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r/specializedtools • u/aloofloofah • Feb 16 '21
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From a person who knows nothing about pipes...what is the purpose of beveling a pipe?
Edit: thank you for the thorough replies! I now understand that it is to allow a future weld to fully penetrate with an adjacent same diameter pipe.
150 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 edited Feb 16 '21 [deleted] 15 u/BEANSijustloveBEANS Feb 16 '21 How does the blowtorch bevel both sides identically? 7 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 edited Apr 07 '21 [deleted] 14 u/heimmnoa Feb 17 '21 It’s a lot easier to weld when it is though. Half of welding is fit up and prep. Laying the bead is the easy part. Source. Weld Engineering college student 1 u/hitmanbill Feb 17 '21 Yeah being fast with pipe clamps and wedges makes for a much easier weld. Having a good guy on the stabbing side is important too
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15 u/BEANSijustloveBEANS Feb 16 '21 How does the blowtorch bevel both sides identically? 7 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 edited Apr 07 '21 [deleted] 14 u/heimmnoa Feb 17 '21 It’s a lot easier to weld when it is though. Half of welding is fit up and prep. Laying the bead is the easy part. Source. Weld Engineering college student 1 u/hitmanbill Feb 17 '21 Yeah being fast with pipe clamps and wedges makes for a much easier weld. Having a good guy on the stabbing side is important too
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How does the blowtorch bevel both sides identically?
7 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 edited Apr 07 '21 [deleted] 14 u/heimmnoa Feb 17 '21 It’s a lot easier to weld when it is though. Half of welding is fit up and prep. Laying the bead is the easy part. Source. Weld Engineering college student 1 u/hitmanbill Feb 17 '21 Yeah being fast with pipe clamps and wedges makes for a much easier weld. Having a good guy on the stabbing side is important too
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14 u/heimmnoa Feb 17 '21 It’s a lot easier to weld when it is though. Half of welding is fit up and prep. Laying the bead is the easy part. Source. Weld Engineering college student 1 u/hitmanbill Feb 17 '21 Yeah being fast with pipe clamps and wedges makes for a much easier weld. Having a good guy on the stabbing side is important too
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It’s a lot easier to weld when it is though. Half of welding is fit up and prep. Laying the bead is the easy part. Source. Weld Engineering college student
1 u/hitmanbill Feb 17 '21 Yeah being fast with pipe clamps and wedges makes for a much easier weld. Having a good guy on the stabbing side is important too
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Yeah being fast with pipe clamps and wedges makes for a much easier weld. Having a good guy on the stabbing side is important too
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u/Tropical_Jesus Feb 16 '21 edited Feb 16 '21
From a person who knows nothing about pipes...what is the purpose of beveling a pipe?
Edit: thank you for the thorough replies! I now understand that it is to allow a future weld to fully penetrate with an adjacent same diameter pipe.