this is unwanted, but I feel the need to pass on a few words of wisdom. The schooling only teaches you how to pass a test. The REAL challenge begins when you're out in the field dealing with all the challenges that pile up. You're going to be discriminated against because of your age, you're going to be messed with as the new guy on the block to test you and see if you can do the work. Keep a goal in mind, and you're gonna do fine. Keep asking questions and never lose that childish curiosity that we all at first had, and you'll become one of the best.
And last of all, if you took classes for everything you would learn in the field you'd be in debt to the tune of a few hundred thousand bucks. If you did it, and you feel confident you could do it again, you've learned it, and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.
2 masters certifications??? easy classes???? dude that doesnt even exist. you might be a master baiter, but a welder i assure you are not.
I'm just running across this video which reminded me when I was pipelining in Nodak about 6 years ago for 'Jmac", Elk horn, Pipe pro, etc with temps dipping down into -50 (wind chill). Whats the deal with those ol boys welding just one side of the pipe at a time? You let your "bro-in-law kick in first or you fire up first, let one or the other take the lead for a few inches then you jump into the weld with them & complete the hot pass, helpers buff off the pipe, throw a wrap around insulator blanket so the weld doesnt cool off to quick & your off chasing the "tack rig" to the next set up. All in all what your doing is working yourself out of a job but if other companies heard of you or you have good references you'll land another gig pretty quick!
I was thinking to find something related to this and so far the best video
I thought this was pretty interesting. Always wondered about pipeline work...I've been sitting in a comfy chair doing aerospace TIG for about ten years, the pipeline looks a lot like work.
I have a good job, don't make nearly what these guys are making,but I'm home for dinner every night, get to see my wife daily and be there for my kids.. No amount of money is worth missing out on that.These guys job is an important one.those pipes supply an important nessisity.and they should be paid accordingly.enjoy,be safe, sleep well,And God Bless..
There's plenty of welding jobs that your able to see your family every night this is a job they choose they may be supporting the family as well
I hate working in the cold! The heat sucks too but it’s not as painful as freezing
shit im canadian and i am the other way around lol just work hard and youll be nice and warm even in -40 C
Thank you so much for the upload ! I myself are learning the art of welding !
Why is spatter so important to not get on pipe anywhere, and why is it a no no to strike ur arc off the pipe anywhere except where ur welding.? Will that hurt the integrety of the pipe or.? Just wondering idk...
Stray arc marks will start to decay over time and require big money for the company to fix.
Spatter becomes a problem for welding inspectors, it can sometimes give false indications of defects, and just generally good workmanship to remove spatter. As for arc strikes outside of the weld zone, arc strikes can cause brittleness, which is a no no in pressure piping.
Working on a pipelines weldings is my passion my everything am in college now just doing some hards works buts in everything we just put gods firsts
forgive my ignorance, but i thought stick should only be done uphill to prevent slag inclusions, or does it soley depend on the characteristics of the rod you use? im a tig welder, so it doesnt matter too much for my area of work
You and your co workers earned the respect! I have 'been there done that'! I would do it again, but I am too old and fat!
I'm barely on my 2 month of SMAW lol. You guys look bad ass doing this, I wish one day I can be as good.
OK. I like this video if for no other reason than it shows men working for a living. Nice.
guess I was. Im only welded for 5 years. Thats what I love about this profession. So much to learn that a life time of welding isnt enough.
That's called brother in law welding...on a 16" sch 80 pipe...love my trade...
Cool video. I used to do the inspections. We would build and run PIGs, retrieve, and analyze data. miss the field
My papaw worked on the pipe line in Alaska but he has dementia now and they said he wont make through this winter .
My condolences
Wish I could view arc shots. Curious what methods develop through years of real world experience
hoping to weld with you guys someday
Ok I’ve seen enough !When do we take break?
I've just watched the whole video without a mask and now I can't sleep ..!!! :D
So is it all downhill welding for any particular reason or what? The local I'm out of has us do everything uphill that's why I'm asking.
