sounds as bad as C.W.I. TEST ! metallurgy and lots of blah, blah
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moruga welder
by the way good luck to you bro !
Phil
Thanks, guys. It is kinda like a CWI test, but not quite as much WPS /PQR stuff. More metallurgy, and overall piping inspection. MAWP calcs, t-mins, inspection techniques, etc.
moruga welder
easy money !
Phil
I was an X-Ray hand for a long time, so that helps
moruga welder
done die penetrant ? magnetic ?
Phil
Yep. PT, MT, VT, RT, UT.... all of it
Phil
I got certified by API in 2003, but my dumb ass let it expire because I couldn't afford it, not I have to retest to get it back. Been a long time since I hit those books
moruga welder
i gave it up when i left management , ( supervisor,weld insp. ) , and to political ! just one of the guys now . not the one caught in the middle .
Phil
yeah.... lots of politics
Phil
I was just having a conversation today with a higher up process guy about how we miss being on our tools.
oldsalty
Givem Hell Phil!!! Pulling for ya all the way brother!!! 
Phil
Thanks Salt! I passed.... well, the screen said preliminary pass... so I passed.
HopsNBarley
Congrats Phil!
Phil
Thanks HNB! I'z a certified piping inspector again! Add that to my pressure vessel certification... next I think I'll go for metallurgy and corrosion certification.
grantmichaels
I have pressure in my pipe ...
Phil
You need a PRD.... pressure relief device
grantmichaels
Tangential, but, I was on the fence about getting a boil kettle and propane burner for brewing larger batches ... memories of cajun boils you posted made up my mind 
Phil
So you pulled the trigger? YES!!!! 80 gallon?
Smack dat!