In this episode we rip into the legendary “kids’ table” of ASME Section II, Part A: Table 2-200-1 (aka Table II-200-1) – the hidden gem in the back that literally saves your ass when purchasing or vendors drop the ball 😅💥Ever get hit with plain ASTM A106 B instead of SA-106 B? 😱 Or MTRs missing the damn dash number/year? We cover:How Table 2-200-1 lets you accept older ASTM editions as identical to current SA specs (no line-by-line torture) 📊Classic example: 5-second vs 10-second hydro test nightmare ⚠️Pro move: Rewriting MTRs the right way (“Acceptable per Table 2-200-1…”) ✍️✅Real shop horror stories: Scrapped exchangers, rejected vessels post-hydro, and the “we already built it” panic attack 🏭💀Why the code is law and we’re just calling balls & strikes ⚾This table has saved more fabricators than you can count – befriend it and it’ll be your wingman forever! 🤝Smash that LIKE if you’ve ever dealt with a material mix-up nightmare 👊SUBSCRIBE for more raw ASME breakdowns, shop war stories, and pressure vessel truth bombs 💣Comment below: What’s YOUR worst receiving inspection disaster? ⬇️Timestamps:0:00 – Intro & Table of the Day 🗣️1:30 – The “Kids’ Table” in Section II, Part A 😂3:45 – ASTM vs SA Specs: Hydro Test Time Differences Example ⏱️7:20 – How Table 2-200-1 Actually Works (A106 Editions) 🔍12:00 – Rewriting MTRs Like a Boss ✍️15:30 – Epic Fail Story: Scrapped Exchanger Because of Missing Dash # 😭20:00 – Code is Law – We Call Balls & Strikes ⚾#ASME #PressureVessels #BoilerCode #MaterialSpecs #ASTM #SAPipe #Fabrication #NDT #PressureBeastPodcast #EngineeringLife #ShopStories 🔥⚙️🐻

Welcome back to the Pressure Beast Podcast – where we tackle pressure vessel and ASME code challenges head-on 💪🔥.In this episode, hosts James and Jason deliver a clear, practical breakdown of Table U-3 in ASME Section VIII Division 1 – the essential guide to acceptable editions of referenced standards (B31.1, B16.5, B16.11, PCC-1, and more) 📊✅.They explain:Why the “latest edition” rule is often far more flexible in real-world application than it first appears 🤝How older material specifications (with prior year designations) remain fully code-compliant and usable 🔩Why rejecting serviceable inventory purely based on edition year can lead to unnecessary delays and added project costs ⏳💰Key discussion points include:Common inspector experiences and frequent code-edition misunderstandings 🕵️‍♂️The practical impact on mills and fabricators if strict “latest edition only” rules were rigidly enforced 🏭Proven strategies for managing non-standard components like tri-clamp fittings, sanitary ferrules, and compression fittings under U-2(g) – covering proof testing, Appendix 46 FEA, and alternative code pathways 🧪📐How Table U-3 empowers engineers and clients to justify additional NDE, design changes, or risk-based decisions 📈The conversation also includes a brief, light-hearted off-topic segment on recent cultural moments (Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance and related Puerto Rico commentary) for a well-rounded, candid chat 🎤Whether you're designing, inspecting, fabricating, or simply navigating ASME complexities, this episode delivers actionable insights to handle code nuances with confidence 🛠️.Resources mentioned:🔥JLOWRYLLC.COM🔥 – expert engineering and code consulting support 🚨AUTHORIZEDINSPECTOR.COM 🚨– essential tools and knowledge for Authorized Inspectors 🔍OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS:LINK TO VIDEO ABOUT DANICA KENNEDY LEAVING AMERICA: https://youtu.be/KtF75rZAss0?si=yV06lNfWq9bHEV7sCREDIT TO Wteya Purificador ES FOR VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DJxtvaaKv/If Table U-3, material traceability, or sanitary fitting compliance has ever created project headaches, this is the episode you need 🎯.Like if this helped clarify your code questions 👍, comment below with your biggest Table U-3 challenge or story 💬, subscribe for more practical ASME and pressure equipment content 🔔, and stay safe out there 🪖.#ASME #SectionVIII #TableU3 #PressureVessels #BoilerCode #TriClamp #AuthorizedInspector #PressureBeastPodcast

