G'day all
Does anyone have any experience/ tips for tig welding Magnesium? I have a small repair that I need to do to a chainsaw head ( crack repair, plus mounting a new mount bracket).
I have some experience tig welding carbon steel, stainless steel and Aluminium, but not anything more exotic then those. The material is about 3.2mm (1/8) thick. I have the capacity to weld upto 200amps with my machine.
Thanks
Connah
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