Why do you guys weld downhill? I was taught that weakened the weld by half of whatever rod you were using.
amy roberts probably because there's no xray and they are using 6010. other wise you wouldn't go down hill. it traps Slag.
amy roberts they use it because it goes quick. That's just what pipelines do. Welding downhill is useful, but only if you have a rig truck
amy roberts 6010 can go down hill
You can run fire wire uphand. Except in the patch and the public works gas mains most black pipe gets rooted and hot passed with uphand 5P. then filled and capped with LoHi uphand.. Some power pipe gets a TIG root and hot pass but that's uphand too.
amy roberts because it takes skill to weld vertical/uphand. I work in a refinery and that's all that's required. Downhand is a garbage weld. No wonder pipelines everywhere are leaking.
You haven't made any good videos like this in a long time Zazel.
700,000 views! The number just keeps growing and that's due to all of you! Thank you all very much!
what level of math do i need for pipeline welder???
none...
Really????
Really the only math you'll need is to read the amperage setting and the little numbers on the welding rod, 1/8, 5/32, 7/32 and that's about it.
David Spin are you a welder??? Thanks for the tip
I love welding that's why I studied all kinds of welding TIG to ARC all
It is only getting harder for welders these days. A lot of companies moving toward phased array inspection of welds, capturing defects x-ray can’t. Don’t forget about the automated welding systems. I heard stories about how these automated systems pissed off a lot of unions.
it's a "they terk er jerbs" problem for sure, although with the automated welders I'm sure there are almost no defects if everything is setup right.
Lucas Cole yes, you are correct. If they set these things up well, no defects. I have talked with researchers who helped develop these systems, they are very robust.
Well, the welding code is lowered so much for auto, where 1104, b31.3 is far more" unforgiving".
My first pipeline job was helping a hotpass welder in 1986. We were working for Welded Construction on a Texas Eastern Spread at Mount Union Pa. Elvis Ralph was the welder boss. Buckey Price was the pipeman. The world's worst welder helper was working across the pipe from me Bulah. He got run off the ground when he let the tack rig drag the ground down an over bend at the top of a mountain. It arced all the way down the full joint of the overbend.
How come you guys weld yer passes downhill and everthing we weld in the plant they make us weld uphill?
cajunski1 probably using 5p+ I believe you can cap downhill with that on certain applications. although everything ive worked on takes 7018 uphill cap 5p for route and passes
Well maybe its just general rules for certain jobs. I was always told that downhill can trap too many particles and make porocity . But I did have one friend that said he could make a good cap downhill by turning his machine way up.
It's faster. And he's only rooting with 6010. The rest is 7010 or 8010. And it's all down. Less root putrousion and less heat effected zone.
Marty Considine you don't have to worry about slag inclusions?
Sweet video thanks for showing how the welder was doing the underside of the pipe.
Love it! You don't see all these welders using the fancy pants equipment like auto dark lens etc.
Lmao what’s wrong with auto dark lens? I’m a Union Welder and I couldn’t be more happy with auto dark lens🤣🤣
Why don't they use flexible joints instead of welded joints like riser pipes.
Just curious?
Getting my 1 inch 3g open root cert on Thursday wish me luck y’all
I passed
I have to tell you, I am so tempted to by a pickup, mount a TrailBlazer and a cutting rig on the back, hook up a trailer and head out to the oil fields come spring. What an adventure huh? You men out there are tough, tough, tough! But, I need to remember that I got out of the field because of injuries, too cold, too hot, 4AM wake up times and now with my inside job I don’t have to shit in a little plastic houses. God Bless you all! You make this country and keep us great!
people that actually know how to weld should really be the only ones leaving posts
Then why did you comment?
Just another day at the office for these fellas 👨🏭👨🏭👨🏭.
What is the contraption installed in the top of the seam they're welding? The thing that looks similar to a torch.
