Welding gauge

摘要

A gauge for measuring a weld between two abutted pipe sections has a unitary body including a reference edge for abut an outer surface of the pipe sections, a first gauge portion at a prescribed first distance from the reference edge corresponding to a minimum cap height of the weld, and a second gauge portion at a prescribed second distance from the reference edge corresponding to a maximum cap height of the weld. One or both ends of the body includes an end surface and a bevel surface at an obtuse angle to the end surface so as to be arranged to abut a bevel cut end of a pipe section when the end surface abuts the outer side of the pipe section to gauge an inclination of the bevel cut end. A measurement scale with an advance cut line extends along the body opposite from the reference edge.

主权项

1. A gauge for use in measuring a weld between two abutted pipe sections, the gauge comprising:
a unitary body comprising:
a reference edge comprising a plurality of reference edge portions which are co-linear with one another on the unitary body at spaced apart positions in a longitudinal direction of the reference edge so as to be arranged for abutment along an outer surface of at least one of the pipe sections;a first gauge portion on the unitary body so as to be in fixed relation to the reference edge and arranged to be located at a prescribed first distance from the reference edge corresponding to a minimum cap height of the weld relative to the outer surface of the pipe sections, the first gauge portion being located between a respective first pair of the reference edge portions in the longitudinal direction such that the reference edge portions of said second pair are arranged to abut respective ones of the two abutted pipe sections when the first gauge portion is aligned with the weld;a second gauge portion on the unitary body so as to be in fixed relation to the reference edge and arranged to be located at a prescribed second distance from the reference edge corresponding to a maximum cap height of the weld relative to the outer surface of the pipe sections, the second gauge portion being located between a respective second pair of the reference edge portions in the longitudinal direction such that the reference edge portions of said second pair are arranged to abut respective ones of the two abutted pipe sections when the second gauge portion is aligned with the weld.