My shop doesn't want to inspect their tack welds anymore, so they want to prove that they are consumed in the final weld. I assume they'll be using some sort of macro etch to do so. It's a section 8 shop, but I found some section 4 and section 3 interpretations that say this is allowed, so I am...
Shells and hemi heads have mandatory appendix 32 in section VIII div 1 as guidance for calculating a "local thin area." Is there an acceptable method of calculating a local thin area (such as a bolt hole) for flat heads and/or tubesheets?
