Man, your foreman knows his stuff. I had a job on some 1.5 inch T-1 steel, specs said 250 was fine. We bumped it to 300 and went slow, let it soak. The difference in how the puddle flowed was night and day, no underbead cracking at all. That extra 50 degrees is cheap insurance compared to a failed x-ray.

My neighbor just paid about the same for a sliding door screen. Said the guy had to order a weird size track.

That's such a mood, honestly.

Yeah, that "sad candle" probe is a real bummer. ninamartin is right about checking the max temp, because that area gets way hotter than the air. You really need a probe built for grill temps, not just oven use.

Tell me about it, my book is full of them.