Title for the welder on a crew whose welds never seem to fail X-ray, who gets handed the hardest tie-ins, repairs and restricted-access joints. Depending on the tone it is praise or teasing. A golden arm's repair rate is the number the rest of the crew gets measured against.
Heard on the job
Give the repair to Mike, he's the golden arm, hasn't had a shot rejected all job.
Also heard as
- golden arms
- top hand
Related terms
6G
Pipe test position with the pipe fixed at 45 degrees, covering every welding position in one joint.
Cert
Shop word for a welder's qualification, or the test taken to earn it, as in a 6G cert.
Shot
Shop word for a radiograph of a weld, or the act of X-raying it, as in the weld got shot.
Code welder
A welder qualified to make welds under a governing code, such as pressure vessel, piping or structural work.