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hmm, strange the only time ive had a bead crack was welding a big chunk of cast iron without enough preheat. Good luck with the pomp!
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good timing. i'm having a look now and have 2 quandries
a) is it a crack or just a scratch?
b) the crack is close to a previous braze repair and it's making me nervousthe crack showed up in the paint (powdercoat) and a small bit flaked away. that's how i noticed it. now i've stripped the coating back, it's a REALLY fine line. i've given it a good sanding with coarse paper and it's still there but it doesn't have the definition of a crack.
fizzy.bleach
thanks, but i'm in manchester. i'm using A15 rods apparently. i did notice the welds seemed flat - almost sunken, so there's not enough material in there to fill the gap? maybe things are sagging a bit? it was weird.