I never made it to Chicago. I had to cancel on Saturday afternoon. I have a wicked case of bronchitis, verging on pneumonia, so I had to opt out this year. I finally have it under control. It always seems to take two trips to the doctor to get the right stuff to knock it out. I cannot figure out why they cannot give me the right combination of stuff on the first visit. It isn’t like this is the first time I’ve had this problem.
Anyway, back to your question. You are quoting from Clause 2, Design. The clause states that the designer doesn’t have to figure in an allowance for cold starts and unfilled craters. That doesn’t relieve the fabricator from the responsibility of providing full size and full length welds as indicated by the drawings. After all, I believe we’re in agreement that the weld lengths and sizes specified by the drawings are minimum values.
Since the inspector’s responsibility includes ensuring the minimum weld sizes and lengths are met, we have an obligation to include only those portions of the weld that meet the drawing in all respects. Cold starts, unfilled craters, undersized welds, unacceptable profile, i.e., overlap, inclusions, etc., are simply not acceptable if they don’t meet the minimum requirements of the drawing and the applicable welding standard.
See you next year. I hope you enjoyed the show and got to meet a lot of new friends while you are there.
Best regards – Al
It was a very rewarding week in all regards Al. Except that I didn't get to meet you. I was really looking forward to that possibility.
Yes, I did meet many and hopefully made some long lasting friendships. Lots of good people showed up. Seminar instructors, AWS staff, AWS Officers, other attendees, etc. And the show floor was an indescribable success. I have been to trade shows in Port, OR and Phoenix, AZ and this was very impressive and much larger than any of those.
Hope to see you next year.
Have a Great Day, Brent