READY TO WELD
Every fitting is shaped to fit the pipe
tnd Ys" sel!oligring.
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WELD LINE:
SKIRT
The outlet is mochine-beveled for
quick easy butt=welding of the Bronch
Pipe for shop or Teld fobricotion
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Layout Tre templote is the inside of
the hitting.
Cut Hole The hole in the run pipe on
feducing sizes con be cut out either
before rafter the iting is weldes
fon. The hole con be cut with’ torch,
2 ri of 0 hole. sow. Welding the ft”
ling to the run pipe prior to cutting
{he hole helps. prevent cistortion of
the run_and’con be done generally
‘on outlet sizes over two inches
our
Pe
“SPACER
Space’ for Welding The Weldolet is
rated off the run pipe to. establish
Proper ‘weld gop by’ placing spacers,
fg. welding fous, under the fitting
Tits provides’ 0 cniform walding ‘gop
between the curvature of the fun ond
bose of iting
Tock Weld
The bose joint is tock
welded, preferably ot tour points,
och hol! woy between the” crotch
fond shirt sections ‘ot the fitting, The
Spacers are then removed
WELD UNE:
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CoNTNoU
PASS AROUND
ENTE TMG
‘seoduo
RERFORONG Pass
FINAL COVER 8640
fst REINFOHING PASS
Stringer Beod The stringer beod is
‘opples completely around the base
of the filing. The estoblshed weld
‘909 ossuren ull penetrtion
Reinforcing Boods Reinforcing welds
Should ber mode ot the eroteh’ bevel
fre0s of the iting to provide max
imum wals ot the croteh topering. to
minimum ot the siir Portcuior core
Should be token to. weld ony. the
bevel portion af the iting. (See "weld
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siNoLe—peveL
‘GROOVE WELD
LONGINTUDINAL SECTION
Fic. 1
Wide bases or footings ot crotch section
iatrbute internal ong. externa! stresses,
Gradual changes of section elimote stress
concentration: Funnel shoped opening
provides Now conditions,
Since
VEE~Geooveo
wewo
FULL, PENETRATION
TRANSVERSE SECTION
FIG, 2
Note the blending of the skirt section
fof the Weldolet to the run pipe to
‘void abrupt change in intersection
Throat of weld ot this point is
designoted by the welding bevel
ines above raving) hse
notes the ‘unnecessary Use of con
nuous ‘postes ond. prevents the
erroneous proctcn of welding up to
theo on ten site partion ot the
ting."A. continuous cover bead. should
be‘odaed oft the bevel and provide
o'amooth weld
EXAMPLE OF WELD PASS SEQUENCE
rat
Stinger Poss
Second
Stinger Poss —
Fst
Rantoren
Poss
Second
Reoreing —
posse
Finol Cover
Poss