“For what it is worth 1/4 to 1/3 of the guys passed, including His brother in law, and some of the others that failed had failures in the HAZ.”As mentioned in other posts, “somebody” should have noticed a trend …
Then again, ‘re-tests’ are a GREAT revenue generator!
(This reminds me of a recent thread with a similar theme.)
“He questioned the higher speed that the air powered bender operates at compared to the hydraulic one at the school, I don't think this is an issue.”Well, I’ve been accused of ‘busting out’ welders because I pumped the manual machine too fast …
Now, ALL welders are required to bend their own coupons while I witness the procedure.
(The nice thing is, I no longer have shoulder pain when hoisting pitchers on Friday night!)
When it’s
“your time and your dime”, busting out is a damn bitter pill to swallow.
After your friend reads the posts, perhaps on future tests he can:
a) Challenge the results in a polite manner.
b) Request to keep the coupons as he paid for the test and the results ‘should be his’ or,
c) Request to be re-tested even if it’s a ‘2 for 1’ test.
“The conversation ended with My suggestion that He put this test behind Him, and on the next test, concentrate on the job at hand and not fret over this one.”Now, if he really feels bad about the place that he tested at, he can always test at another Common-Arc facility.
By the way, ‘Humble Pie’ from 2 failures that
YOU paid for is far worse than the bitter pill from 1 failure …
But, it
CAN make you a better welder!
(Oh, and yes, I do speak from experience!)
Cheers,
jb