I drove fork trucks for years and don't recall ever seeing a broken fork. We made large steel buildings and yes they got some abuse. I've always looked at from the viewpoint of what's the worst that can happen. In this case I'd decline the repair. I've had to talk sense to a boss before, usually whe...

In a food grade situation the product stream would be affected by a socket weld fitting. The voids would trap particles that would be impossible to clean out.

I'm a retired UA fitter/welder/med gas installer/plumber. I've been doing some Drag car repair in my shop since I retired. My work partner and I have back halved my dragster and front halved an alcohol funny car. I'm using a miller synchrowave 250 tig with a water cooled torch and a lincoln invertek...