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Howtoreadweldinggauges
Weldinggaugesareavailableforcheckingalignment,checkingdimensionsbeforewelding,verifyingweld
dimensions,andcheckingporosityofwelds.
Somegaugesaremultipurposeorsinglepurpose.
instructionsforWG1|WG2|WG3|WG4|WG5|WG6

WG1HILOWeldingGagemeasuresinternalalignmentofpipeafterfitup/alignment.Thiscuts
radiographicrejects.Itmeasuresinternalmisalignmentofpipebeforeandaftertacking.Measurements
readininchononesideandmetricontheoppositeside.Thegaugemeasuresinternalmismatchofpipe
wall,scribelines,weldfilletandcrownheight.ItsatisfiesfitupcodesASME,ANSI,API&Military.

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WG2EconomySinglePurposeHILOWeldingGageisdesignedforinternalalignmentanddetermining
rootweldspacing.
InternalHILOgage.Fourquickstepscheckinternalalignment
YoucanchecktheinternalalignmentofyourfitupquicklywiththeWG2HILOGage.
1.unlocktheretainingscrews.Pressthegagelegsbeyondthebarrel.
2.insertthelegs(wires)intotherootgapspaceofthetwopiecesofpipetobefitted.Turnthegage90,
beingcarefultoapplyaconstantbackpressuretothebarrel.
3.Holdthegageassquareaspossiblewiththefittingtoobtainanaccuratereading.Locktheretaining
screw,Reversethe90turnandremovethegage.You'venowreadytoreadtheincrementoppositethered
line.

4.Whentheredlinealignswiththe1/32incrementyouhaveagoodinternalalignmentandfitup.
Misalignmentcanbedeterminedfromthezerolinebyincrementmarkingsof1/16inch.
Rootweldspacinggage.Easyoperationdeterminesrootweldspacing.
1.Unlocktheretainingscrewandinsertthegageinterioralignmentstopsbetweenthetwopiecesofpipeto
befitted.
2.Insertthelegwiththelongtaperintotherootgapuntilitmakescontactwithbothsidesofthegap.
Relocktheretainingscrew,removethegageandreadit.
3.Thescaleiscalibratedinfractionaldimensionsfrom1/32to3/16inchin1/16inchincrementmarkings.
Thereadoutyoureceiverepresentstheamountoftherootweldgap.

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WG3adjustablefilletweldgaugewithunequallegmeasurementfeature.
Thisgaugemeasuresanyfilletweldfrom1/8"to1"to1/32"accuracywithjustonesimpletousegauge.
TheWG3adjustablefilletweldgaugeusedanoffsetarmwhichslidesata45angletomakefilletweld
lengthmeasurement.Simplyadjustthearmuntilittouchesthetoeoftheverticalleg.Thegageis
calibratedto32nds.Fourscrewsholdtheoffsetarminpositionforfutureadjustments.
Thisgaugealsomeasuresweldthroatthicknessto1/16"ofaninchbyadjustingapointerinpositionfor
futurereference.Iftheweldisconcave,morefillermaterialcanbeaddedtobuildtheweldthroatupto
standard.TheWG3adjustablefilletweldgaugeismadeofdurable,rustresistantstainlesssteel.Its21/4
x3"slimdesignweighsonly11/2Oz.Itfitseasilyintoashirtpocket.Becausethereisjustonegageneed
tomakeallmeasurements,thechanceoflosingessentialfilletweldgagebladesiseliminated.Fumbling
throughsevendifferentgagesbladesisalsoeliminated.
WG3adjustablefilletweldgaugemeasuresbothleglengthsandweldthroatfilletweldthickness.

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WG4WeldGaugeorBridgeCamGaugeisaunique,versatileinstrumentfortheinspectionofwelded
surfacesandjoints.
Itmeasuresangleofpreparation,0to60,excessweldmetal(cappingsize),depthofundercut,depthof
pitting,filletweldthroatsize,filletleglength,misalignment(highlow),andlinearmeasurementsupto
60mmor2inches.
Itmeasuresinbothinchormillimeters.
Itiseasytouse.Itcomprisingofonerotatingdialandoneslidingpointer.Movethedialorpointeruntilit
makestheappropriatecontactandthenreadtheresult.

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WG5VWACGagequicklydetermineiffilletweldsmeetNRCVisualWeldAcceptanceCriteriafor
structuralweldments.
IteasilyandquicklychecksthefouressentialmeasurementsrequiredforcompliancewithNRCVisualWeld
AcceptanceCriteria.Itchecksundercutdepth,porositycomparison,amountofporosityperlinearinchand
crownheight.
Theundercutdepthorcrownheightscalecanbereadto1/32inch.Porositycomparisionof1/8"and1/16
inch.Lineargagein1/16inchincrements.Thegageiseasytosetandalockingscrewholdsitinposition
forlaterreference.Allfourrequiredmeasurementsaremadewithasinglegage.

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WG6A.W.S.TypeGauge.Automaticweldsizeweldgageforaccuratecalibrationsofbuttandfillettype
welds.WiththeWG6A.W.STypeGaugeitispossibletomeetspecificationsofbuttandfillettypewelds.
Thefollowingdiagramsillustratetheeasewithwhichweldersandinspectorsmayaccuratelychecksizesof
convexorconcavefilletsaswellasbuttweldreinforcements.
TheconvexityandconcavitysizeshaveautomaticallybeendeterminedinaccordancewithAmerican
WeldingSocietyD1.1Paragraph3.6.Thegaugeisbuiltofstainlesssteelwithdimensionalreadings
chemicallyetchedandfilledforeasierreading.

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