America still the ultimate conqueror? Trump finally waking the sleeping giant? Metaverse sex suits incoming? 🤖😏 And your hairy hobbit toes might be worth $$$$$ on OnlyFans?? 🦶💰Grab a beer 🍺 and strap in, Pressure Beasts – this episode is pure, unhinged, no-filter madness:Why America gets roasted for conquest when EVERYONE did it (Indians weren’t exactly sharing friendship bracelets 🤷‍♂️)Greenland takeover plan: just ship 100k “undocumented voters” and vote ourselves in 😂🗳️ (satire… mostly 👀)Whiny snowflake Americans vs. actual third-world daily nightmares – go travel, crybabies! ✈️🌎Trump flexing like the gentle giant who’s DONE being polite 🥊🇺🇸How America smokes 1,000-year-old countries because we tell kids “you can be president… or a feet-pics millionaire” 👑💸OnlyFans girls printing money faster than the Fed (countdown clocks are still creepy tho 😬⏰)Porn evolution: magazines → VHS → metaverse full-body haptic hookup suits 🕹️❤️‍🔥 (your Zoom calls are about to get weird)Rogue AI chatrooms, driverless Cyber-taxis earning their own money 🚗🤖, and why robotics will steal jobs before AI does ⚙️Michael Jackson golf glove jokes, hairy toe debates, and random taco cravings included 🌮😂If you love raw rants, America-first energy, future-tech fever dreams, and zero apologies… smash that LIKE button if you’re team “let’s conquer Greenland already” 🫡🔥SUBSCRIBE for more Pressure Beast unhingedness 🐺COMMENT: Would you rock a metaverse sex suit or nah? 😈#PressureBeast #AmericaFirst #TrumpFlex #MetaverseMadness #OnlyFansEmpire #AIFuture #OffTheCuff #PodcastChaos #FeetPicsToRiches

Buckle up – in this episode we spill ALL the dirty shop secrets most fabricators don’t want you to know! We walk into pretty much ANY pressure vessel shop and GUARANTEE we’ll find these violations:Welders running out of position or not even qualified for small diameter nozzles.Excessive reinforcement sneaking past inspectors (UW-35) .Alignment tolerances that magically disappear AFTER welding (UW-33).Hydro gauge horror stories – valves between vessel & gauge + digital gauge tricks that can over-pressurize everything.

Missing liquid static head in calculations (UG-22) – happens EVERYWHERE.Forgotten production impact test coupons scrambling shops last minute.Fans blowing shielding gas away in summer.Orifice plates with ZERO documentation killing weld quality.Weep holes, repads, siphon drains, and hydro test nightmares (including real death stories).LSR multipliers, hot bolting disasters, and why the youngest guy should NEVER run hydro.Plus epic roasts, horror stories (over-pressurized exchangers that should’ve popped but didn’t), pro tips on qualifying weld procedures the RIGHT way, and why most shops are one bad hydro away from catastrophe.If you’re a welder, fabricator, AI, designer, or just love raw ASME truth bombs.

PressureBeast.com – Home of the no-BS ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel community. Ask the Code Guru your hardest questions!Subscribe NOW for more savage shop talk, code breakdowns, and zero fluff. Drop your biggest code violation pet peeve in the comments 👇🔥#pressurevessel #asme #WeldingFails #CodeViolations #AuthorizedInspector #pressurebeast #fabricationlife #HydroTesting #weldersofinstagram #pressurebeastpodcast

In this hilarious off-the-rails moment, the crew dives headfirst into the most absurd topics: trying to "go viral" (but not the disease kind), the eternal quest to "keep shit clean," recycling corn the wrong way (half-chewed cream corn, anyone?), DIY corn cob pipes for "wacky tobacco," and a deep philosophical debate on why humans ever started smoking tobacco in the first place.From buzz effects in ancient times to hunter-gatherers tripping on mushrooms that expanded our brains (thanks, dung-following herds!), this raw, no-filter convo spirals into pure comedy gold.If you love unscripted bro-talk, wild tangents, and zero regrets — this is the behind-the-scenes gold you didn't know you needed.Hit play, laugh your ass off, and drop a comment: What's the weirdest thing YOU'VE recycled? 👀#PressureBeast #BehindTheScenes #PodcastBloopers #Unfiltered #GoViral (the good kind) #CornCobPipes #PodcastHumor #RawTalk

Buckle up, fabricators! This one’s a wild ride through the chaotic world of code stamps, jurisdictions, and the kind of bad-luck stories that only happen in this industry. 9 out of 10 boilers scream for that ASME stamp… unless you’re shipping to Wyoming or one of the last rogue states.🛠️ Pipeline parts? Sometimes they sneak by stamp-free – but only if your jurisdiction plays nice.

