copterzach
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The pipe in the video is called FBE coated pipe, also known as fusion bonded epoxy coating. Back in the day a lot of the old pipe was installed with coal tar enamel with some asbestos coating intertwined also.
What MAOPs are they using on the plastic pipes or working pressures? At our compressor stations on the discharge side we can operate up to 1200 psi.So a company where I worked "Semi-conductors" made these heaters that welded plastic pipes together. The largest took our biggest CNC machine to hogg out. I think it was about 8 ft. in Dia.
Those pipes look just like the pipes that used our "heaters" as I will call them.
Plastic pipes seem to be replacing steel.
Anyone recognize the green pipe?
That pipe was coated with almost a creosote type coating. Had to scrap it off for welders to cut and weld it. Then had to rewrap it and use a pear burner or torch to melt it back on. My step dad had a machine shop and lease crews. I spent many summers helping.
Yeah for sure! The FBE coating burns off after a pass or two with the torch on the beveling machine, that old shit takes some work with the torch and a corn knife to scrape away the melting coal tar. FBE you can clear a 2” area and go to work. Coal tar you have to clean about 3 ‘ so the beveling machine is setting on bare pipe and make the cut where you need to. It’s nasty old stuff but, better then the new coating.
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The pipe in the video is called FBE coated pipe, also known as fusion bonded epoxy coating. Back in the day a lot of the old pipe was installed with coal tar enamel with some asbestos coating intertwined also.
What MAOPs are they using on the plastic pipes or working pressures? At our compressor stations on the discharge side we can operate up to 1200 psi.
I haven’t had a welder show up on my job site with welding trucks like that. My welder has a regular white F350 with a welding bed and all factory. A lot of my contract welders show up in Dodge trucks. Most are from Texas and Oklahoma. I would lay some money down on a bet if they could weld with hippy rod and pass a branch test. Welding on new steel is different then the old stuff. I will say I had two young welders that came in recently and passed the first time under our procedures.
Hippy rod?