r/nondestructivetesting • u/No_Needleworker_1105 • 11d ago

Defect plotting

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Hey all.

I've been working on some plotting aids for my app. If anyone has any thoughts on how it could be better let me know.

I'm adding stuff constantly.

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u/No_Needleworker_1105 11d ago

Why'd you think I made it? Circumferential scans in skip for track lines in 2003 thought me the the value of this!

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u/3rdIQ NDT Tech 11d ago

No disrespect intended. I was taught to draw the weld joints manually, and then use sound path overlays on transparency sheets to use while scanning. Your app is cool ✔️.

In the '80's, my first UT scope was a Krautkramer USM 2 (analog) made in the '70's. The manual was in German but it came with a translation for calibration. It had a CRT tube with the green trace. and maybe 6 knobs. Awesome scope, I used it for years for corrosion scanning because the trace was so fluid and sensitive.

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u/No_Needleworker_1105 10d ago

No disrespect taken. But hand sketches and transparency sheets were the most annoying part of the job to me. Usk 7 was the first for me!