One killer resource EVERY shop needs: authorizedinspector.com – chief inspector contacts, state-by-state rules, boiler vs. pressure vessel laws – it’s all there. Bookmark it NOW.We go DEEP on National Board numbers:Low NB# = “newbie shop” vibes.High NB# (20k+) = instant street cred (“These guys have built A LOT”) Pro moves: No leading zeros (001? Nah), sequential is king… unless you’re fighting to skip 666, 69, or 13 (shops actually do this )

Then the stories get UNHINGED:✈️ Flying 666-stamped nameplates… on June 6, 2006… to Odessa… no luggage… TSA staring like International carry-on with razor-sharp stainless nameplates + pop rivets post-9/11… cleared security like it was nothing.

The legendary scuba-bag disaster: 50 lbs of code books rip open at baggage claim → underwear everywhere → pure public humiliation.

Whether you’re chasing legendary NB numbers, dodging inspector nightmares, or just want to know why you should stamp EVERYTHING twice and national-board it forever – this episode delivers hard-hitting advice wrapped in the most ridiculous real-life tales you’ll hear all week.

Big shoutout to authorizedinspector.com (AI Hall of Fame dropping soon – nominate your MVP inspector!)

Hit play. Laugh your ass off. Learn something that might save your next job.

Let’s get pressurized!

Does this pressure vessel actually need to be ASME code-stamped? 🚨Spoiler: It’s almost NEVER a straight yes or no… and the real answer might shock you! 💥On this wild ride of the Pressure Beast Podcast, we rip into the chaotic world of pressure vessel rules:The magic 15 psi ASME threshold everyone quotes (but rarely understands) ⚡Why Texas basically says “pressure vessels? Meh. Boilers? We’re watching you 👀”Crazy state quirks: that infamous 250 PSI threshold allegedly born from one powerful farmer, his giant spherical fertilizer tanks, and a governor brother pulling strings 🧑‍🌾🤝 ASME vs API – the key differences you NEED to know ⚔️Europe’s PED – the ultimate money grab with zero single code (just Frankenstein standards and bastard-child designs)💰State Specials hacks for importing sketchy used vessels (shoutout to that 48-vessel Venezuela package we helped legalize) 🌎Repair/alteration nightmares: California still stuck on the 2004 NBIC edition in 2026… yes, really 😩📜Why moving a vessel from Oklahoma to Texas (or vice versa) can turn into a jurisdictional rollercoaster 🎢Then we completely lose the plot:Canadian oil sands adventures (picture on debit card = instant free drinks 🍻)Nova Scotia nightlife where the ratio is 7:1 ladies to dudes (we almost never left 😏)Fear of ice, token Canadian panic, and our official plan to crash the Olympics with an American curling team – beer in one hand, stone in the other, Turkish shooter energy🥌🔥If you live in oil & gas, manufacturing, or just hate pressure equipment red tape… this episode is pure gold: real-world intel + nonstop laughs + “it’s who you know” life lessons.🔥 Hit subscribe for more unfiltered pressure talk!Want to sponsor our curling domination takeover? Slide into pressurebeasts.com right now! 🥌💪#pressurevessels #ASME #BoilerLaws #oilandgas #engineeringhumor #JurisdictionalChaos #pressurebeast #podcast #PressureBeastPodcast

Ever wonder why the best shops get absolutely nailed during joint reviews while the fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants ones sail through with coffee and BS sessions?In this no-holds-barred episode, we spill the tea on ASME, National Board, jurisdictional, and even the legendary (terrifying) Mexico joint reviews that are 10x harder than anything in the States.

We talk:Why the hardest team leaders are actually the best for your shopForged inspector signatures that shut down plantsShady team leaders demanding cash for 'training' (and how one got run out of the country)The unwritten quotas for deficiencies & 30-day follow-upsBrutal 2-day grill sessions with no mercy (and why shops come out way better)The huge conflict of interest nobody wants to admitIf you've ever survived a joint review, dreaded the next one, or wondered if your team leader was on a power trip — this one's for you.Drop your wildest joint review story in the comments!

#ASME #JointReview #NationalBoard #PressureVessel #BoilerInspector #BoilerCode #RStamp #UStamp #InspectorLife #pressurebeast #PressureBeastPodcast