Wow, what confusion?
I have not replied, as i have been working, (I too am an instructor) all day, and at class (finishing my degree this semester) all night.
Just got home. I must say, either i did not state my need well enough, or some did not read it well enough.
I too have thousands of dollars in tools invested in this business. Three machines in the garage. Big blue, diesel-nice welder. A little ranger, fantastic generator for the house, and a little idealarc for the hobby tig work. Plenty of $ in torches blah, blah blah. continual purchase process.
I was not asking for a handout. I have paid for everything i have including my CWI, prep books and course and that college i spoke of.(also all of those expensive textbooks that are part of it.) I am new to the CWI world. I do not work as a CWI, and have no immediate plans to.
It was the next step on the resume. Maybe someday i will work as an inspector, but not now. I do however, on occasion get the oppurtunity to test a welder for a couple of extra bucks. This is the first time i will have tested a welder to ASME. I tested to, and am more familiar with d1.1. I know that i have a new copy of API 1104 that is useless to me that i would sell if someone needed it, so i thought the same could be true for ASME. I purchased API for CWI testing, and decided I was more familiar with AWS. Good thing probably because i scored a 92 on the code. I will likely never do anything with that API other than read for entertainment.
I am not asking for someone to "give" me anything. Note that i did ask what edition and how much. Perhaps i instead should have said, new edition only, and how much? I would not test without the code. I did, however point out that i was already aware of the acceptance criteria, but need a copy in hand. The reason i stated this was to avoid some smartalic saying "you should already know that if you are a CWI." Perhaps others have tested enough, that they do not need to have this in hand? I do need it. I tested to this same procedure myself and question that all of the information on my own qual. papers are correct. I will not be writing WPS to ASME, and will not be doing any NDT or VT on the job. My limited knowledge of this code is that Section 9 contains all necessary info for welder qual. so that was the book i was looking for. If this information is incorrect, maybe you could educate me regarding the necessary materials for overseeing this testing. Again i do not claim to be an ASME expert, it is not my background. If i can perform welder qual. tests on the side to make a couple of bucks, there is nothing wrong with that. That is part of why i took the test. If my career were in inspection i would purchase $2000.00 of books. Maybe someday the need will arise. I can however tell you that i know for a fact that i am more thorough and accurate than other CWI's i have worked with, including those that have tested me. It is my intention to be accurate and ethical.
Feel free to comment on my limited knowledge on this test. Perhaps i am correct, perhaps not. (thats why i need the code)
6" sch. 40-SMAW
0-1/8" root opening 0-1/8" root face
Root-complete fusion, complete penetration-0-1/8", no blowthrough no suckback
Face-uniform appearance, gradual trasition at the toe. No undercut exceeding 1/32" total amount of undercut no more than 2" in 12" of weld.
No porosity, no underfill. Max face reinforcemtn 1/8".
Bend specs. 1" wide bend tests, face bends centered at 1:30 adn 7:30. Root bends oppisite.
Acceptance crit.-no flaws over 1/8" in lenth in max direction. Total lengths of flaws under 3/8". Corner cracks same as D1.1?
This is off the top of my head with no code to back it up. Probably close, with some inaccuracies. I will know once the book is in hand.
Let the vein in the forehead relax. I think you may have jumped your blood pressure unnecessarily, then again maybe you disagree.
I will say that i do read these posts for hours. I never post. I have learned a great deal reading these posts. Al, i would say that having never spoken with you i do respect your knowledge. I do not have the same experience level with inspection and have learned specifically from some of your posts and personal knowledge/experience. The reason i do not tend to post is that i do not want to get caught up in one the hangings that takes place in this forum. I probably shouldn't have made this one? I hope i didn't offend anyone, as this was not my intention-only to better explain my situation. I can benefit from adn appreciate advise, as I am new to inspection. I do also believe that education is a continual process. Thats all i do-teach, grade, repair, go to class, study, test-on and on all week every week, on both sides-teacher and student. When i took the AWS prep class, i only slept two nights that week. I read that stack of books over and over. I read D1.1 cover to cover 7 times that week not to mention the practice quizzes, WIT etc.
I expect to purchase the book, adn will. Hopefully cheaper from someone who doesn't really use it. Otherwise i will have to suck it up and buy a new one. I was attacked as though i expect to get something for nothing, or i expect to work with no tools which neither is accurate.
Best Regards to you fine gentlemen.