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Where I apprenticed, the 1" weld test were beveled by machine torch and hand ground, they were laid on a backing strip about 3/8" thick and 2" wide and welded up by stick rod, we machinists would cut the specimens into strips for the tests by bandsaw and them machine the backing strips off and grind off the weld metal flush and also belt grind the faces smooth. No pre machining was done to test plates.