What does a Welding Inspector do?

Answer 1

A welding inspector spends lots of money getting exam qualifications and then re-sitting the same exams every five years for the privilege of sitting on his a--e at home most of the year waiting on the phone to ring

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The above was most likely written by an out of work welder (waiting at home for a council call) that became unemployed due to the problems that were encountered by crossing paths with a welding inspector that performed their duties with due diligence in regards to reviewing welder certifications (probably out of date for the above, if any), welding procedures (if any), approved fabrication drawings (probably hand drawn on a beer napkin), appropriate electrodes and welding equipment (chromed dental floss and a hair dryer from Tesco will not be acceptable), proper materials and fit up (scrap iron and rough guesses on dimensions most likely), industry and welding code approved welding practices (unlike the slop normally put in at their own manse and manor), failure to pass visual and non-destructive testing (Seeing through the weld in 3 spots is NOT acceptable in any code, thank you) and a myriad of other failures by the above poster that were easily spotted by the welding inspector.

try this instead:

http://www.weldmyworld.com/blog/2011/11/what-does-a-certified-welding-inspector-actually-do.html