Alignment spacer assemblies for welding and methods for using same

A method for fixing a first component relative to a second component, the method comprising:

• positioning a first spacer segment and a second spacer segment between the first component and the second component, the first spacer segment and the second spacer segment each comprising an inner face, an opposite outer face, and an exterior surface extending along a longitudinal axis between the inner face and the outer face, the inner face being oriented at an angle relative to the outer face;
• coaxially aligning the exterior surfaces of the first spacer segment and the second spacer segment such that the inner faces of the first and second spacer segments define supplementary non-perpendicular angles relative to the longitudinal axis and the outer faces of the first and second spacer segments are parallel to one another;
• positioning a V-block clamp relative to the first component and the second component to fix the first spacer segment relative to the second spacer segment;
• mechanically coupling the first component to the second component;
• and
• removing the V-block clamp, the first spacer segment, and the second spacer segment from between the first component and the second component.

A spacer assembly comprising:

• a first spacer segment having an inner face, an opposite outer face, and an exterior surface extending between the inner face and the outer face along a longitudinal axis, the inner face being oriented at an angle relative to the outer face;
• a second spacer segment having an inner face, an opposite outer face, and an exterior surface extending between the inner face and the outer face along a longitudinal axis, the inner face being oriented at an angle relative to the outer face;
• and
• a securing device configured to fix the first spacer segment relative to the second spacer segment such that the exterior surface of the first spacer segment is coaxi ally aligned with the exterior surface of the second spacer segment, wherein:
• the inner face of the first spacer segment and the inner face of the second spacer segment define a supplementary non-perpendicular angle relative to the longitudinal axis the first spacer segment and the second spacer segment,
• the outer face of the first spacer segment is parallel to the outer face of the second spacer segment.