Hi, Think it's the earth clamp, positioned in such a way to stop MAGNETIC ARC BLOW, when welding with DIRECT CURRENT welding set, arc blow plays havoc with the welding arc= bad weld= weld fail after x -ray= fired! regards.
Did some X-ray today on 16” in northern Alberta…. 3/4 were cutouts 😬
im going to school to become welder hopefully i can have a good future un this infustry
Study some English as well.
+Super Comfy lmao
remember, You get out of it what you put into it
dionHD lmao maybe if someone wants to lose their jobs. you wild.
Lol no it wont.
they both are very good tradesmen! first class! working in such cold environment much get pay very well.
so how much do these welders make a year? how many hours a day? and do they have to bring there own welder and truck?
Most make around $140,000 or more a year and they work 70 plus hours a week.
Tec 9 are you on crack? pipeliners make around 3k a week nd if u have a rig up to 7 what kind of crack you on?
KING TROLL seriously dude you're a fucking idiot, Some pipeline welders make 250k and even more.
Hell, I work in a boiler shop and I make almost 50k.
I have a welding certificates from colombia (validated by aws) for mig and tig... I am also a Canadian citizen, would I be able to work in Canada as a welder? I've seen jobs that pay $28/hr starting. Any advice before I move back to Canada would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
I've cleared almost 7 grand in a week. I won't test for less than 4 grand a week. And the BBQ jerk knows nothing
Curious about the inspections needed to maintain quality. Are the welds visually inspected in process, or do they exclusively rely on the individual weld test?
All welds are X-Ray inspected and relative to the Boilers and Pressure Vessels welding codes and relative to **what material** is being contained or transported in inside the pipe ( pressure vessel )
There is what is referred to as the Sour Oil Code compared to the Sweet Oil Code.
There is what is referred to as the Sour Gas Code as compared to the Sweet Gas Code relative to the Sulphur content in the Oil or Gas being transported inside the pipeline and contained within all the related pipeline infrastructure.
Eventually the pipeline and all the pressure vessel components are also hydro tested to learn if there is any loss of pressure or leak down during a multi hour hydro pressure test done at hundreds of pounds of pressure using water as the medium for the hydro testing aspect of the pipeline and related pipeline pressure vessels infrastructure.
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Жаль что у нас зарплата маловато.
а в сша наоборот огромные деньги платят
Pretty cool to see this process. I wish you would have put more description as to what each team was doing. Its pretty obvious the side booms are setting and your team is welding but is it root pass only or complete or what?
There is nothing quite like being out on a good spread.....Love the smell of burning rod.
Being on a spread is sure better than being retired with empty days and nights . A bar full of pipliners after hours is a party waiting to happen. Yup miss those days.....
haha 7018’s smell alright but 6010’s or 6011’s bring me back
@@zachrosa5416 I mad a lot of money running 6010 😂
Does anyone know Where is this at
one day im going to successfully master the welding trade
It was great watching this. I had some misconceptions about pipeline work and this video set it straight. I've never welded 8010 -- you guys use a quick whipping action, faster than I normally use with 7018. For some reason I thought it was uphill, but I evidently was wrong.
It used to be that any pressure vessels below ground could be welded using 6010 or 7010 rod performed in the down hand position for all passes......Pressure Vessels above ground were to be welded using 7018 or 8018 ( low Hydrogen ) rods and all passes performed in the uphand position........Eventually that welding code was modified and the use of a 6010 or 7010 rod was allowed for the * root pass only* and performed in the uphand position........Allowing for the root pass to be performed using a 6010 or 7010 welding rod reduced the amount of root pass weld failures because stick welding a root pass using a 7018 or 8018 stick welding rod is much more challenging to perform resulting in many welding failures in regards to the root pass integrity.......But understand that running a root pass downhand on pipe using a 6010 or 7010 stick welding rod is much easier and more logical in that respect making for better root pass integrity.
