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"finishing" a weld seam

I have, for simplicity's sake, a 90 degree weld that I want to dress up so that it is entirely smooth; purely aesthetics for this particular piece. Short of making another pass or two and grinding it down (ugh!), is there a way I can do it more efficiently? I thought of some kind of brazing process but I've done very little braze work and am just not sure how I would go about it if that would take me in the right direction. Thanks, and hope Santa was generous to all. Vic Redlands, CA.

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Vrstull
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If it is something that is going to paint and getting a grind wheel to it is difficult or impossible, you can wipe it in with Bondo.

I can't believe I said that. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Keep the whole world singing. . . . DanG

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DanG

If your fitting is done correctly then you will need little grinding, just a touch-up. Fit corner to corner so that the inside edges just make contact. That way the weld bead will form the radius. You need only weld the outside in most cases. A common practice for 1/8 inch machinery guards is to tack weld open corners then with the guard tilted upward the weld is run vertically downward. E 6013 is a good rod for this application. The heat is not turned down and vertical speed is rather high to keep ahead of the following flux. Randy

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Randy Zimmerman

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