In article , Glenn Ashmore
wrote:

WOW! I am going to go back and do some more polishing. :-)

How did you join those long sweeps of railing and satisfy an SOB client?

The longest sweep required a 20' 6" piece of tube, and the 180 grit
finish brushed tube only comes in 20' lengths.

So I had to butt weld it on, sand the crap out of it, and then bend it
to shape.

I use pre-brushed tube for hand rails.
It makes life so much easier.

Now I have a Flex tubing sander that wraps around the tube as it sands
the weld away.

I paid $720 for mine.
Porter Cable repair has refurbished ones for $358.