Measurement of the edge trimming
			Edge trimming - It’s the deviation from roundness as a result of deformation that occurs during assembly and welding in that zone:
- longitudinal welded joints of shells and conical bottoms, butt welded joints of bottoms from petals;
- ring welded joints of shells and conical bottoms
 
				- To take measurements, use a welding gauge with an elongated linear member 3.
- Position the welding gauge from the side of the surface below so that the leftmost point of the base is about 100 mm away from the axis of the weld.
- Set the taper gauge 5 at the zero position and extend the linear member 3 as much as possible. 
- Tilt the welding gauge so that the taper gauge 5 makes contact with the inspected object. 
- In this position, the welding gauge should touch the object at two points which are the leftmost point of the base and the taper gauge 5 fixed in the zero position. 
- Adjust the fillet arm 2 until it makes contact with the inspected object and firmly fix it at this position with the spring nut on set screw 6. 
 
				˟ when taking measurements, it is necessary to use the welding gauge combined with an extension bar
				- Measure the parameter h sequentially at points 1 and 2
- The desired value is the maximum of the two measured values h₁ or h₂
 
				 
					