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Saw a guy at a power plant in Houston do a weld test with a mirror

I was at a boiler retube job near the Ship Channel last month. This old hand was checking his root pass on a tight tube sheet using a dental mirror and a flashlight. Never thought to use one for that, made me feel pretty dumb. Anyone else got weird tricks for tight spots?
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joseph_west59
Man I've done the same thing with a little makeup mirror from the drugstore. Works like a charm for those rear tubes where you can't get your head in there. Your mileage may vary but I've been using one for years now on firetube jobs.
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barnes.kai
Always used a proper inspection mirror for that, not a makeup one.
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