Apprentice question
Field check
Standard work. Do it right, keep moving.
Round slip joints need an even crimp around the full pipe end. Shallow random dents will not give the fitting a solid mechanical bite.
['You are prepping round pipe joints on the ground by crimping the raw end of a cut pipe to make it fit into an elbow collar. You use a single-point hand crimper and make shallow, uneven dents that slip right apart under pressure.', 'Round slip joints need an even crimp around the full pipe end. Shallow random dents will not give the fitting a solid mechanical bite. The likely recovery is to check the condition, correct prep/setup if it is within your assignment, and bring the foreman clean information before the work creates rework overhead.']