Thought I could knock out a flange weld in an hour, it took the whole shift
Had to replace a corroded flange on a feedwater heater at the plant. The fit-up looked fine, but the gap was way off once I started tacking. My boss, Frank, said 'That's why we measure three times, kid.' Had to cut the whole thing out, re-bevel the pipe, and start over. What should have been a simple job ended up taking eight hours. Anyone have a good trick for checking flange alignment before you commit with the torch?