PencilWhipping

Planning and estimating tools that hold up to scrutiny.

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PencilWhipping gathers practical, code-referenced tools for planning of welding, piping and inspection jobs, torquing targets, job planning best practices, and more. Browse freely; sign in to use the tools.

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Pipe Weld Labor Estimator — example joint
1.83welder-hr / joint
NPS 6 Sch 40 · A106 Gr B · GTAW root, SMAW fill/cap · 5G field · B31.3
  • Preparation0.63
  • Root & hot pass0.22
  • Fill0.06
  • Cap0.22
  • Cleaning0.15
  • Allowances0.54

Overhead segment, 4–8 o’clock, adds 0.13 hr

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Pipe Weld Labor Estimator

Welder-hours for preparation, root, fill, cap and cleaning on every standard NPS, schedule and material — with preheat, PWHT, filler and Section IX checks.

  • NPS ½–48 · B36.10M & B36.19M walls
  • A53, A106, API 5L, A252, A500, A333, A335, A312
  • Overhead-aware position model
  • Estimate sheet with CSV export
ASME VIIIB31.3B31.1API 650AWS D1.1
Sample welder-hours per butt joint — A106 Gr B, GTAW/SMAW, 5G field, B31.3
NPSSTDXSSch 160
20.830.991.08
61.832.293.90
123.795.1417.17
246.859.3968.86
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Target Torque Calculator

Assembly torque per bolt for B16.5 flanges from internal pressure and gasket properties, with code-minimum, gasket-stress and bolt-utilization checks.

  • Classes 150–2500 · NPS ½–24
  • 76 gasket products: Flexitallic, Garlock, Durlon, TEADIT, KLINGER
  • PCC-1 target stress and tightening passes
  • PDF datasheet export
PCC-1VIII-1 App. 2B31.3B31.1B16.5
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Job Planning Tool

Turn a CMMS work-order export into planned job packages: field walkdown notes and photos, scope and crafts, materials, the job package matrix and work packet checklists — on a phone or a computer.

  • Excel / CSV import with column matching
  • Job package matrix + planner & packet checklists
  • Photos and notes synced across devices
  • ZIP download: one folder per work order
Maintenance planningJob packagesRTS backlog
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Pump TDH Calculator

Total dynamic head, NPSH available and motor size for tank and piping systems — water, glycols, kraft liquors, pulp stock and lime mud — with a system curve, pump-curve overlay and code checks.

  • Darcy-Weisbach, Hazen-Williams or TAPPI TIP 0410-14
  • Crane K or NFPA 13 equivalent-length fittings
  • NFPA 14/20, IPC, AWWA and B31.3 wall checks
  • PDF datasheet export
Crane TP-410NFPA 13/14/20IPCAWWAB31.3TAPPI
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