>for example if their welders qualified using a 70 series wire on a 2g horizontal test then they would not be qualified to weld with a 90 series wire per table 4.5 as per note one increase in filler metal size<
>They ran this WPQR in the 1G or flat position according to table 4.1 in AWS D1.1 this qualifies them to weld in the flat position once a Wps has been written.<
>The company wants to write a wps for 2g and weld in ther horizontal position<
>according to table 4.1 they are not qualified to make that weld Table 4.5 states that change of position is an essential variable and that a WPS must be requalified not a WPQR.<
>Since the company already has welders certified to the 2g position can they make this weld?<
>Since the company already has welders certified to the 2g position can they make this weld?<
>it took three weeks<
>the engineer says that the Genertal contractor is not going to run any more wpqr for the company im at.<
>or beg the engineer to make this go away since its his fault in the first place.<
>I just can't close my eyes and make the 1G a 2G<
>i thought that a structural engineer could waive any part of a code they wanted to<
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