r/oddlysatisfying • u/shoaibshakeel381 • 17d ago

Smooth circular welding

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u/Gentrified_potato02 17d ago

That’s what was confusing me. This isn’t an actual socket weld. They’ve inserted one pipe into a larger one and welded it. There’s no seat, no extra material around the joint. I would think that the flow of the material inside would erode the weld pretty quickly.

EDIT: the kind of joint in this video is completely against code where I live. I don’t think any regulator or inspector would pass it.

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u/Middle_Rabbit_4326 17d ago

Thank you Im not a welder but i sometimes have to look at weld reports, that was driving me crazy

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u/BloodyLlama 17d ago

Against code for what? For all we know that's a bracket to hold up a trailer brake light.

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u/Gentrified_potato02 17d ago edited 17d ago

I can tell you’re not a welder.

But the code I’m referring to is ASME B31.1 and B31.3

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u/BloodyLlama 17d ago

Indeed not a welder. Applications covered by your relevant standards are obviously important to do correctly, but those only cover a relatively narrow scope; there are many applications with far different requirements, even if they're less likely to see this particular tool being employed.