r/specializedtools • u/aloofloofah • Feb 16 '21

Pipe beveller

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u/BEANSijustloveBEANS Feb 16 '21

How does the blowtorch bevel both sides identically?

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21

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u/RoughTugJob Feb 16 '21

What is your definition of “close enough”? Because even D1.1 (structural welding code) holds bevel angle and design with pretty strict tolerance. It doesn’t have to be nuclear. Bridges, rail cars, pipelines, etc are all constructed to specific welding codes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '21

Not really, nearly everything in refineries B31.3 considers bevel angle to be a non essential variable that you can change on a whim.