I finally caught someone using a rosebud tip for preheating on a boiler patch in Gary

Watched a new guy try to warm up a 1-inch plate with a rosebud torch last Tuesday at the Midwest Energy job... took him 40 minutes and he still got a cold lap. You gotta use a standard heating tip or a propane rosebud for that, not the welding rosebud. Anyone else see rookies mix up torch tips on heavy plate?

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abby_wilson5126d ago

40 minutes on a 1-inch plate with a rosebud is totally fine if you're working a 4g overhead and the wind's blowing. I've done it plenty and never had a cold lap issue, maybe the guy just needs to adjust his gas mix instead of blaming the tip.

piperb9326d ago

Blow a kiss to @abby_wilson51 for me next time you see her, but 40 minutes on a 1-inch plate with a welding rosebud is like using a firehose to water a houseplant. You're just throwing heat everywhere and hoping it sticks. I watched that guy's puddle, and it was cold before he even got the wire in. Wind or no wind, you're asking for a cold lap if you're not getting a steady, controlled heat zone on that base metal.