TIL my 'quick' flange weld fix on a 30-year-old boiler turned into a 3-hour ordeal

The gasket surface was so pitted I had to build it up with three passes of 7018 before I could even think about grinding it flat. Anyone have a better method for dealing with severe corrosion on old cast iron flanges?

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pipera501mo ago

Been there, that sounds like a total nightmare.

amyc221mo ago

Yeah, total nightmare is right. It really is the worst feeling. Hope you're doing okay now.

richardfox22d ago

Reminds me of the time my flight got canceled and I was stuck in an airport for 18 hours. Just that awful, sinking feeling when things go totally wrong. Makes you feel completely powerless. Honestly, sometimes just surviving a day like that feels like a win.