After 30 years on the road ! A busted marriage! 18 years of child support! And liver and kidney failure ! You can have it ! But I wouldn’t take a minute of it back ! Meet some of the best people ever ! And did some awesome jobs ! I welded several of the pipes in the arrow rock damn outside Boise Idaho ! My welds are going to be there when my grandsons grandson dies !
Kidney faulire from Booze ?
Don't forget that for every job site you go to there is a welding test. Fail and go home, not lab conditions there use what they give ya. The only thing that would be common to you is what you brought. If you forgot it may as well go home. Shit is tough....
Holy cow I can’t imagine the lower back pain….ahhhhh
I've taken a 2 year program in mechanics and a 2 year program in welding. the first thing you quickly learn people think they're a welder when they can make an arc and join steel together. little do they know to be a welder you need to know how good your weld is and have 100% penetration with no or low imperfections.
Cant wait to start welding I’m going to graduate From my welding class next month I wana go to pipeline and travel
Same bro
Same here 🤝
I'll be going for my 6g in two months, i enjoy your uploads tremendously ! Keep'em coming & have a happy new year dude !
Read books on Material Engineering can help a lot. And go for 6GR. Good luck.
WELDERS DO IT IN ALL POSITIONS!!
Ol School Welding Tips and Tricks don't get ur stick stuck!
Dun Dotta LOL!!
Ol School Welding Tips and Tricks as long as it's 5g
Welders do it with Maximum Penetration!
Trust me, doing that will be the best decision you ever make. I'm a welder from B.C, and its the best money I've ever seen.
Believe me, go for it!
Are these joints X-rayed after welding?
Bobby John they all are, thats why they have welding inspectors
i have great respect for the welders they are hiigly trained
I'm amazed how skilled those guys are.
Fast!!
I’ve been mig welding. Now stick. So confusing for some reason. Stick is
@@sloppyjonuts9162 it's because you have to feed the rod manually
OK. Stupid question. How can you be sure that the weld will not leak?
хочу до вас на роботу , клас організація на вищому рівні !!!!!
Не думаю что кто-нибудь отказался.Не то что у нас,сокращают рабочих для того чтоб работал в три раза больше за туже з/п . Единственный минус это языковой барьер, особенно для меня
Trust me you don’t .
All the other crews have trucks but there was a welding crew running a dozer. What's that about? Are they just tacking the pipe together?
Чёт первый раз вижу что бы сверху вниз варили основной обмазкой видать можно научиться
Электроды целлюлозным покрытием варятся сверху вниз
эти олени походу не умеют снизу вверх,только наши специ так херачат
@@Уася-з7й да , но не трубопроводы же варить сверху вниз?!!!
Those guys that follow yall around with the grinder, what do they do? just grind off certain parts or are they welders too and trying to make the job go faster?
4:00 можно ближнего сварщика выгонять,вертикал сверху вниз нельзя опускать
Электроды такие,видел пару раз
@@ПавелПятаков-к6р вы наверное далеки от сварки если пишете такое
@@user-fedin59 это электроды специальные?
@@user-fedin59 почему далеки то, я тоже сначала смутился, у меня 2 образования по сварке, просто у нас другой подход
@@АлександрБалу-ц4е я тоже технолог по сварке,коллега,и что,подходом можно нарушить технологию варить вертикал сверху вниз на свой же шлак?
I LOVE THIS JOB ,LIVING IN JUNGLES AWAY FROM CITY
I am a welder, I am looking for a job in welding with a certificate and 8 years of experience who can help me
Great teams! Nice work guys. 12:00 I luv that bent rod. When I first started at a factory many welders there made fun of me for bending rods. Said they had never seen a good welder do such a thing! When asked to explain why I told them it was a habbit I picked up when I welded pipe. It can give you a better line of sight, make joint access easier and keep you from eating sparks. The flat-landers still think I'm crazy :) But now I am a turn-table diva also.
Any jobs available?? =)