A 30 year hand taught me to check tube alignment with a flashlight before rolling, and it saved me a re-roll on a 60 foot drum

Claire Baker · 2026-09-28T21:30:02.611394+00:00

I was fighting a stubborn tube seat on a boiler drum in Gary, Indiana, so I tried his trick of shining a light behind the joint to spot the high side, and it worked the first time, what other old school alignment checks am I missing out on?

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A 30 year hand taught me to check tube alignment with a flashlight before rolling, and it saved me a re-roll on a 60 foot drum | Boilermakers - The Community Guide